This morning, we sent 43 additional employees from Charlton, MA, joining the more than 200 of our specialists already positioned, including fleet and safety personnel, field supervisors, management and our Mobile Emergency Operation Center vehicle south to support restoration
"The pylons and cables that shift electricity from new plants to households and businesses have become the forgotten part of the green transition."
There is an urgent need for transmission lines to be deployed much faster. Helpful summary in the
@FT
:
😎 Looking for weekend listening? Check out the latest
#TheCleanEnergyRevolution
podcast episode, where Carolyn and Laura are back to explore the tech driving the clean energy transition. 🌱
🤖 Hear from Google’s Neil Osborne on AI-powered energy optimization
🌤️ LineVision’s
Today we remember those who lost their lives on 9/11 and the heroes who emerged in the face of tragedy. Their bravery and sacrifice will never be forgotten. We stand united in remembrance, holding close the values of compassion, unity, and hope for a better future. 🇺🇸
#Remember911
Have you started sixth form this year?
It can be tricky to decide what to do and university isn't for everyone - so why not consider earning whilst learning with an apprenticeship in the energy sector?
Hear from
@nationalgriduk
apprentices 📽️👇
Have you seen the plug for the charger?
We've got your future energy needs covered 🔌⚡️
#TheGreatGridUpgrade
will connect the nation's electricity grid to cleaner, more affordable sources of energy.
For more info visit:
🔊 Episode 6 of
#TheCleanEnergyRevolution
podcast is here! We’re exploring the breakthrough innovations and collaborations driving the global shift to clean energy.
💡 Join hosts Carolyn and Laura as they talk with experts about the urgent need for new approaches to ensure a
Minister
@mgshanks
visited the
@nationalgrid
London Power Tunnels as they switch on for the first time.
Projects like this are using cutting edge engineering to secure the grid and network infrastructure for the UK’s future electricity needs.
📽️👇
📢
@nationalgrid
drives action on the global
#3xRenewabels
target
Owning the industry’s first Silicon Valley-based VC and innovation group, National Grid invests in ideas that will contribute to the energy transition.
Now, National Grid has joined GRA’s
#Time4Action
campaign
🐾🤖 Meet Lumos, our spellbinding robot dog, showcasing at National Grid's Innovation Day!
Just like his Harry Potter namesake, Lumos lights up our US inspections, keeping the team safe and sound by tackling the ruff jobs⚡
Watch Lumos in action and see how he's revolutionizing
We welcome today's focus from the European Political Community on energy. UK-EU energy co-operation is essential for tackling energy security, economic competitiveness and decarbonisation. In particular we need to work together to make the most of the huge opportunity offshore
Today we welcome leaders from across Europe to Blenheim Palace for the European Political Community summit.
We are resetting our relationship, working together to drive growth and defend our democracies.
#EPC2024
US-UK collaboration is essential to tackling energy security, economic competitiveness, and system reliability together with
#cleanenergy
and climate goals.
We recently announced a step up in our network investments to £60 billion across the US and UK over the next five years,
President Biden welcomed newly-elected Prime Minister Starmer to the White House for the first time today.
The U.S. has no greater friend in the world than the U.K. and we will continue to work together to address the challenges that matter most.
🌍🌱 It's
#NetZeroWeek
! At National Grid, we're proud to celebrate our ongoing journey towards a
#sustainable
future.
Through innovative projects and dedicated efforts, we're making significant strides towards our net zero goals and creating a cleaner future 💡
💚 Learn more
Accelerating the decarbonisation of the UK’s energy system is critical to bring bills down in the long term, create new jobs and unlock economic growth across the country. Innovation, collaboration and urgency are key to achieving this, and we’re looking forward to working
📣 Climate and energy expert
@StarkClimate
has been appointed head of our new clean power Mission Control
Tasked with turbocharging the shift from volatile fossil fuel markets to home-grown clean power by 2030
More:
🌈 As Pride Month comes to a close, we're celebrating the unity and advocacy we've witnessed across the UK and US! Our teams proudly marched in
#LondonPride
, the iconic
#NYCPride
and many more, showing our commitment to diversity and inclusion! ❤️
At National Grid, we're
NEW:
@nationalgrid
's record-breaking Viking Link, which enables the UK and Denmark to share renewable electricity for the first time, wins our 2024 Major Project Award for Sustainability:
#RAEngAwards
🔵 The question of how to innovate needs to be asked from the very early stages of every project
🔵 Innovation should start by looking at customer needs and working backward
Ben Wilson and Kerry Baldwin from
@IQ_Capital_Fund
on innovative approaches to driving progress towards
🔵 The energy industry has become more willing to experiment with new technologies
🔵 There is no point in doing innovation well in isolation, other networks and the rest of the world need to innovate as well
🔵 The industry needs to go beyond setting targets to working out what