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TNEI Scores a Win for With Kids at TNEI Fives Charity Football Tournament

TNEI recently hosted a successful charity five-a-side football tournament in support of “With Kids,” a Glasgow-based charity that provides vital services to children and families in need. The tournament was a fun-filled and competitive event, bringing together six teams from various companies to raise awareness and funds for this remarkable organisation. With Kids, which operates in the East End of Glasgow—one of the areas with the highest levels of poverty in the UK—works tirelessly to support families, offering therapeutic services such as Play Therapy to help children manage challenging emotions. They also provide parents and carers with tools to navigate life’s challenges and build resilience within their families. The charity’s individualised approach focuses on providing practical and emotional support, ensuring that families are empowered to find solutions to their difficulties. The charity tournament saw teams from TNEI, Muirhall Energy, National HVDC Centre, Wood Group, and Frazer Nash come together for

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TNEI takes to the dunes to celebrate 25 years 

As TNEI celebrates its 25th anniversary, employees are taking part in various activities throughout the year to mark the momentous occasion.   On a sunny September day, TNEI saw the whole team from the Newcastle office spend the day on the Northumberland coast, volunteering their time and skills in the Bamburgh sand dunes with local charity Northumberland Coast Conservation Team (Coast Care Trust).   Colleagues were tasked with supporting the charity in tackling the invasive plant species Pirri Pirri Burr. This task carries international importance on this site which is a SSSI (Site of Significant Scientific Interest) and a protected AONB designation (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).   The spread of Pirri if left unchecked, would shade out native dune botanicals and Marram grasses. This would threaten the health and stability of the dunes and leave the dunes vulnerable to coastal erosion, impacting on the biodiversity of invertebrates and pollinators and the

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Electricity System Restoration Tender Rounds – South-West and Midlands ITT2 Now Live 

When are the ESR tender round deadlines?   National Grid ESO runs restoration tenders periodically to ensure there are sufficient generators and other assets available to provide this service. The latest ESR tender rounds began in 2022 and will continue into 2024, covering the full geography of mainland GB. The South-East and Northern tender has concluded. NGESO have made related decisions on successful ITT1 submissions for the South-West and Midlands and the ITT2 process for these generators is underway. ITT2 tendering is now active with a submission deadline of the 19th of May 2025, but time is of the essence, as this stage includes an extensive range of detailed technical review and commercial preparation.   Renewable technologies in the restoration process    These latest ESR tender rounds being run by National Grid ESO now not only afford generators the chance to participate in this crucial service, but they now also ensure inclusivity, welcoming

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TNEI on Grid: Great Britain’s Connections Reform – the Proposal

We recently published a piece summarising the journey so far of Great Britain’s Connections Reform (GBCR) and how it will fundamentally affect all projects. The reform project has now reached a critical juncture where the ESO are consulting on the proposed detailed solution and inviting alternative suggestions from industry as part of the formal industry change process – the previous consultation in June 2023 was an informal consultation. In this article we’ll summarise the ESO’s proposals, what this means for you and how to get involved.  The ESO’s proposal  If you want to read the detail, there are two Workgroup Consultations you can read and comment on by 6th August when the consultations close:  These are both in-depth documents describing the discussions the industry have had on the ESO’s proposals. We have summarised the proposals below:  Core Process  There will be a single ‘primary’ process which all transmission connected and

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TNEI Away Day – 25th Anniversary Edition

In July 2024 we took the whole TNEI team away for 2 days of team building and celebrations as TNEI marks 25 years since it first all begun! It was an action packed 2 days, kicked off with our AGM hosted by Nigel Tate and Ian Graves. Once the official stuff was out of the way, it was onto TNEI Sports Day where colleagues competed in the usual suspects; 3-legged race, sack race and the egg and spoon race. Congratulations to the winning team James, Harvey, Stephen, Will, Florence, Martin, Sarah, Zahid, Yueqi and Karen! We then partied all night with a BBQ & 90’s quiz & disco with outfits to match! The next day revellers carried on the party with the TNEI in the Park festival where each of our teams had a stand to showcase their work to the rest of the company with activities, competitions and creativity

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TNEI Fives Tournament – Glasgow

Will your team take the trophy?    We are looking for companies working in renewables to take part in our 5-a-side Football Tournament on the 28th September.    Hosted by TNEI, the tournament is Glasgow based but UK-wide entries are welcome. Teams are limited to 7 people; we recommend 2 rolling subs per team.  ⚽ When: Saturday 28th September 2024  ⚽ Where: Power League, 1 Kennedy Street, Glasgow, G4 0EB    ⚽ Time: 09:00 – 15:00 with the opportunity for drinks at the Ark afterwards  ⚽ Entry cost: £250 per team (100% of the entry fee will be donated to local Glasgow charity ‘With Kids’)  This is a great opportunity to network outside of the office whilst taking part in a bit of friendly (or competitive!) competition.   Are you up for the challenge? Register your interest here. Once you have completed the form, we will be in touch no later than the 16th August

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