steve holliday
The UK has signed a “co-operation agreement” with Norway to continue work on the electricity interconnector to link the two nations following three years of joint feasibility and development work. The agreement confirms a 50:50 partnership between National Grid and Statnett, the Norwegian transmission system operator. Between £1.5–2 billion is expected to be invested in […]
The energy sector and politicians in England and Wales should learn lessons from Scotland when it comes communication with the public. That’s the view of National Grid boss Steve Holliday who said the time for action is now and the sector needs to convince the public of the changes in infrastructure needed to build our […]
National Grid expects to invest between £3.5-3.8 billion in its businesses next year with around £1.5bn of that in the UK, the international firm said today in its interim management statement for April to the end of July 2012. Chief Executive Steve Holliday said they were keeping a “positive outlook” for next year and expected […]
The world’s longest electricity interconnector is set to be built between the UK and Norway, which is expected to improve energy security for both countries. National Grid signed an agreement with Norwegian power provider Statnett confirming plans for a 1.4GW submarine interconnector. It aims to have the 700km link operational by 2020. The companies are […]
Britain will need 450,000 highly skilled technicians by 2020 to boost the economy, according to a new government report. The Technician Council, which carried out an 18-month long review, is launching a new initiative today to encourage recruitment in the science and technology fields. With the demand of technicians increasing, the review states there is […]
Steve Holliday talks about the role the National Grid must play in the green agenda