Articles by Dave Gardner

Transmission / 31 January 2017

Blog: National Grid's Networks Options Assessment (NOA)

As the owner of the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), operating under licence as Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, has a duty to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical electricity transmission system.

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Environment, Making a difference, Transmission / 08 December 2016

An achievement that spans Scotland

SSEN Transmission's Beauly Denny project was recognised by Scottish Renewables at its Scottish Green Energy Awards. Dave Gardner, Head of Transmission, reflects on the award and the contribution the project has made to Scotland's renewables industry.

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EDR Wordcloud
Environment, Transmission / 23 December 2015

Delivering a low-carbon energy future

Dave Gardner, Director of SHE Transmission, details what we're doing to achieve high standards in environmental management and to help move the industry to a low carbon system.

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Engineer in field with SSEPD vehicle
Environment, Transmission / 02 December 2015

Electricity Transmission: paving the way towards a low-carbon energy system

Dave Gardner, Director of SHE Transmission, explains why he's taking a keen interest in the proceedings taking place in Paris at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

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Towers on Beauly Denny line
Keeping the lights on, Transmission / 25 November 2015

Power to the people: It's not easy being green

Hopefully you had a chance to watch Power to the People on BBC4. One of the issues the second of three documentaries dealt with was the challenges SHE Transmission faced during the construction of the replacement Beauly-Denny overhead line...

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