The first new pylon designs for more than 85 years are being installed in the UK in a National Grid pylon scheme. The designs will allow for “sweeping curves” of electricity lines rather than the ...

Inspired by the existing lattice pylon originally designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield RA in 1927, New Town Studio, who was recently shortlisted for the Pylon Design Competition, uses a lattice steel ...

National Grid has erected its first T-pylon in Somerset, Southwest England, demonstrating a new design for an electricity pylon. The world’s first T-pylon, according to National Grid, will be one of ...

It is a common sight in the British countryside - hated by some, but ignored by most. And although it may seem like the humble electricity pylon is doing its job pretty well, a Government-run ...

The “simple, classical and practical” pylon stands 56ft shorter than the current steel lattice pylons and with its sleek white design it cuts a less severe figure in the rural landscape. While the ...

For decades, electricity pylons have towered over our countryside - functional, but not necessarily nice to look at. But that is about to change after a competition to design the pylon of the future ...

TenneT has developed a new concept for high‑voltage lines with a magnetic field intensity that is significantly lower than that of existing lines. The innovative design is called Wintrack and consists ...

An architecture and design firm called Choi+Shine has submitted a design for the Icelandic High-Voltage Electrical Pylon International Design Competition which ...

A competition to redesign the British electricity pylon has been launched - offering the chance to reshape a part of the landscape that has not changed in more than 80 years. Ruth Reed, of the Royal ...