The UK Government has a goal to achieve net zero by 2050, but in order to get there we need to radically increase renewables, and as a result, scale up the grid to support all of the new, renewable energy generation. But how do we connect these new wind farms, hydro schemes, solar farms and other low-carbon energy sources to the electricity grid? In this episode of the Clean Energy Pod, powered by SSE, we talk to Laura Fleming, Country Managing Director for Hitachi Energy in the UK and Irela...
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The UK Government has a goal to achieve net zero by 2050, but in order to get there we need to radically increase renewables, and as a result, scale up the grid to support all of the new, renewable energy generation. But how do we connect these new wind farms, hydro schemes, solar farms and other low-carbon energy sources to the electricity grid? In this episode of the Clean Energy Pod, powered by SSE, we talk to Laura Fleming, Country Managing Director for Hitachi Energy in the UK and Irela...
Why does it take so long to build an offshore wind farm?
Clean Energy Pod
37 minutes
1 year ago
Why does it take so long to build an offshore wind farm?
On this episode of the Clean Energy Pod, powered by SSE, we chat with Paul Cooley, Director of Offshore Wind at SSE. We discuss why it takes so long to build an offshore wind farm. What changes are needed to meet the UK's net zero targets. And we talk about building the world's largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank.This recording took place on Tuesday 2 July 2024, before the UK general election.SSE, plc website: sse.com SSE careers: careers.sse.com/homepage LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/12...
Clean Energy Pod
The UK Government has a goal to achieve net zero by 2050, but in order to get there we need to radically increase renewables, and as a result, scale up the grid to support all of the new, renewable energy generation. But how do we connect these new wind farms, hydro schemes, solar farms and other low-carbon energy sources to the electricity grid? In this episode of the Clean Energy Pod, powered by SSE, we talk to Laura Fleming, Country Managing Director for Hitachi Energy in the UK and Irela...
