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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #235 Ffestiniog: 60 Years of Pioneering Storage
Description: Hidden in the mountainous peaks of Snowdonia’s National Park is a clean source of energy storage that has been supporting the UK’s electricity grid since it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1963. Ffestiniog was the UK’s first ever pumped storage hydropower project and it remains a critical part of today’s energy system.
Back in the 1950s engineers were tasked with ensuring that their designs protected the beauty of the landscape. They also had to solve a range of technical challenges to accomplish something that had not been done before. Episode partner Mott Mac...