Accelerating grid innovation for a clean energy future

“If we can’t connect this new renewable generation, we’re not going to meet those targets. There’s a fair bit at stake.” – Carl Parlongo

Electricity transmission is emerging as one of the most critical bottlenecks in the energy transition.

The challenge is not simply building more infrastructure. It is building it quickly enough, amid growing supply chain constraints, global resource shortages and delivery models not always designed for the pace and complexity of the transition.

In this episode, Carl Parlongo joins Ben Hall, Global Thought Leadership Manager at GHD, to explore what is slowing grid development, why traditional project delivery models can struggle under pressure and how more collaborative approaches could help accelerate the infrastructure needed to meet decarbonisation goals.

• Electricity transmission is becoming a defining bottleneck in meeting decarbonisation and net-zero targets

• Global shortages in engineering, construction and commissioning skills are slowing delivery timelines

• Supply chain pressures mean critical equipment now needs to be specified and ordered far earlier in projects

• Traditional sequential delivery models can limit speed, while IPD and Alliancing allow more work to happen in parallel

• Success depends on building enough infrastructure, fast enough, without overbuilding and increasing costs for consumers

Explore the related Nexus Weekly Column: Why building the grid is so hard — and what’s really stopping the energy transition