SSEN Transmission

👷 This week, we published our Annual Innovation Report for 2023-24, showcasing the significant progress made across our Network Innovation Allowance (NIA), Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) and some of our Business Innovation project. 💡 The report showcases our commitment to delivering a safer, smarter, greener, and faster network through innovation, detailing our progress in key projects aligned to our Innovation Strategy. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: ⚡️ We achieved a 100% success rate with SIF applications in the last year, with £4.8m awarded to SSEN Transmission through the Ofgem and UKRI fund. This includes our flagship Beta project, Network-DC, and our visual pre-connection tool Alpha project, REACT. ⚡️Our NIA portfolio has also managed 12 live projects over the past year, with the addition of 4 new projects, including exploring the use of robotics to monitor our high voltage equipment in our AIM High project. ⚡️Collaboration with 34 project partners across our portfolio to deliver our innovation projects, ranging from academic institutions, small innovators, large enterprises, and other electricity and gas networks. ➡️ Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eBTc7C4g #Innovation #NetworkForNetZero #SecurePowerForGenerations

SSE is committed to a just transition. SSEN Transmission has been engaging with communities and key stakeholders on plans for its Pathway to 2030 projects in one of the largest public consultation exercises ever undertaken in Scotland. Find out how we engage and respond to stakeholder views in our recent Annual Report. Link in the comments below. ⬇️ #JustTransition

🤝 Today we welcome the launch of Ofgem’s consultation on the proposed ‘Beyond 2030’ projects, which is the next step in unlocking the next phase of grid infrastructure investment for the electricity transmission network ⚡️ “Today’s consultation launch reaffirms the need for these projects and underlines the importance of investment in the electricity transmission network to reach national energy targets, while also offering further clarity on our post-2030 growth plans” - Rob McDonald, SSEN Transmission Managing Director ➡️ Read the latest news: https://lnkd.in/ey9YGC-d #SSENTransmission #Beyond2030 #ElectrictyTransmissionNetwork #Energy

👏 Our very own Megan Ellis and Jake Lukas have been featured in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's latest video to discuss their own experiences of working and growing within our industry in how we tackle climate change to produce clean, accessible energy. ⚡️ Both touched upon their highlights from working within SSEN Transmission, and we have so many exciting early career opportunities available across our network for those looking to start their careers within clean energy. ➡️ Ready to start your career? Check out our opportunities https://lnkd.in/exa-WC2d #NetZero #CleanEnergy #CareerOpportunities #EarlyCareers

⚡️We are delighted to have been shortlisted as finalists in not only one, but two awards at Prosper's Highlands and Islands Business Excellence Awards this year! Our nominations are: 💡 BlueFloat Energy | Nadara Partnership Award for Excellence in Natural Capital, Climate Change, and Sustainable Communities 👷 The Highlands and Islands Enterprise Award for Excellence in Local Supply Chain. We’re looking forward to the awards ceremony in September, and we wish all other finalists the very best of luck! 🤞 #Awards #NetworkForNetZero

⚡️ There’s no denying we’re strong on safety! Our Shetland team had a brilliant time hosting the World’s Strongest Brothers - Tom Stoltman and Luke Stoltman - this past weekend as they spread their message of the importance of looking after yourself and others - at home, in work, and at the gym. 💪 During their visit, The Stoltman Brothers visited our Kergord to Gremista site team to share more about the importance of looking out for each other and a unique safety, health and wellbeing session. 🏋️♂️ The Worlds Strongest Brothers also attended a series of community events to spread their inspirational story and the importance of wellbeing, including stop offs at the Shetland Rugby Club 🏉 , the Sandwick Village Fun Day 🪓 , Shetland Weight Training Club, and even encouraged a community dip for St Ninian’s beach goers 🏊 👏 A motivating and unforgettable visit, a big thank you the Stoltman Brothers, the team leading the organising and the incredible communities who came out to visit along their trip. ➡️ Read more here: https://lnkd.in/erGSqZ2M Stoltman Brothers Ltd #Safety #Health #Wellbeing #Shetland

⚡️ “The network in the north of Scotland was never designed for this level of generation.”   👷 Some of our project team sat down with New Civil Engineer to discuss the huge amount of work ahead of us to upgrade the transmission network in the north of Scotland to help reach #NetZero, and how working collaboratively will help us get to where we need to be. Take a look! ⬇️

⚡️We had a fantastic time at the Braco Show this weekend engaging with local communities and sharing more information about the work we're doing to deliver a network for net zero! 👷 It was great to welcome so many visitors to our stand, with on hand to help answer any questions about our proposed new substation at Cambushinnie, part of the Beauly-Denny Upgrade project. We also gave out some cool freebies like water bottles to keep people hydrated throughout the day!  👩👧👦It was fantastic to see so many young people interested in our stand and showing an interest in our industry – we always welcome the next generation of future engineers! 👏 We'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone who stopped by, we're proud to show our support at local events such as this and look forward to the next one! #NetworkForNetZero #SecurePowerForGenerations

UK Customer Experience Awards 2024 – We are finalists in four categories 👏   ⚡️We are thrilled to announce that SSEN Transmission has been named a finalist in four categories at the prestigious UK Customer Experience (UKCX) Awards! 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲: 🤖 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 - Our new cutting-edge AI-powered tool is helping us analyse stakeholder feedback at pace, combining the strengths of AI with the invaluable expertise and human intelligence of our people. 🤝 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - Our strong customer-centric culture is leading to enhanced service and experiences. 🗣️ 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗖 (𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿) 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 - Our leading customer satisfaction scores in the ‘Quality of Connections’ having acted on direct customer feedback. 👩💻 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - Our work to ensure employee wellbeing, development programs, and a new recognition platform, fostering a happy, healthy, and safe workplace. These nominations are a testament to our commitment to delivering exceptional service and they reflect our dedication to a stakeholder-led and customer-centric approach, ensuring we always put our customers, stakeholders and colleagues at the heart of everything we do. 🏆 As we look forward to the awards ceremony in October, we wish all other finalists the very best of luck! Together, we are raising the bar for customers and stakeholders across the UK. ➡️ Learn more about the awards: https://lnkd.in/dPN-VF4 #NetworkForNetZero #Awards #UKXCA24

⚡️ We’ve successfully installed sensors on our network, on a short section of an overhead line, to capture and monitor information remotely to investigate the impact of pollution on our assets or overhead line equipment.   💡The sensors are being trialled on our network as part of our Ofgem-funded Network Innovation Allowance (NIA) Pollution Monitoring project, which kicked off in July last year. ⛈️ Severe pollution and harsh weather are some of the main issues for electric utilities causing flashovers and unplanned line outages. Understanding the information from this section of overhead line will help us see how pollution affects our equipment, and will help guide us in designing and maintaining overhead lines in areas with high pollution risk, using data from our sensors. 💬 Tania Shaw, Innovation Delivery Project Manager said: "We're delighted to have installed the sensors on our network to begin collecting data from the selected site, and enabling us to analyse this throughout the monitoring period of the project. "We hope that the project will provide us with learning about the impact of pollution on our network assets. This could help us to reduce the number of unplanned outages from pollution-heavy areas and reduce the carbon intensity of the power grid by transporting more renewable generation through our network." ➡️ Read more about our projects: https://lnkd.in/eM3wiR3R #Innovation #NetworkforNetZero