Search Results: 'National Grid'

Cable guy
10 October, 2013
A new cable tunnel has gone seemingly without a hitch in the Willesden/harlesden neighbourhoods of North London. Alex Conacher tours the site with Murphy’s tunnelling project manager Keith Pollard.

Private bank to finance 15 per cent of Broadlands Hydro-Power Project
30 July, 2013
Continuing its pivotal role in funding Sri Lanka's vital infrastructure development, Hatton National Bank (HNB) recently tied up with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to partly finance the ambitious Broadlands Hydro-Power Project, which will add 35MW to the national grid.

Northern Light
19 July, 2013
Progress on underground disposal of nuclear waste is limited internationally, but Finland and Sweden are striding ahead, reports Patrick Reynolds.

Tunnel Environment
13 March, 2013
Environmental monitoring is getting an increased focus from tunnel clients, designers and contractors. Alex Conacher speaks to a variety of the parties to find out some of the main concerns, and what developments are being made in thinking and technology.

Segment Moulds specified
06 March, 2013
In this technical review, engineers on the Sparvo tunnel project take us through the complete process of segment design and casting on-site to handling and finally installation. Alex Conacher speaks to Alain Préaut, sales director for segment mould and system manufacturer CBE to get the other side of the coin

Worker injured in London tunnel
30 January, 2013
A construction worker has suffered head and shoulder injuries at a National Grid site in north London yesterday morning, local news reports revealed today. The 24-year-old man was taken to hospital from the site near Haringey where National Grid are tunnelling as part of the London Power Tunnels project.

Power cables TBM breaks through at Willesden in London
23 January, 2013
J Murphy & Sons has completed breaking through on the Willesden to Taylors Lane Deep Cable Tunnel Project in north London for UK Power Networks, it was announced last week. The 2.59km tunnel where the 56t TBM arrived will house four new 132,000-volt cable circuits, linking between two substations upgrading electrical supplies in the area.