Babcock has over 80 years’ experience in this specialist field. Our Structural and Design Engineers are industry-leading specialists and utilise the latest technology, software and techniques to produce highly successful cutting-edge solutions.
In addition to our engineers we have a dedicated team of Detailers, Project Managers and Administrators working to ensure you receive an Overhead Line Design and planning solution that is second to none.
For further details on this service, or to discuss your individual requirements, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Core Service Features
Design Project Management and Consultancy
- Planning – integral with wider transmission business utilising leading software
- Design and engineering third party verification services
Feasibility/Desktop Studies
- Pre-sanction Engineering studies, including survey and Quantitative Risk Analysis
- New build planning support for environmental studies
- Route selection studies
- Cost development to support project sanction decisions
Line Design and Structural Design
- Design and analysis of existing or new towers and gantries
- Design and analysis of foundations
- Design and analysis of complete overhead lines, integrating towers, gantries, foundations and lines using industry leading FEA based software
- Steelwork detailing and metrication
- Re-engineering of existing structures/systems for thermal upgrade, diversions, tee-offs, network re-enforcement, etc.
- Groundline profiling and tree cutting studies
- Insulator string design/detailing
- Conductor sag and tension calculations
Electrical Consideration on Structures
- Wire/downlead electrical clearance drawings
- Electrical clearance calculations
- Load calculations under short circuit conditions
- Digital mapping and third party layouts
- Temporary works design
- Construction process load calculations
Key Customers
Scottish Power Energy Networks
National Grid
Electricity Alliance West
EDF Energy Networks
EirGrid
Northern Ireland Electric (NIE)
Scottish and Southern Energy
C.E. Electric