Costing The Earth vs Coastal Net Worth? How the World can Harness Home-Grown Energy!

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North Sea Oil is an addiction the UK has struggled with, but what if there was another way? All countries are rich in resource of one type of another, the UK's coastline is its pearl. Listen in for a deep dive with Deborah Greaves from the University of Oxford, as Robert Llewellyn finds out everything about offshore wind, floating turbines and the actual projects under way. They also get into how O&G engineering skills transfer directly to offshore wind, as well as other emergent technologies, including tidal, and why the UK is unquely placed to ride the wave. Clean energy curious?  Come to an Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026 EE SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park - 18th - 20th Sept 2026 To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show Timestamps 00:00 — Intro 02:34 — BYD flash charging: 250–300 miles in under 5 minutes 03:53 — The channel's evolving purpose in a crowded EV media landscape 05:49 — Guest intro: Prof. Deborah Greaves, Oxford / IMarEST President 07:39 — What IMarEST does; offshore renewables, diversity, collaboration 26:24 — Desig