National Grid engages market on 5-year framework

National Grid has begun market engagement for a major electricity infrastructure partnership covering substation construction, cabling and overhead line works ahead of the next electricity distribution price control period. The electricity network operator has issued a preliminary market engagement notice for its proposed Major Projects… The post National Grid engages market on 5-year framework appeared first on Construction News.

EDF warned over Hunterston electrical cabling incident

The nuclear industry regulator has issued an improvement notice to EDF Energy following an electrical cabling incident at its Hunterston B power station in Ayrshire.

Balfour Beatty appoints Hercules to energy labour supplier list

Balfour Beatty has appointed Hercules plc to its preferred supplier list (PSL) for power transmission and distribution projects. Hercules will supply substation, cabling and civils labour on energy schemes across the UK, strengthening its relationship with the tier one contractor. The AIM-listed labour provider expanded… The post Balfour Beatty appoints Hercules to energy labour supplier list appeared first on Construction News.

Sheffield Forgemasters commissions HV network renewal

More than £40m is being invested in upgrading Sheffield Forgemasters’ cabling and HV assets.

Best Practice Steps for Robust Data-Center Cabling

The post Best Practice Steps for Robust Data-Center Cabling appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Think of your data center cabling as the veins of a living organism, crucial for delivering important information. You need to guarantee that this infrastructure not only meets current demands but also adapts to future growth. By evaluating your current layout and planning for scalability, you can avoid costly disruptions down the line. However, the […]

Engineering with Rosie - Electricity Across Oceans: Is HVDC the Future? 11072023

How can we connect power grids across long distances or across seas and oceans? The answer is high voltage direct current, or HVDC, interconnectors. In this video Rosie explains how these differ to regular AC, alternating current transmission, the recent technology advances that are causing HVDC interconnectors to start popping up all over the place, and what challenges remain to be solved if we are going to connect places as far flung as Europe and North America.

Channel 4 News - World’s longest 'interconnector' to supply green electricity to 1.4 million UK homes 20072023

Across southern Europe the heatwave continues with the mercury predicted to hit 45 degrees celsius in Greece. So stopping the burning of fossil fuels which are overheating the planet is ever more urgent Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports from Lincolnshire, where engineers have installed the world's longest "interconnector". It runs between the UK and Denmark and will eventually supply green electricity to 1.4 million British homes.

Everton Football Club - Latest footage - Cabling marks another site milestone 03072023

The first permanent internal cabling has marked another milestone as the fit-out at Everton Stadium gathers pace. Work is well underway on several levels in both the east and west stands, with ducting, wiring, walls and even lifts installations taking place. The first lift is due to be commissioned this week and the wiring, for localised Wi-Fi boxes around the bowl, is yet another marker that the focus is now on turning the stadium build into a building.

FT - Learning to love 5G, and beyond, 06062022

The rollout of 5G - the fifth-generation mobile network, that offers more speed, control and security than older networks - is gathering pace. But as Anna Gross explains, this rollout won’t be cheap, so far business uptake has been slow, and the question of how to monetise 5G applications still looms large. Despite that, some providers are already looking towards 6G

Lesics - ICT #3 - Optical fiber cables, how do they work? 12022019

Have you ever thought about how you get emails or any other information, from any corner of the world, within a blink of an eye? This has been made possible by a network of cables which are laid under the ground and below the ocean. The cables, which carry most of the world’s data, are optical fiber cables