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Scotsman
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
SP Energy Networks launches innovative Roblox Summer Safety Mission
Industry first as SP Energy Networks uses Roblox to share vital safety messaging with young gamers Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Electricity network operator, SP Energy Networks, is taking its summer safety campaign into the ultimate virtual universe this year thanks to an innovative tie-up with the popular online gaming platform, Roblox – the 'top-reaching games app for 8-14 year olds in the UK'*. In an energy sector first, the electricity network operator has created two new Roblox characters – Engineer Woman and Engineer Man – who will appear in video adverts on the popular platform, challenging young gamers to join their summer safety mission. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Engineer Woman and Engineer Man will lead players through the mission, warning about the key safety hazards children and young people could face when playing outdoors near electrical substations and overhead power lines. They highlight the potential dangers of electricity, how to stay safe and what to do in an emergency. SP Energy Networks - Roblox Campaign The innovative video advert will run for six weeks within selected Roblox experiences, where players' avatars will be rewarded with treats such as power-ups for watching the campaign safety tutorial. To launch the SP Energy Networks x Roblox campaign, Engineer Woman and Engineer Man made a special appearance – in both Roblox and real-life forms – at Glasgow's Riverside Museum and gave some young people enjoying a summer day out at the popular attraction a sneak peek of the advert. Friends Aisling (8), Millie (9) and Rocco (8) from Crookston enjoyed the preview, saying: 'It was good to learn from Engineer Woman and Engineer Man about what we need to do to stay safe and we're going to tell all our friends to watch the video on Roblox.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Derek Bell, SP Energy Networks Health and Safety Director said: 'It's really exciting to launch this brilliant collaboration with Roblox and take our safety messages quite literally into the hands of the kids and families we're trying to reach. I've no doubt that Engineer Woman and Engineer Man, with a little boost from Roblox, will help create a whole new generation of safety-conscious young people who know what dangers to look out for and how to stay safe around the electricity network. SP Energy Networks - Roblox Campaign 'I can't wait to see lots of young people take on our Roblox summer safety mission, join the PowerWise Squad and keep them, their friends and family safe this summer. Happy gaming!' SP Energy Networks' Roblox summer safety mission includes top tips for staying safe: Never use fishing rods or fly kites near overhead powerlines. If they get too near or touch overhead lines, you could be electrocuted. Stay away from overhead lines and substation with drones, if you hit a line you could knock the power out and break the drone. If your ball is kicked into a substation - don't follow it. The danger of death sign is there for a reason – call us on 105 instead. Never try to recover items from overhead lines or the enclosure around substations as you could get electrocuted. Call the free 105 number for help. Don't light fires or BBQs beneath overhead lines and avoid carrying tent poles, ladders or other long objects near overhead wires. Only carry long objects horizontally and at a low-level. Never attempt to climb a pylon – stay well clear to stay safe. Call the free national 105 number in a case of an electrical network emergency. If anyone is injured, call 999 for medical attention.
The National
17-07-2025
- Business
- The National
£2.5bn Scotland-England electricity 'superhighway' names preferred bidder
Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4), a joint venture between SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), will transport green electricity between Fife and West Norfolk and onto the network via a 530km high voltage subsea cable. EGL4 is one of five proposed subsea links between Scotland and England being delivered through joint ventures with Scottish transmission owners. Together the five links will be capable of powering up to 10 million homes Ofgem gave the green light to the £2.5 billion project last year. Construction is currently expected to begin in 2029, with the link becoming operational in 2033. READ MORE: Scottish unemployment falls while UK rate rises to highest since pandemic Two converter stations will be built at the cable's two landfall points, Torness in East Lothian, and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham, changing the electricity from alternating to direct current – the most efficient way for it to travel long distances. Specialist boats will be used to lay cables across the seabed and bury them throughout the route before connecting them to the grid. READ MORE: James Goode, project director for EGL4, said: 'Reaching preferred bidder stage is a key milestone for EGL4 and a sign of the progress being made on this vital infrastructure project. Siemens Energy brings strong expertise in HVDC converter station delivery and will be a critical partner as we prepare to build this subsea superhighway. "EGL4 will help create the capacity our electricity system needs for the future, connecting clean, home-grown energy to homes and businesses and strengthening the UK's energy security.' Deputy project director and head of converter delivery, Iain Adams, added: 'The east coast of Britain is playing a vital role in transforming the electricity network as we build another bi-directional link between Scotland and England, helping to reduce constraints on the network, increase energy security and promote economic growth. "We're pleased to be partnering again with National Grid to deliver EGL4 and are excited to welcome Siemens Energy and the wealth of expertise they will bring to this project.
Scotsman
26-06-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
ScottishPower's £1.4 billion grid upgrade ‘defining moment' for UK's energy future
'These contracts are not just about infrastructure - they're about enabling a cleaner, greener Britain' – Nicola Connelly, SP Energy Networks Sign up to our Scotsman Money newsletter, covering all you need to know to help manage your money. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The network arm of ScottishPower has outlined a £1.4 billion investment to support the UK government's green goals in what has been branded a 'defining moment for our energy future'. SP Energy Networks said the new supply chain contracts would help deliver 'critical' onshore transmission projects across central and southern Scotland. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Forming part of a wider £5.4bn supplier investment programme over the next decade to 'move the grid forward', the contracts will enable the power giant to build long-term partnerships with UK businesses to rewire the electricity network. The contracts will help to get more of the green power generated in Scotland to homes and businesses across the country. The investment programme aims to unlock more capacity for new homes, businesses and clean energy projects, move power around the country more efficiently and significantly reduce Britain's reliance on fossil fuels. Representatives from the successful businesses have signed SP Energy Networks' delivery charter, committing to green job creation, 'positive community impact' and a safe working environment. Nicola Connelly, chief executive of SP Energy Networks, said: 'These strategic partnerships give suppliers the confidence to invest in themselves - growing their workforce, opening new offices across the country and creating even greater opportunities for the UK. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'This is great news for the UK and Scottish supply chains, with every pound spent directly benefiting central and southern Scotland and its infrastructure for decades to come. 'This is a defining moment for our energy future,' she added. 'These contracts are not just about infrastructure - they're about enabling a cleaner, greener Britain. We're proud to be leading the charge in helping deliver the UK government's Clean Power 2030 ambition.' The announcement follows ScottishPower's commitment to double its UK investment to £24bn by 2028, with two-thirds allocated to electricity networks. Connelly was joined by energy minister Michael Shanks MP at an event close to the company's Glasgow headquarters. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Shanks said: 'These SP Energy Networks partnerships take us a step closer to reaching clean power by 2030, in modernising the country's outdated network to get more of clean power generated in Scotland to homes and businesses across the country. 'This is the clean power transition in action - investing in British supply chains that will bring skilled jobs and economic growth to communities in Scotland and beyond.' The awarded contracts cover a wide range of 'critical' infrastructure, including new and upgraded high-voltage substations, overhead line construction and engineering works. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is the sole contractor for both substation and overhead lines on the Denny to Wishaw project. There will be a joint office opening at Eurocentral this autumn. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Simon Smith, managing director, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, said: 'We're proud to support the UK energy network's biggest upgrade in a generation, and to be part of SP Energy Networks' delivery charter. Projects like the Denny to Wishaw Network Optimisation (DWNO) will improve resilience and energy security, boost capacity to meet future demand, and connect Scotland to greener, renewable energy.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Multi-billion investment to power a thriving economy
Scotland's historic £10.6bn grid upgrade is powering a future of clean energy that will boost jobs, cut costs and enable new growth, writes Nicola Connelly, CEO, SP Energy Networks. Scotland was one of the early pioneers of electricity grids – joining local lines together in a system that delivered a more resilient supply of energy to towns and cities as they grew, and that ensured the benefits were also felt in rural and remote areas of the country. Almost a century on we're now embarking on the most ambitious grid upgrade since the post-war years. From Lerwick to London, Caithness to Cornwall, more than £70bn will be invested to ensure Britain has the grid needed for the century to come. Transmission infrastructure (Image: Partnered content) At SP Energy Networks, we have submitted plans to invest £10.6 billion over the next 5 years to transform the electricity transmission network across central and southern Scotland. If approved by Ofgem, the energy regulator, it would mark a record investment programme in our transmission network and unlock billions of pounds more of economic growth across our country. REAL, TANGIBLE BENEFITS FOR SCOTLAND Electricity now powers more aspects of our lives than ever before, and we need a grid that can meet that. Demand is rising. We need more power to match this, and our investment will help support that. Our plan will see us enable up to 19GW of new, clean green energy to connect to the grid, as well as delivering more capacity for new businesses, factories, industry and homes to connect. We'll be reinforcing and reconfiguring our grid to make sure it is in the right place too. The existing grid was designed for an era that's now gone, when large coal and gas fired plants powered the country. In fact, until earlier this year we had some of those original transmission towers built in 1929 by engineers in suits and flat caps still operational. Now more of our energy comes from onshore and offshore wind - from our hills and seas - and so we need the power lines that can transport it from where it's made to where it will be used. The current reality is that whilst we have the natural wind resource in Scotland, sometimes it can't all be used because the grid to transport it is congested. Rewiring will help remove £5bn of constraint costs from bills – good news for all consumers for the long term. And it will deliver a more robust, secure network - not just keeping the lights on, but keeping the EVs running, the factories powered, the data centres energised, and our lives sustained.(Image: Partnered content) Nicola Connelly, CEO, SP Energy Networks (Image: Partnered content) At the same time, our investment plan will support 1,400 high-quality jobs directly employed by SP Energy Networks to help deliver it, with a further 11,000 roles supported across the UK supply chain. Together, the Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) at the University of Strathclyde says our plan will inject £2 billion a year into the region's GDP—growth that will fuel local communities and services. Ofgem is soon to issue its initial view on our proposals as well as SSEN Transmission's in the north of Scotland and National Grid's for England and Wales before refinements and a final go ahead by the end of the year. There is no transition without transmission. The UK, rightfully, has a bold target to deliver Clean Power by 2030. We need to be similarly bold in this transmission price control if we're to deliver it.
The Herald Scotland
23-06-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Multi-billion investment to power a thriving economy
Almost a century on we're now embarking on the most ambitious grid upgrade since the post-war years. From Lerwick to London, Caithness to Cornwall, more than £70bn will be invested to ensure Britain has the grid needed for the century to come. Transmission infrastructure (Image: Partnered content) At SP Energy Networks, we have submitted plans to invest £10.6 billion over the next 5 years to transform the electricity transmission network across central and southern Scotland. If approved by Ofgem, the energy regulator, it would mark a record investment programme in our transmission network and unlock billions of pounds more of economic growth across our country. REAL, TANGIBLE BENEFITS FOR SCOTLAND Electricity now powers more aspects of our lives than ever before, and we need a grid that can meet that. Demand is rising. We need more power to match this, and our investment will help support that. Our plan will see us enable up to 19GW of new, clean green energy to connect to the grid, as well as delivering more capacity for new businesses, factories, industry and homes to connect. We'll be reinforcing and reconfiguring our grid to make sure it is in the right place too. The existing grid was designed for an era that's now gone, when large coal and gas fired plants powered the country. In fact, until earlier this year we had some of those original transmission towers built in 1929 by engineers in suits and flat caps still operational. Now more of our energy comes from onshore and offshore wind - from our hills and seas - and so we need the power lines that can transport it from where it's made to where it will be used. The current reality is that whilst we have the natural wind resource in Scotland, sometimes it can't all be used because the grid to transport it is congested. Rewiring will help remove £5bn of constraint costs from bills – good news for all consumers for the long term. And it will deliver a more robust, secure network - not just keeping the lights on, but keeping the EVs running, the factories powered, the data centres energised, and our lives sustained.(Image: Partnered content) Nicola Connelly, CEO, SP Energy Networks (Image: Partnered content) At the same time, our investment plan will support 1,400 high-quality jobs directly employed by SP Energy Networks to help deliver it, with a further 11,000 roles supported across the UK supply chain. Together, the Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) at the University of Strathclyde says our plan will inject £2 billion a year into the region's GDP—growth that will fuel local communities and services. Ofgem is soon to issue its initial view on our proposals as well as SSEN Transmission's in the north of Scotland and National Grid's for England and Wales before refinements and a final go ahead by the end of the year. There is no transition without transmission. The UK, rightfully, has a bold target to deliver Clean Power by 2030. We need to be similarly bold in this transmission price control if we're to deliver it.
