Smart grid and energy storage on Shetland demonstrates the power of renewable energy
The five year long, £18m Shetland-based Northern Isles New Energy Solutions (NINES) project has demonstrated that an islanded electricity distribution system can operate securely with a high penetration of local renewable generation.
Resilience fund available to help communities prepare for emergencies
Communities in SSEN's north of Scotland network area are reminded that grant-funding of up to £20,000 is still available from its Resilient Communities Fund. The deadline for applications is Thursday 15 June.
Toppling of towers brings new view to the Cairngorms
The final phase of transmission tower removal from the Cairngorms National Park is now under way, with work to dismantle the remaining section between Aviemore and Kingussie marked earlier today with the symbolic toppling of a tower against the spectacular backdrop of the Cairngorms Mountain Range.
Leading HVDC Centre in Cumbernauld opened by Minister for Employability and Training
The National HVDC Centre, which will be owned and operated by SSEN, is the first of its kind in the UK. It was officially opened by the Scottish Government’s Minister for Employability and Training and the local MSP, Jamie Hepburn, on 26 April 2017.
SSEN asks communities to nominate power lines for undergrounding
SSEN is encouraging the public to nominate overhead distribution power lines running across officially designated beauty spots that they would like to see buried underground.
New Thames Valley Vision project concludes
A flagship SSEN innovation project - which trialled and monitored various smart technologies and interventions across the Thames Valley region – has now concluded, with its findings being heralded as ‘key to informing the transition’ of the UK’s distribution network operators (DNOs) to a distribution system operator (DSO) roles.
