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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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#277 The Race to Net Zero – Innovation at Pace

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2024/05/30

The race to hit Net Zero targets will require an unprecedented surge in innovation. As Dame Laura Sandys, CBE, explains, energy systems will be reshaped, with a few hundred players in the market replaced by millions of actions and assets in a distributed system. These will necessitate not just physical changes to how we generate,...The post #277 The Race to Net Zero – Innovation at Pace first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#276 A Deep Understanding of the Ground Beneath Our Feet

Engineering Matters ·

2024/05/23

Cone Penetration Testing is a conceptually simple technology first developed in the Netherlands almost a century ago, but is still a critical component in the geotechnical toolkit. Now far more accurate and capable than early cones, modern equivalents are being deployed to solve some of the most pressing challenges, within the Dutch lowlands and far...The post #276 A Deep Understanding of the Ground Beneath Our Feet first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#275 Serving Countries to Serving Communities

Engineering Matters ·

2024/05/16

For any military operation the objectives of the mission are absolutely paramount. Failure is not an option. The team is motivated to achieve a common goal, often working under extreme pressure, pulling together to overcome challenges, paying attention to detail and always prioritising the objectives of the mission. In this way veterans have a lot... The post #275 Serving Countries to Serving Communities first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#274 Seeing the Future of a City

Engineering Matters ·

2024/05/09

Dar es Salaam is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. In the 1970s, it was home to less than one million people. Today, it has a population of more than five million people, and by 2035 it is projected to have more than 13 million residents. The city sits on a natural harbour, the... The post #274 Seeing the Future of a City first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#273 The Core Technologies of a New Power System

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2024/05/02

In this episode, we delve into the dynamic world of Power Electronics, Machines, and Drives (PEMD), exploring its pivotal role in shaping the future of energy systems and sustainability efforts. PEMD technology plays a critical role in advancing electrification and decarbonisation efforts worldwide. With PEMD technology enabling the integration of renewable energy sources, improving energy...The post #273 The Core Technologies of a New Power System first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#272 Designing Dinorwig: Inside Electric Mountain

Engineering Matters ·

2024/04/25

In late 1973 the UK’s Central Electricity Generating Board gained parliamentary approval to build the largest and most difficult pumped storage hydroelectric power station in its history. It was the largest civil engineering contract ever awarded by the government and became the biggest construction project in Europe. Engineering teams had to burrow 750m deep into... The post #272 Designing Dinorwig: Inside Electric Mountain first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#271 Pumped Storage: Australia tackles Intermittency

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2024/04/18

On the receiving end of among of the worst natural disasters in modern history, while being blessed with some of the most abundant natural resource reserves, and a developed economy, Australia sits in a unique position with regards to climate change. Many eyes are on the country as it looks to maintain the grid resilience...The post #271 Pumped Storage: Australia tackles Intermittency first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#270 A Blueprint for Low Carbon Roads

Engineering Matters ·

2024/04/11

In the UK, over a quarter of a million kilometers of road have been laid. From motorways and A-roads to small country lanes, every kilometer of construction comes with a big carbon cost, emitting up to 2,600 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per kilometer. Over the last decade investment into new material technology and machinery has...The post #270 A Blueprint for Low Carbon Roads first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#269 The Pipeline to Net Zero

Engineering Matters ·

2024/04/04

It will be just as important to upgrade pipeline networks for the energy transition, as it is the electric grid. These will carry carbon dioxide and hydrogen, along with ammonia and biogas. They will enable carbon capture, local hydrogen for fuel intensive industry and transport, and for export. Governments around the world have struggled to...The post #269 The Pipeline to Net Zero first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 5: How to Swim in a...

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/28

HS2 is one of the most complex and challenging railway scheme the UK has ever undertaken. As such, it has been generating vast amounts of data across the board. Every geological survey, every design, every site, every environmental survey, all generating more and more data. So with all this data, what do you do with...The post Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 5: How to Swim in a Sea of Data first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 4: Being Safe and...

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/28

HS2 is focused not only on safety, but on overall health and wellbeing on all employees and contractors. Identifying long term risks to wellbeing is a challenge within any industry. It’s a particular problem on construction sites, where people often move between projects and sites. Episode 4 dives into some of the innovations and technology... The post Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 4: Being Safe and Inclusive Every Step of the Way first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 3: Reducing and...

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/28

HS2’s place within the current climate and environment has always been its top priority. Once operational, the British-built bullet trains will provide zero-carbon journeys between the UK’s two largest cities, Birmingham and London. Episode 3 explores how HS2’s railway assets have been designed from the start with climate change resilience in mind, as well as... The post Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 3: Reducing and Reusing first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 2: The Blueprint...

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2024/03/28

Design not only encapsulates the creativity and innovation of new products, but is the main source of information for construction to take place. Episode 2 of the Learning Legacy Podcast takes a look at the design stages of stations and tunnel portals and encapsulating the importance of finding new methods of work and finding the... The post Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 2: The Blueprint and the Real Thing first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 1: Building a...

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/28

The concept of the Learning Legacy programme has been around for longer than you might think. Starting at London 2012, collating and sharing knowledge, innovation, good practice and lessons learned from major projects has developed in a number of ways to get to where we currently reside. In this first episode we’ll take a look... The post Learning Legacy Podcast – Episode 1: Building a Learning Legacy first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#268 Mastering Time: The Challenge of Time...

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/21

Timekeeping has been a pursuit fraught with challenges throughout history. From ancient sundials to mechanical clocks, humanity has continuously sought methods to measure time with greater accuracy. Technology has given us new ways to measure time, but also demands more accurate synchronisation. Time synchronisation stands as a linchpin in modern technology, ensuring coherence and accuracy...The post #268 Mastering Time: The Challenge of Time Synchronisation first appeared on Engineering

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#267 AI and Humanity, with Darren Martin

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/14

With the launch of ChatGPT, the power of generative AI has captured public attention. Systems like this can not only work through millions of options, like earlier chess-playing supercomputers, but develop original ideas that might not occur to humans, used to working within proven traditional approaches. New techniques of advanced information processing like this, promise...The post #267 AI and Humanity, with Darren Martin first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#266 Building Communities Together

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/12

Cities around the world face a housing crisis. In countries like the UK, local authorities struggle to finance projects and to find space for development. In faster growing and younger cities, it can be a challenge to ensure services and infrastructure are developed at the same pace as new housing. Urban development requires a clear...The post #266 Building Communities Together first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#265 Tunnelling Innovation: Inventing the Bentonite...

Engineering Matters ·

2024/03/07

Sixty years ago a civil engineer called John Bartlett of Mott, Hay & Anderson had a revolutionary idea. He noticed that bentonite clay could be used in a slurry to stabilise the face of tunnels during excavation. This could prevent non-cohesive, water bearing soils from collapsing inwards making excavation safer and cheaper. The first...The post #265 Tunnelling Innovation: Inventing the Bentonite Shield first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#264 Finding Career Pathways into Social Value

Engineering Matters ·

2024/02/29

Social Value is a term that has been used to mean the additional benefits a company can provide to wider society beyond their business as usual. In the built environment, where infrastructure projects can already lead to negative consequences for local communities, considering how a company or project can provide real opportunities and benefits to...The post #264 Finding Career Pathways into Social Value first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#263 The Tipping Point

Engineering Matters ·

2024/02/22

Digitalisation is changing every part of the economy. Modern mobile cranes have been developed based on some of the most fundamental concepts in engineering, many of which were first described by Archimedes. But here too, advances in sensors, computing power, and data transfer have been transformational. What can this meeting of modern and ancient tell... The post #263 The Tipping Point first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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