National Grid

Terry and Charger on the road, with Charger's badass doggles

Motorcycles

"Electric Terry" interview part 2: The Ironbutt, Charger the dog and how EVs can support the power grid

At the end of a fun afternoon on fast bikes, we sat down again with motorcycling legend "Electric Terry" Hershner to finish our chat about the first electric Ironbutt, the Vetter Challenge, riding with his manic dog Charger and a future in which two-way EV charging can support the power grid.

The living wall features over 20 different predominantly native and wildlife-friendly plant species

Architecture

UK's National Grid claims largest living wall in Europe

A new living wall is being claimed as the largest in Europe. Measuring 1,027 sq m (11,055 sq ft), it comprises around 97,000 plants and is installed along the sides of a recently built multistory parking structure at the headquarters of the UK's National Grid on the outskirts of Warwick.

Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, UK (Photo: Harald Pettersen/Statoil)

Environment

National Grid report challenges wind energy critics

A recent UK National Grid report would seem to challenge the idea that the intermittency of wind plays havoc with energy grid management.