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August 30, 2023

Scotland’s electricity network ‘urgently’ needs upgrade

Scottish Renewables has reaffirmed that Scotland “urgently” needs to invest in its electricity network to become net zero ready.
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March 20, 2023

Drone-mounted technology to monitor National Grid’s transmission network

The National Grid has developed a new drone-mounted system in partnership with the University of Manchester, that will use electric field (e-field) sensor technology to carry out live inspections of overhead transmission line insulators.

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