# Event Details - **Event Name**: National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Onshore and Offshore - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: The Great Grid Upgrade is a major overhaul of the on- and off-shore grid to bring new energy sources online, come along and find out more!About this EventThe Lecture is intended to bring to life National Grid’s Grid Upgrade (GGU), the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations. Reference will be made to several major infrastructure projects, principally subsea cable projects, at various stages of development and delivery. National Grid’s Eastern Green Link (EGL) 1, 2, 3 and 4 projects will be specifically discussed. The importance of the consenting process will also be highlighted, specifically in relation to project program and delivery.Sean Stokoe, born in Hexham, Northumberland, is a town planner by qualification and profession. His early career was in the minerals industry, firstly with British Coal Opencast then with RMC Group. Sean moved to National Grid in 1998, and has since occupied multiple consenting, environmental assessment, and lands roles, moving into leadership and people management, and becoming Head of Offshore Consents in 2022. Sean now leads an exceptional team of consenting and environmental professionals, tasked with obtaining the development consents required to deliver a portfolio of major energy infrastructure projects, on land and in the sea. Sean is keen to relay that in his c30-year career with National Grid, never has the challenge, opportunity and reward been as great as it is now, as National Grid looks to deliver the Grid Upgrade (GGU), the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations.17:30-18:00 - Tea and Coffee18:00-18:50 - In-person only Lecture Starts18:50 to 19:00 - Q & AWelcome to our November NEIMME Lecture. NEIMME is the Royal Chartered membership organisation for Engineering, Science and Technology in the North.For more information about our events and the benefits of NEIMME membership see: https://mininginstitute.org.uk/membership/For information on IOM3 membership see: https://www.iom3.org/ https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/a33400c0-b6dc-11f0-9b73-5188c4a9b9bd-rimg-w1200-h655-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/national-grid’s-great-grid-upgrade-onshore-and-offshore/100001892559830399 - **Event Categories**: contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Newcastle upon Tyne - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Neville Hall - **lat**: 54.9693394 - **long**: -1.6142903 - **full address**: Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Onshore and Offshore - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/b2982c9066630023f6a594cef01dffe9878c57bf7ee5387c04b2eac982fb7fbf-rimg-w1200-h677-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1761971942 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Onshore and Offshore being held? - **A:** National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Onshore and Offshore takes place on Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm at Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Onshore and Offshore? - **A:** National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Onshore and Offshore is organized by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, Onshore and Offshore", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/b2982c9066630023f6a594cef01dffe9878c57bf7ee5387c04b2eac982fb7fbf-rimg-w1200-h677-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1761971942", "startDate": "2025-11-13", "endDate": "2025-11-13", "url": "https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/national-grid’s-great-grid-upgrade-onshore-and-offshore/100001892559830399", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Neville Hall", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Westgate Road", "postalCode": "NE1", "addressLocality": "Newcastle upon Tyne", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "54.9693394", "longitude": "-1.6142903" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The Great Grid Upgrade is a major overhaul of the on- and off-shore grid to bring new energy sources online, come along and find out more!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-02", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-13", "validFrom": "2026-05-02", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/national-grid’s-great-grid-upgrade-onshore-and-offshore/100001892559830399" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-05-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/national-grid’s-great-grid-upgrade-onshore-and-offshore/100001892559830399", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission: In-Person Only" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/north-of-england-institute-of-mining-and-mechanical-engineers/17766457", "description": "The Mining Institute is an organisation dedicated to the professions of mining engineering, mechanical engineering, mining electrical engineering and related professions. 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