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Electricity Transmission
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Mar 2020
Electricity Transmission
All Terrain Low Ground Pressure Access Vehicle with 34m boom
Reference:
NIA_SPEN_0051
Status:
Live
Start Date:
Mar 2020
End Date:
Mar 2021
Funding Licencee(s):
SP Energy Networks and SP Transmission
Contact:
Adele Ramsden
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Funding Mechanism
Network Innovation Allowance
Research Area:
ET - Transition to low carbon future, ET - New technologies and commercial evolution, ET - Customer and stakeholder focus, ET - Safety and health and environment
Core Technology(ies):
Health and Safety and Maintenance & Inspection
Estimated Expenditure:
£100,000.00
Introduction:
This project will develop an All terrain vehicle with improved access to Transmission OHL.
Objectives:
The objectives of the project are as follows:
Increase efficiency on outage times on faults and repairs reducing network financial constraints and down time. Including deployment of the emergency restoration system
Greatly reduce risk during work at heights
Commitment to stakeholders in fast repairs and response time on OHL windfarm connection routes
Grantor commitment using advanced technology to eliminate/reduce land damage
Environmental commitment to reducing stone road requirements and wagons required to bring the stone in.
Reduction in muscular skeletal injury to work force by allow two men to work from a very generous 250KG basket on repairs needing heavy equipment such as a press head.