The Freewheeling Podcast

Feast-Famine Electrification with Noel Dolphin


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Why does electrification in the UK cost so much more than in the rest of Europe?

And why does it always seem to go wrong?

In today’s episode, I talk to Managing Director (UK) of Furrer+Frey, the leading Swiss engineering company.

We delve into the root cause of the problem: the way HM Treasury makes funding decisions, which results in a feast-famine environment in which teams are trained, mobilised, demobilised and the skills lost. Repeatedly.

We also discuss whether it’s going to get any better…

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