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#29 Innovations in Renewable Energy: Lorna Bennet
Growing up in a tiny village in rural Scotland, regular
power cuts would leave Lorna Bennet and her family without electricity for days
on end. Determined to become self-sufficient Lorna set about learning how to
create sustainable energy, from designing water wheels to working on tidal power
arrays and testing the world’s largest offshore wind turbine blades. Becoming a
mechanical engineer has enabled Lorna to push the boundaries of renewable
energy technology but working on world firsts is not easy and has meant overcoming
challenges that come with innovation, including the collapse of the burgeoning
wave power industry. But setbacks like this have also given Lorna invaluable
experience which she uses today at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult,
designing and testing innovations that are changing the world and helping achieve
net zero emissions by 2050.
GUEST
Lorna Bennet, mechanical engineer, ORE Catapult
IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year WES Prize Winner 2018
SUPPORTER
This episode is supported by Bricsys
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RESOURCES
Watch the world’s longest turbine blade manufactured by LM Wind Power, being transported to the ORE Catapult testing facility at Blythe here
Learn more about the Shetland Tidal Array
The post #29 Innovations in Renewable Energy: Lorna Bennet first appeared on Engineering Matters.
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Growing up in a tiny village in rural Scotland, regular
power cuts would leave Lorna Bennet and her family without electricity for days
on end. Determined to become self-sufficient Lorna set about learning how to
create sustainable energy, from designing water wheels to working on tidal power
arrays and testing the world’s largest offshore wind turbine blades. Becoming a
mechanical engineer has enabled Lorna to push the boundaries of renewable
energy technology but working on world firsts is not easy and has meant overcoming
challenges that come with innovation, including the collapse of the burgeoning
wave power industry. But setbacks like this have also given Lorna invaluable
experience which she uses today at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult,
designing and testing innovations that are changing the world and helping achieve
net zero emissions by 2050.
GUEST
Lorna Bennet, mechanical engineer, ORE Catapult
IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year WES Prize Winner 2018
SUPPORTER
This episode is supported by Bricsys
Attention Computer Aided Design software users!
Are you tired of expensive subscriptions and constantly increasing prices? There is an alternative to high subscription pricing. It’s called BricsCAD®. It’s innovative, fast, and native DWG. It’s totally compatible with what you know and it’s available in a permanent, lifetime license. If you know AutoCAD® you know BricsCAD®. Try it for free for 30 days here and at Bricsys.com, then buy a lifetime license for less.
RESOURCES
Watch the world’s longest turbine blade manufactured by LM Wind Power, being transported to the ORE Catapult testing facility at Blythe here
Learn more about the Shetland Tidal Array
The post #29 Innovations in Renewable Energy: Lorna Bennet first appeared on Engineering Matters.
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