ROADS

Reference:

Status: Live

Start Date: Apr 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): National Grid Electricity System Operator

Contact: National Grid TO Innovation Team

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Gas Transmission Networks

Estimated Expenditure: £1,000,000.00

Introduction: This programme addresses cable related issues including cable protection, oil leak detection, insulation materials and cable decommissioning. This will help to ensure that existing and future cable systems are managed and utilised as efficiently as possible.

Objectives: This is a project to trial a distributed strain sensor currently being developed by SENSA in collaboration with National Grid and BP and jointly funded by the DTI.