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when work can last a week at a time.
ask, especially in remote locations
AINING the network is no easy
customers supplied by the overhead
network at Camilty Spur in Kirknewton.
Poor performance was a problem for
the year
12 faults in just two weeks and while
During the heavy storms at the turn of
reconnecting the line, engineers spotted
, this particular section suffered
a
A
plantation where root damage led to the
to the grid via a 220-kilometre overhead line is
trees falling onto the line.
problem with a large softwood
at the centre of a Public Local Inquiry
FIVE-YEAR project to connect green energy
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to replace the existing 132kV line between
Proposals for a new 400kV transmission line
.
to 15 individual Low V
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lanned outage would have involved up
Using traditional equipment, the
Falkirk, have come up against objections from
keep the line energised while the
oltage generators
community groups, statutory bodies and local
, west of Inverness, and Denny, west of
sections were removed for repair
or a period of up to seven days just to
authorities within the surrounding area.
George Fitzelle, one of the engineers on
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the project, was aware of a High V
Thanks to some insider knowledge,
.
oltage
Hydro Electric
would be one of the longest overhead line
ransmission Limited (SPT) and Scottish
On completion, the joint project between SP
construction projects in the UK and, coupled
Transmission Limited (SHETL)
with the necessary transmission reinforcement
work to connect the line to the network,
would represent a major investment from
ScottishPower at around £100million.
process, Scottish Ministers announced in
August 2006 that the proposed upgrade would
Following an extensive public consultation
be referred to a Public Local Inquiry (PLI)
to decide if the project could be given the
go-ahead.
from SPT
planning authorities.
The PLI is in place and includes members
companies to articulate the significant amount
and SHETL and the four relevant
generator currently in use in the
of detailed environmental and technical
This process allows the
MANWEB area and made the
assessment that has been undertaken.
necessary arrangements to bring it to
Scotland for the first time.
to Scottish Ministers by January 2008 for a
It is hoped that their report will be submitted
so accessing remote locations brings a
need for skilled planning. It also had to
The HV generator sits on a lorry trailer
could commence as early as 2009 with the
final decision in October 2008.
be manned round the clock and so it
project being completed in 2014.
If given the green light, the OHL construction
came with its own accommodation – a
caravan, plus some special tracks to get
it into boggy fields.
managed the work to replace rotten
poles, replace the overhead line
C&P Scotland Maintenance project
conductor and remove some 1200
tonnes of trees, of
Ethics girl Julie’s team are
permanent solution to an ongoing
problem.
fering a near
MARKS & SPENCER
greenest supermarket and the one most
expert background knowledge from the
popular with socially and environmentally
is Britain’s materials come from and how goods are
forestry industry to coordinate the use of
George Fitzelle was able to bring
aware consumers, according to a poll set
manufactured.
standards for quality
While a UK company can set its own
, health and safety,
specialist harvesting equipment.
of the high-profile launch of M&S’
up by The Times.
“
Customers in the
bright Marks and Sparks
UK expect that
when they buy
maintained contact with customers who
had been af
Throughout the process, the team
string of social and environmental targets.
Behind the Label advertising campaign
The findings demonstrate the success
and Plan A, under which it committed to a
s Look
a product it has
of them even visited the site to express
their thanks for the works being
fected in the past and many
approach is understanding and managing
been ethically
carried out.
its supply chain – knowing where the raw
A key pillar of M&S’s successful
produced
”
environmental and “ethical” production, it
puts its reputation on the line if it does not
ensure that its suppliers work to the same
standards. Customers in the UK generally
expect that when they buy a product in a
UK shop, it has been “ethically” and
“responsibly” produced.
where ScottishPower is increasingly
Electricity is no exception. In a world
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