Search Results: 'National Grid'

UK breaks record for longest hydraulically-inserted pipeline
19 November, 2020
UK energy company National Grid has completed what has been hailed as the world’s longest hydraulically-inserted pipeline, now officially recognised by Guinness World Records.

Banging the drum
10 June, 2020
Kate Cooksey has just assumed the chair of the British Tunnelling Society, as only the first female ever to do so. Here she talks to George Demetri about her career and aspirations for the BTS

National Grid submits Snowdonia tunnel proposal
08 April, 2020
Great Britain – National Grid has proposed to move 3.5km of overhead power lines underground. If approved, a 4.4m-diameter, 3km-long tunnel will be dug in the area of the Dwyryd Estuary in Snowdonia, allowing for the removal of 10 pylons and significantly improving the aesthetic of the landscape.