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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #29 Innovations in Renewable Energy: Lorna Bennet
Description: Growing up in a tiny village in rural Scotland, regular
power cuts would leave Lorna Bennet and her family without electricity for days
on end. Determined to become self-sufficient Lorna set about learning how to
create sustainable energy, from designing water wheels to working on tidal power
arrays and testing the world’s largest offshore wind turbine blades. Becoming a
mechanical engineer has enabled Lorna to push the boundaries of renewable
energy technology but working on world firsts is not easy and has meant overcoming
challenges that come with innovation, including the collapse of the burgeoning
wave power industry. Bu...