Swansea Council asked to back National Grid plan to bury overhead powerline on Gower coast

Plans to replace a short stretch of overhead electricity line (OHL) on the Gower peninsula with underground cables have been put forward to Swansea Council by National Grid. The post Swansea Council asked to back National Grid plan to bury overhead powerline on Gower coast appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Sand Batteries From Finnish Startup Offer New Renewable Energy Storage Option

Polar Night Energy’s second Finnish sand battery will store renewable electricity as heat, supplying district heating while construction targets spring 2027 operation in Vääksy town.

National Grid names 31 suppliers on £600M substation civils framework

National Grid has named 31 suppliers on a framework for civil engineering and building works at electricity substations across its National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) network. The post National Grid names 31 suppliers on £600M substation civils framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Amazon Deal Backs $3B-Plus Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Upgrade

Amazon’s power agreement will support major improvements at Constellation’s 1.79-GW plant while its electricity continues flowing to the regional PJM Interconnection grid.

Great British Grid: Burnham set to create publicly owned electricity grid investment organisation

Prime minister Andy Burnham is set to announce the creation of Great British (GB) Grid, which will have access to up to £4bn from within Great British Energy's existing budget. The post Great British Grid: Burnham set to create publicly owned electricity grid investment organisation appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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.

Just Have a Think - Revolutionising power transmission 28052023

The energy transition solutions of the 21st Century will take many forms, with a complex mix of different power producers. Moving energy across ever greater distances will overcome much of the intermittency of renewables like wind and solar. The way we will achieve that is via truly mind boggling high voltage direct current transmission systems. The question is, can we manufacture them quickly enough?

Bill Gates - The surprising key to a clean energy future 24012023

If you care about climate change, you should care about transmission. The U.S. can invest trillions of dollars in lowering emissions, and it won’t get us to zero unless we improve the way we get electricity to people. Read more at https://gatesnot.es/3ktQF6D

Everything Electric Show - The Inevitability of a 100% Renewable Energy Supply with Rosie Barnes, 06032023

With many years experience as an engineer in the renewable energy sector, especially wind turbines, Rosie takes Robert through her journey, and the development and growth of wind turbines as a viable solution for creating long lasting and reliable clean energy