Vegetation Management Research

Apr 2013

Electricity Transmission

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): Modelling

Estimated Expenditure: £1,718,000.00

Introduction: Research into vegetation growth rates.

Objectives: Vegetation growth rates vary across the country, dependent on a variety of climatic factors. Currently we have little research to base these growth rates on. This project aims to provide a growth model, taking these conditions into account.