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Energy / Power X:
Does anyone have a copy of BEBS S5 (1956) 🤔
“General Specification for Outdoor 275 kilovolt and Lower Voltage Switchgear (1956)”
I’ve tried @energynetworks and waiting on the IET. Grid didn’t keep one. Need to try the Scots..
Any PDF gratefully received
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£5 car boot find making excellent book ends 🙂
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Jun 14
This morning, UK forces boarded a Russian tanker in the English Channel that was secretly helping to bankroll Putin's war in Ukraine.
The first operation of its kind led by British forces, and a clear message: there is nowhere to hide.
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Overnight, Royal Marines Commandos of the @RoyalNavy were involved in the interception of a shadow fleet vessel. They were supported by @HMSSutherland, @HMSLedbury and the Maritime Air Group.
Mission success thanks to the skills, bravery and professionalism of our people.
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Jun 14
A video popped up on my YT and I thought I recognised the voice. Great vid!
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Wall underpinned ✅
Chamber constructed and poured ✅
Type 1 down ✅
Celebratory lie down by the pool ✅
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6 June is a big day if you’re a General in the Bucknall family … earlier my brother took the salute at The Colonel’s Review of #troopingthecolour and 82 years before, on 6 June 1944, my grandfather, Comd XXX Corps, captured #Gold Beach in the #DDay Landings. Very proud.
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Jun 6
curiousity almost killed me. 6 lives left
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Staying energised!
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Me and a fellow supergrid engineer found a very apt beer last night in Southwell 🍺
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(Towers) 😘
Jun 1
Our pylons need us. They are fantastic beasts. @EngineerLondon
youtube.com/watch?v=F0JDK_71…
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May 31
The Crazy physics of launching at 80 km/h from a truck already moving 80km/h
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Cheeky DLC on a 400kV feeder after tweaking the voltage selection a bit. Yeah, Reyrolle B11 contact pressure again…. I had no running volts. But it would have sat primed until the end of time 🤩
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May 30
⚡️ Prachtige bliksemshow bij Namen in België zojuist! Tientallen bliksemfoto's rijker; hier enkele beelden ervan op gewone snelheid en in slowmotion... #onweer
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May 29
Today, May 29, 2026, is an important day for EconiQ®. The world’s first 550 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) free of SF₆ is energized at SGCC’s Wuhan Yuxian substation.
This is the world's very first SF₆-free GIS at transmission-voltage level in permanent service!
Another major milestone in delivering eco-efficient, high-voltage solutions at scale. ⚡🌱
EconiQ - reliable, compact, scalable and with the lowest carbon footprint.
#HitachiEnergy #HighVoltage #EconiQGIS #500kV #EnergyTransition
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May 30
ON THIS DAY, MAY 30
I've actually struggled to find much to report for today. So instead, please enjoy this awesome thread on the SuperGrid from @EngineerLondon
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The British Grid of the early 1930s was built to interconnect power stations and establish technical standards for an integrated, synchronous national power system functioning on 3 phase AC 50Hz. It was a huge success 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #BirthOfTheSupergrid [1/36]
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I really can’t fathom this. Evidence is so clear. Not a good signal for the rule of law. Violent assault really ought to have consequences
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Starting the annual commissioning engineer assessments on Monday. Wishing all the candidates every success 🤩
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May 28
Today in 1982, British paras and commandos mount a successful attack on a fortified Argentine airfield at Goose Green in the Falklands. Casualties are heavy. Among the fallen is the commander of the assault, Lt-Col Herbert Jones. He will receive the Victoria Cross posthumously.
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May 28
On this day in 1982, the Battle of Goose Green begins as 2 PARA engage Argentine positions at Goose Green and Darwin.
The first and longest land battle of the Falklands War, 18 lives were lost as British forces battled against vastly superior numbers. 🇫🇰🇬🇧
#Falklands44
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May 28
As we face another fossil fuel shock, households are taking control.
2025 was the biggest year ever for solar deployment, with 269,000 installations completed across the UK - and nine of the ten strongest months on record happening in the past year. ☀️
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Britain is breaking clean power records☀️
269,000 solar installations completed in 2025 - the highest ever recorded and 37% larger than the year before.
Families are choosing homegrown energy, lower bills and greater energy security.
ALT NEW RECORD: UK solar installations reached highest total ever recorded in 2025
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