Planet Beyond Podcast

Floating wind’s environmental potential

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By 2050 it is forecast that 75% of global electricity will come from renewable generation making wind energy critical in fighting the climate crisis. In this episode we hear that by sitting out in deep waters floating wind could not only become a viable solution to the energy transition, it can also be a hub for marine life and also a major producer of green hydrogen.

Guests

  • Cian Conroy, Senior Manager, Principle Power

  • Pablo Necochea, Lead Developer – Floating Offshore Wind, Vestas

  • Theo Sidiropoulos, Senior Marine Environmental Scientist, Fugro

  • Rebecca Williams, Director of COP26, Global Wind Energy Council

Your host

  • Jon Baston-Pitt

Global Strategic Marketing Director at Fugro

An inquisitive mind in search of the world’s thought leaders, to explore the value and mechanisms of doing business better

Photo courtesy of Principle Power. Artist: DOCK90

Sea Auk activities on the WaveWalker1 working on windfarm Hollandse Kust Noord

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