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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #173 Europe’s First Energy Island
Description: Denmark is embarking on the largest construction project in its history with the assembly of the first energy island in the North Sea. The 120,000sq.m site could serve as a hub for as many as 200 wind turbines, storing and supplying electricity to Denmark and its neighbours.
The impact of greenhouse gases on our planet is a problem too large to ignore. Denmark alone has committed to a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Striving to turn the tide, engineers and scientists across the globe are fighting time to find a solution to our energy needs. One...