Vegetation Management

Apr 2013

Electricity Distribution

Reference:

Status: Live

Start Date: Apr 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): Electricity North West Limited

Contact: Electricity North West Innovation Team

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): High Voltage Technology

Estimated Expenditure: £301,000.00

Introduction: This project measures the rate of vegetation growth and the impact it has on the Overhead Line (OHL) network

Objectives: This project proposes to monitor vegetation growth at approximately 2000 sites across the UK network and develop a software model which will take into account factors such as tree species, bioclimatic area, and the effect of climate variation to estimate the speed of vegetation growth at different geographical sites.