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(Source: Datamonitor)trackingUK-based transmission network operator National Grid has said that it is carrying out work in Selston, Nottinghamshire as part of an initiative which will reduce CO2 emissions equal to taking 38,000 cars off the road.

National Grid has said that a total of GBP23 million will be spent in installing new equipment at 2,000 gas governor sites across the North West, the Midlands and East Anglia to give greater control over the pressure of gas being fed through the network pipes which supply homes and businesses. The work has been approved by industry regulator, Ofgem.

The company has said that each of the sites identified will be connected to a central computer system via a data transfer link which will allow local demand for gas to be constantly monitored and pressures modified accordingly.

At present, the majority of governors which regulate the gas pressure in the supply pipes have their pressure set manually and usually operate at one pressure during peak hours of demand and then at a different pressure during the hours of low demand.

The installation of the new equipment will allow pressures to change, day and night, to mirror demand. This will save on the throughput of gas and will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

National Grid has said that it is working in partnership with Multi-Tech Contracts to install the equipment in substations across the North West, East and West Midlands and East Anglia. The majority of substations in London already have the equipment.

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