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Ofgem calls for new independent body to lead net zero energy transition
Ofgem calls for new independent body to lead net zero energy transition

Energy regulator argues National Grid should be stripped of responsibility for managing Britain's power grid due to conflict of interest concerns

  • Energy
  • 25 January 2021
Latest UK-France interconnector powers up to full capacity
Latest UK-France interconnector powers up to full capacity

National Grid confirms its second electricity link to France is now operating at full capacity providing a further boost to decarbonisation efforts

  • Energy
  • 22 January 2021
Allowing climate change progress to stall this year is not an option
Allowing climate change progress to stall this year is not an option

The world is expecting a turning point in support for a green economy this year, writes National Grid's COP26 director Duncan Burt

  • Politics
  • 18 January 2021
'Real risks of social backlash': UK utilities urged to publish dedicated 'just transition' plans
'Real risks of social backlash': UK utilities urged to publish dedicated 'just transition' plans

National Grid, E.On, RWE, Scottish Power, EDF and Centrica urged to follow SSE’s lead and publish dedicated strategies setting out how workers and consumers will be protected from any shocks of net zero transition

  • Energy
  • 21 December 2020
National Grid aims to wire up carbon savings via overhead electricity and hydrogen innovation
National Grid aims to wire up carbon savings via overhead electricity and hydrogen innovation

Ofgem announces fresh funding awards for cutting-edge hydrogen gas network and advanced transmission technology projects

  • Technology
  • 30 November 2020
Creating a zero carbon industrial cluster
Creating a zero carbon industrial cluster

VIDEO: Carbon capture and hydrogen experts from the government and the Zero Carbon Humber partnership discuss the benefits and challenges of decarbonising heavy industry across the UK

  • Technology
  • 24 November 2020
SSE, ScottishPower, National Grid, and NatWest named as COP26 sponsors
SSE, ScottishPower, National Grid, and NatWest named as COP26 sponsors

Clutch of energy and banking firms are first partners for crucial UN climate summit, as major undersea cable project is announced

  • Infrastructure
  • 16 November 2020
National Grid's net zero vision 'over-reliant' on bioenergy with CCS, report claims
National Grid's net zero vision 'over-reliant' on bioenergy with CCS, report claims

All National Grid's net zero pathways rely on significant BECCS capacity to generate 'negative emissions', claims think tank Ember

  • CCS
  • 29 October 2020
BP, Eni, Equinor, Shell and Total lodge bid for North Sea CO2 storage pipeline
BP, Eni, Equinor, Shell and Total lodge bid for North Sea CO2 storage pipeline

Four oil and gas majors form alliance with National Grid in bid for government funding for project to transport and store industrial CO2 under the seabed

  • CCS
  • 27 October 2020
Global energy networks join forces to boost renewables rollout
Global energy networks join forces to boost renewables rollout

Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) aims to overcome technical barriers to energy grids dominated by intermittent wind and solar

  • Energy
  • 22 October 2020
Net Zero Festival: How to accelerate clean infrastructure deployment post-coronavirus
Net Zero Festival: How to accelerate clean infrastructure deployment post-coronavirus

VIDEO: National Grid's Nicola Shaw, WSP's David Symons, and Hitachi ABB Power Grids' Ian Funnell discuss the priorities and challenges for building a green Covid-19 recovery

  • Infrastructure
  • 21 October 2020
National Grid powers up 149-mile green power cable under English Channel
National Grid powers up 149-mile green power cable under English Channel

Seabed interconnector linking Britain and France to allow trade of surplus green power enters testing phase

  • Infrastructure
  • 15 October 2020
National Grid launches scheme to bring disadvantaged pupils into the net zero workforce
National Grid launches scheme to bring disadvantaged pupils into the net zero workforce

Initiative aims to help disadvantaged pupils from south London meet the growing demand for skilled workers that is being created by the net zero transition

  • Work
  • 06 October 2020
National Grid sets out raft of science-aligned 2030 climate targets
National Grid sets out raft of science-aligned 2030 climate targets

The energy giant is aiming to slash greenhouse gas emissions and air travel while electrifying most of its vehicle fleet by 2030

  • Energy
  • 01 October 2020
Is hydrogen the silver bullet for decarbonising gas networks?
Is hydrogen the silver bullet for decarbonising gas networks?

National Grid's long term strategy manager, Danielle Stewart, discusses the role for hydrogen as the UK gas grid plots its path to net zero over the coming decades

  • Energy
  • 29 September 2020
Linking the UK and Norway via the world's longest subsea power cable
Linking the UK and Norway via the world's longest subsea power cable

The North Sea Link is set to be operational by the end of 2021, allowing UK to import enough clean electricity got up to 1.4 million homes, according to National Grid

  • Energy
  • 28 September 2020
Zoom in on Net Zero - with National Grid's Nicola Shaw CBE
Zoom in on Net Zero - with National Grid's Nicola Shaw CBE

Executive director of the UK energy firm and grid operator joins BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the energy sector from the rapidly escalating net zero transition

  • Energy
  • 24 September 2020
Net Zero Festival: BusinessGreen launches inaugural Net Zero Skills Summit
Net Zero Festival: BusinessGreen launches inaugural Net Zero Skills Summit

Hosted in partnership with National Grid, new virtual conference on October 12th to explore how to build the skills base for the net zero transition

  • Skills
  • 17 September 2020
Eight ways to seize the net zero opportunity
Eight ways to seize the net zero opportunity

National Grid's Nicola Shaw reveals some of the secrets of how the company - and the country - can maximise the huge opportunities that will come from the transition to net zero emissions

  • Infrastructure
  • 03 September 2020
How Britain's grid became 'cleaner, cheaper, and harder to control' during the Covid-19 lockdown
How Britain's grid became 'cleaner, cheaper, and harder to control' during the Covid-19 lockdown

Impact of lockdown offers glimpse of how a net zero energy system could operate in the future, highlighting need for more grid flexibility, study argues

  • Energy
  • 31 August 2020
Mucking in: Renewable biogas from cow manure injected into grid in UK first
Mucking in: Renewable biogas from cow manure injected into grid in UK first

Biomethane produced at Cambridgeshire facility has been directly connected to the Gas National Transmission System for first time

  • Infrastructure
  • 14 August 2020
Heat wave brings end to latest coal-free power run
Heat wave brings end to latest coal-free power run

Latest coal-free power run falls short of record, as high temperatures impact gas output

  • Energy
  • 13 August 2020
State-of-the-art UK testing facility to explore hydrogen gas potential
State-of-the-art UK testing facility to explore hydrogen gas potential

  • Energy
  • 05 August 2020
Could the UK run a net-negative emission power grid by 2033?
Could the UK run a net-negative emission power grid by 2033?

National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios analysis paints a compelling picture of the potential for an energy system replete with hydrogen, CCS and millions of EVs

  • Energy
  • 27 July 2020
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