How is clean energy connected to the electricity grid?

Clean Energy Pod

The UK Government has a goal to achieve net zero by 2050, but in order to get there we need to radically increase renewables, and as a result, scale up the grid to support all of the new, renewable energy generation. But how do we connect these new wind farms, hydro schemes, solar farms and other low-carbon energy sources to the electricity grid?
In this episode of the Clean Energy Pod, powered by SSE, we talk to Laura Fleming, Country Managing Director for Hitachi Energy in the UK and Ireland. The company that provides the technologies that will help deliver the energy transition.

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. An increase in demand of net zero technologies (00:00:23)

3. Is there now more of a holistic view of what is needed to deliver clean power? (00:01:21)

4. What does Hitachi Energy do? (00:03:08)

5. How can the UK support Hitachi helping other countries in the net zero transition? (00:03:22)

6. What does Hitachi Energy do to support clean energy? (00:03:45)

7. How can we create more jobs in the UK throughout the energy transition? (00:05:18)

8. What are the deciding factors for investing in the UK and Ireland? (00:06:34)

9. Has the new Government helped increase interest in investing in the UK? (00:07:37)

10. Is clean power by 2030 achievable? (00:09:33)

11. Is there enough public support of the changes needed to deliver clean power? (00:10:44)

12. Is government providing enough information on why new energy infrastructure is needed? (00:11:29)

13. How is Ireland's decarbonisation journey going? (00:12:24)

14. Is there a big growth opportunity for energy in Ireland? (00:13:38)

15. What are the main technologies Hitachi Energy are supplying for the clean energy transition? (00:14:12)

16. What are the benefits of HVDC [high voltage direct current] cables over AC [alternating current] cables? (00:15:20)

17. How can we make the energy system more flexible for demand changes? (00:16:05)

18. Career advice to women interested in senior leadership in energy and industry (00:17:20)

19. What is it like to be a female senior leader in the energy industry? (00:18:20)

20. What advice would you give to someone just starting in the energy industry? (00:19:03)

21. What are the main challenges and opportunities over the next 10 years for the clean power transition? (00:20:00)