article_snippet.sent: Called the T-pylon (artist's illustration shown) it is a third shorter than the old lattice pylons.
article_snippet.sent: National Grid is building a training line of the less obtrusive T-pylons at National Grid Eakring training academy in Nottinghamshire.
article_snippet.sent: Each T-pylon measures about 115ft (35 metres) tall - about a third shorter than the old pylons, which were about 165ft (50 metres) tall.
article_snippet.sent: T-pylons were the winners of a 2011 design competition to develop a new pylon that could deal with changing sources of electricity - namely, greener sources such as wind and solar power.
article_snippet.sent: ‘We’ve been able to answer "yes" to the hundreds of questions that need to be asked before We can introduce a new type of pylon,’ said David Wright, Director of Electricity Transmission Asset Management at National Grid.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The training line has enabled us to learn so many lessons about how to manufacture and build the T-pylon.
article_snippet.sent: The simplistic design, composed mostly of just eight components, means new T-pylons can be erected in just a single day, rather than a whole week for older pylons.
article_snippet.sent: National Grid is building a training line of six T-pylons at National Grid Eakring training academy in Nottinghamshire .
article_snippet.sent: T-pylons were the winners of a 2011 design competition to develop a new pylon that could deal with changing sources of electricity (others shown right)
article_snippet.sent: The simplistic design, composed mostly of just eight components, means new T-pylons can be erected in just a single day, rather than a whole week for older pylons .
article_snippet.sent: Maintenance is also easier, as engineers do not need to climb new T-pylons, but can simply work on engineers from an elevated platform.
article_snippet.sent: T-pylons won’t replace the 88,000 lattice pylons currently in use; rather, National Grid will use engineers separately.
article_snippet.sent: National Grid plans to use the first operational T-pylons with the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset.
article_snippet.sent: We developed the new type of pylon so that We could have a 21st century design to offer as We plan new transmission routes,’ added Mr Wright.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The T-pylon is not a replacement for the steel lattice pylon but
article_snippet.sent: The T-pylon’s a new option and in some landscapes The T-pylon shorter height and sleeker appearance can offer real advantages.
article_snippet.sent: T-pylons won’t replace the 88,000 lattice pylons currently in use; rather, National Grid will use the 88,000 lattice pylons currently in use separately.
article_snippet.sent: the 88,000 lattice pylons currently in use plan to use the first T-pylons with the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset Somerset .
highlights_snippet.sent: it is a third shorter than the old lattice pylons .
  