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Engineering Matters

Five times winner of the Publisher Podcast Awards, including Best Technology Podcast, Engineering Matters celebrates the work of engineers who use ingenuity, practicality, science, theory and determination to build a better world. In the UK alone 5.7million people work in engineering related enterprises from manufacturing and agriculture to construction and transportation. Their work ensures that the country has sustainable power supplies, better connectivity between cities, increasing efficiency in

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#218 Origin stories

Engineering Matters ·

2023/06/08

Engineering Matters is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week. Podcast founders Bernadette Ballantyne and Jon Young, along with the rest of the Engineering Matters team, tell the story of the show’s creation and rapid growth, and share a behind-the-scenes look at how some of our favourite and most popular episodes have been put together. Engineering... The post #218 Origin stories first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#217 Managing the Energy Transition

Engineering Matters ·

2023/06/01

More and more of the economy is being powered by the grid and that trend will continue over the next few decades. At the same time countries are looking to reduce their reliance on coal and gas and use more renewables like solar and wind. Managing the transition to a green grid will require extensive... The post #217 Managing the Energy Transition first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#216 Accelerating Offshore Wind Construction

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2023/05/25

The next decade will see an unprecedented level of offshore energy construction. In order to achieve the 2035 emissions targets adopted by many governments, the offshore industry will need to build thousands of turbines. Each of these must be secured by appropriate foundations and anchors, often in unmapped areas of the seabed, much deeper than... The post #216 Accelerating Offshore Wind Construction first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#215 Waste Goes Digital

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2023/05/18

Waste is an integral part of the circular economy. It is, in many cases, simply a resource that is in the wrong place. But it can also be a nuisance, an eyesore or even a risk to health. In the UK, new regulations, and changes to ways some waste handling is allowed to take place,... The post #215 Waste Goes Digital first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#214 Delivering a Megaproject

Engineering Matters ·

2023/05/11

When a major public infrastructure project is announced often a brand new organisation is set up that is tasked with delivering the project. These organisations can be very small and not have the experience delivering a major project that only a few people have. In the past organisations like these have hired a programme or... The post #214 Delivering a Megaproject first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#213 Revisited: Positioning Satellites in New Space

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2023/05/04

Just over a week ago, SpaceX successfully launched one of the largest rockets ever, a key step in humanity’s journey beyond the earth. While the rocket underwent a ‘rapid unplanned disassembly’ shortly after launch, it gave the company’s engineers a wealth of data for future launches. The same company also owns the world’s largest constellation... The post #213 Revisited: Positioning Satellites in New Space first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#212 Turning beer green

Engineering Matters ·

2023/04/27

The brewing industry has become a testing ground for the energy transition. Many drinkers want to drink responsibly: not just to protect their own health, but the health of the planet. Brewers large and small are taking innovative approaches to their energy use. In Samlesbury, AB InBev has started working with Protium, who will fund,... The post #212 Turning beer green first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#211 Rewilding the UK

Engineering Matters ·

2023/04/20

Britains biodiversity has been declining sharply over the last 50 years. We are now one of the most nature depleted nations in the world. Despite legislation and efforts to stem the tide of wildlife population decline, nothing has worked. Some Wildlife Trusts and organisations now support a more nature based approach to wildlife and land... The post #211 Rewilding the UK first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#210 Revisited: Return of the Fatbergs

Engineering Matters ·

2023/04/13

Last week the UK government announced plan to ban the sale of wet wipes to deal with the problem of fatbergs in sewers. This week we’re rerunning an episode from 2019 where we venture down into the sewer system to see the largest fatberg in Europe. Underneath cities all over the UK subterranean mountains of... The post #210 Revisited: Return of the Fatbergs first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#209 Asset Management, Resilience, and Climate Change

Engineering Matters ·

2023/04/06

In a world of complex supply chains, how can owners secure their assets against risks like climate change and disease lockdowns? By using the concept of resilience, owners can form strategic asset management plans, which balance the level of service required, against the cost of that service, while paying attention to all the risks faced:... The post #209 Asset Management, Resilience, and Climate Change first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#208 Counting Carbon Costs in the Built Environment

Engineering Matters ·

2023/03/30

The first edition of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment, published in 2017, is a professional statement that establishes a methodology for calculating the carbon cost of buildings, and now infrastructure, from construction, through use, to end-of-life. The guidelines already allow users to make finely tuned... The post #208 Counting Carbon Costs in the Built Environment first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#207 Revolution in the North Sea

Engineering Matters ·

2023/03/23

For 50 years the North Sea has been critical to European energy. Technology and skills developed over decades enabled the extraction of oil and gas in some of the most extreme and hazardous conditions on the planet. As the world transitions away from oil and gas, the North Sea will again be a critical source... The post #207 Revolution in the North Sea first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#206 The Giant Props of Gothenburg

Engineering Matters ·

2023/03/16

The Swedish city of Gothenburg is celebrating its 400 year anniversary in 2023 and as part of the celebrations the city is undergoing a construction boom. For much of the city’s 400 year history, major construction projects have been very limited by the wet and weak ground conditions beneath the city. This means that Gothenburg,... The post #206 The Giant Props of Gothenburg first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#205 The Green, Green, Shores of Home

Engineering Matters ·

2023/03/09

In recent decades, companies have moved manufacturing to countries offering low cost labour. Today, as they aim for Net Zero, they must also consider their carbon footprint. And that is almost impossible to do if raw materials are sourced from around the world, from countries with highly emitting energy systems and poor record keeping. Sam... The post #205 The Green, Green, Shores of Home first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Introducing: How to Build a Railway

Engineering Matters ·

2023/03/02

The Engineering Matters and Reby Media team has been working on a new podcast series in partnership with HS2. How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. The podcast series features industry experts and special guests giving their unique... The post Introducing: How to Build a Railway first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#204 Creating Green Airports of the Future

Engineering Matters ·

2023/03/02

Globally, the aviation industry accounts for 2.5% of all carbon emissions. The emission of other gases and particulates at altitude may make its warming impact even larger. Industry wide, manufactures, airlines and even airports, are all looking at how to bring in a new age of green plane technology, whether it’s hydrogen fuel cell, battery... The post #204 Creating Green Airports of the Future first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#203 Revisited: Crisis Shelter for Mass Displacement

Engineering Matters ·

2023/02/23

In light of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, this we are revisting the story of Nooraullah Kuchai. Noorullah is a civil engineer, a humanitarian and a refugee twice over. He lived in a tent in a Pakistani refugee camp for a decade and is now dedicating his life to helping people who have... The post #203 Revisited: Crisis Shelter for Mass Displacement first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#202 After the Collapse

Engineering Matters ·

2023/02/16

What do we do after a structure fails? Often, we go to court. Courts cannot make bereaved families, or those injured, whole. They cannot repair damaged structures. But they can go some way to making right some of the harms suffered. Forensic engineers, or building pathologists, are often called on to offer expert witness testimony... The post #202 After the Collapse first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#201 Creating the UK’s First eMixer

Engineering Matters ·

2023/02/09

In 2019 Tarmac announced their Innovation Challenge, for companies to propose new technologies to help Tarmac decarbonise. Over the next three years in partnership with Renault Trucks and TVS Interfleet they developed the first electric concrete mixer to be used in the UK. Through the process of designing and building a first of its kind... The post #201 Creating the UK’s First eMixer first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#200 Nuclear Robots on the Cutting Edge

Engineering Matters ·

2023/02/02

Robots are increasingly able to take on any repeatable task in industry, and are used in many dull, dirty or dangerous tasks. But their deployment for highly variable tasks remains limited. They are now being used in nuclear decommissioning, to sort, cut, and repack waste storage skips. And this could serve as a testing ground... The post #200 Nuclear Robots on the Cutting Edge first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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