Tag: National Grid

National Grid appoints Escrick Park Estate to deliver biodiversity net gain for Yorkshire GREEN

Stuart Mitchell

National Grid has appointed Escrick Park Estate to support the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for Yorkshire GREEN, helping to kick-start Escrick Park’s Skipwith Connected initiative through the purchase of approximately 300 biodiversity units. The estate has a track record of providing landscape scale habitat management. Skipwith Connected is a landscape-scale nature recovery project between York and Selby, approximately 12 miles from the Yorkshire GREEN project. It aims to reconnect nationally and internationally designated wildlife habitats, with plans focused on habitat restoration, stronger ecological connections and long-term stewardship.  Creation…

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National Grid launches a new market mechanism to boost nature recovery across new infrastructure projects

Stuart Mitchell

Delivering new transmission projects presents an opportunity not only to upgrade infrastructure but to restore habitats, enhance biodiversity and support local communities.  National Grid will be looking for qualified suppliers to help us deliver environmental commitments, including achieving a minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) on all new projects requiring planning permission. Marine restoration and enhancement will also be supported, while delivering offshore subsea cable projects. The QUDM will also enable further investment into projects offering climate contributions and wider benefits. The market will enable the delivery of off-site…

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National Grid launches £8bn Electricity Transmission Partnership to help power Britain’s clean energy future

Stuart Mitchell

National Grid has introduced a transformative new approach to the way it works with Britain’s supply chain, designed to accelerate the delivery of £8 billion worth of vital substation infrastructure across England and Wales and support the UK’s clean energy transition. The Electricity Transmission Partnership (ETP) remodels how National Grid engages with suppliers, moving to a longer term collaborative approach that builds strong regional partnerships and rewards partners for high quality performance over time. The initiative awards regional exclusivity of substation work to ETP partners based on how well they…

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National Grid welcomes major milestone for the UK’s first hybrid interconnectors to connect offshore wind

Stuart Mitchell

Ofgem recently announced it has approved the Initial Project Assessment for the LionLink and Nautilus electricity interconnectors, which determines the needs case of new projects for British consumers. LionLink and Nautilus are pilot projects, defined as Offshore Hybrid Assets. They would not only connect national transmission systems, but also offshore wind farms based in Dutch and Belgian territorial waters, respectively. Both potential projects are first-of-a-kind, reflecting the same technological innovation required to deliver the longest land and subsea interconnector in the world, National Grid’s Viking Link. LionLink is being developed…

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Huge boost to UK supply chain as National Grid launches the Great Grid Partnership with seven new industry partners, all united in the drive to deliver The Great Grid Upgrade

Stuart Mitchell

In a major boost to the UK supply chain, National Grid has launched the Great Grid Partnership. The company, which sits at the heart of the UK energy transition, has named the seven partners who will support the delivery of an initial nine Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) projects. The ASTI projects form a key part of The Great Grid Upgrade, which is building the significant new electricity network infrastructure required to reduce the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels by connecting 50GW of offshore wind by 2030.   This new ‘enterprise…

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