The switch from fossil fuels to renewables is being made possible by plastics. If this sounds counterintuitive to you, listen to this episode of OMV’s podcast series “Rethinking Resources”. 

This time, the host and journalist Steve Chaid is joined by Bart Verheule, global marketing director for energy at Borealis, a plastic and chemicals company that is one of the world's leading providers of polyolefin solutions. They are discussing the role of innovative cables in the energy transition.

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More about Borealis: Polyolefins | Base Chemicals | Fertilizers - Borealis (borealisgroup.com)

OMV’s Sustainability Target & Commitments: https://www.omv.com/en/sustainability/our-approach/targets-commitments

OMV Strategy 2030: High-quality plastics for the energy transition: https://youtu.be/Z1Q9abUKSqU

About the Ostend Declaration: European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms | Wind power | The Guardian

Nuclear power: Nuclear power | Definition, Issues, & Facts | Britannica

Borealis Borlink technology: https://www.borealisgroup.com/innovation/technologies/borlink-technology

TenneT 2GW program: https://www.tennet.eu/about-tennet/innovations/2gw-program

Electric current: AC and DC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current#AC_and_DC

German corridors project:https://www.borealisgroup.com/polyolefins/energy/cables/power-projects/german-corridors-project

Borealis Bornewables:https://www.borealisgroup.com/circular-economy/bornewables

Mechanical recycling: https://www.omv.com/en/innovations/circular-solutions/recycling-technologies

About Quentys:https://www.borealisempoweringsolar.com/en/

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