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#272 Designing Dinorwig: Inside Electric Mountain
In late 1973 the UK’s Central Electricity Generating Board gained parliamentary approval to build the largest and most difficult pumped storage hydroelectric power station in
Environmental
#271 Pumped Storage: Australia tackles Intermittency
On the receiving end of among of the worst natural disasters in modern history, while being blessed with some of the most abundant natural resource
Environmental
#270 A Blueprint for Low Carbon Roads
In the UK, over a quarter of a million kilometers of road have been laid. From motorways and A-roads to small country lanes, every kilometer
Environmental
#269 The Pipeline to Net Zero
It will be just as important to upgrade pipeline networks for the energy transition, as it is the electric grid. These will carry carbon dioxide
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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 5: How to Swim in a Sea of Data
HS2 is one of the most complex and challenging railway scheme the UK has ever undertaken. As such, it has been generating vast amounts of
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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 4: Being Safe and Inclusive Every Step of the Way
HS2 is focused not only on safety, but on overall health and wellbeing on all employees and contractors. Identifying long term risks to wellbeing is
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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 3: Reducing and Reusing
HS2’s place within the current climate and environment has always been its top priority. Once operational, the British-built bullet trains will provide zero-carbon journeys between
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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 2: The Blueprint and the Real Thing
Design not only encapsulates the creativity and innovation of new products, but is the main source of information for construction to take place. Episode 2
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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 1: Building a Learning Legacy
The concept of the Learning Legacy programme has been around for longer than you might think. Starting at London 2012, collating and sharing knowledge, innovation,
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#268 Mastering Time: The Challenge of Time Synchronisation
Timekeeping has been a pursuit fraught with challenges throughout history. From ancient sundials to mechanical clocks, humanity has continuously sought methods to measure time with
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#267 AI and Humanity, with Darren Martin
With the launch of ChatGPT, the power of generative AI has captured public attention. Systems like this can not only work through millions of options,
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#266 Building Communities Together
Cities around the world face a housing crisis. In countries like the UK, local authorities struggle to finance projects and to find space for development.