Environmental
#146 Small Modular Reactors
The 2021 energy crisis saw coal power plants fire into life as natural gas prices spiralled and wind turbines stood idle. The combination of circumstances
Make
#145 Andrew Smyth – Engineering with Cake
When Andrew Smyth turned the handle on his clockwork pies on Great British Bake Off in 2016, it brought together two disciplines that had never
Build
#144 Enhancing an Estuary, Restoring a River
In this first episode of the New Year, we are telling a story about renewal. A project in 1950s New Zealand called the Kaituna Cut
Podcast
#143 Learning From Adventure
This week we bring you a guest episode from the Planet Beyond podcast. An adventurous spirit in people has made many successful organisations what they
Environmental
#142 Blue Carbon: The Forgotten Store
Humans can feel that we have built a world to live in that is above and apart from nature. We concrete the ground, we regulate
Make
#141 Setting up a Vaccine Factory
By the end of 2021, 8 billion doses of COVID19 vaccine had been administered around the world. This achievement has only been possible thanks to
Build
#140 HS2 and the Golden Thread of Station Design
High Speed 2 is the UK’s latest transport megaproject. Billed as the largest ever investment in the country’s rail, its first phase will link London
Environmental
#139 Offshore Wind: Scotland’s World Leader
At 4.1GW Berwick Bank is planning to become the largest offshore windfarm in the world. This is enough generating capacity to power Scotland’s homes twice
Space
#138 Space Resources: The Next Leap
Ever since the beginning of the space age, scientists and engineers have considered the role extra-terrestrial resources could have to supporting missions of exploration and
Environmental
#137 The Calculator that Could Still Save the World
Two years ago the world was preparing for COP25 in Madrid, and we released this episode (#36) about a calculator that was helping countries around
Digital
#136 The Future of Mobility
In the 20 years before Covid-19 the proportion of 17- to 20-year-olds with a driving licence fell from nearly half to less than a third.
Build
#135 COP26: Decarbonising Transport
Decarbonisation of transportation and shipping will require us to leverage improvements to green technologies and adapt to new ways of thinking and organising. It will