Environmental stories tagged with: national grid

Electricity Pylon

National grid upgrade to cope with renewables

Wednesday, 4th March 2009, 4:23 pm
Investment worth up to £4.7 billion is expected to be needed to upgrade the electricity grid network to accommodate new power generation by 2020, according to a report published today by the Electricity Networks Strategy Group (ENSG).
Biogas plant

National Grid presents biogas report to UK government

Monday, 2nd February 2009, 6:14 pm
Half Britain's homes could be heated by renewable gas, says National Grid in a report it has presented to the UK Government.
  National Grid

UK Grid Connection Charges Discriminatory

Friday, 14th September 2007, 5:24 pm
Producers of renewable energy in Scotland's islands and north mainland almost certainly face the highest charges in Europe to connect to a national electricity grid, according to a new report.
Fridge

Clever Kitchens Help in the Fight against Climate Change

Monday, 20th August 2007, 7:05 pm
Dynamic Demand controlled appliances such as fridges and freezers could be able to reduce the amount of electricity they use during peak periods and eventually save an estimated two million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year when fully integrated across the network - the equivalent of taking over 665,000 cars off the road.
  Electricity Pylon

Ending Gridlock on the Grid

Thursday, 26th July 2007, 5:01 pm
“Delay in linking new wind farms and other forms of clean electricity to the national grid is one of the main obstacles to achieving the UK's renewable energy aims”, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said today as he launched a joint BERR/Ofgem review of the issue.
 
 
 
 
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