Series 5, Episode 1
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, Kathriona Devereux and Jonathan McCrea present some of the most exciting and topical Irish scientific research.
In Episode One we check out Offshore Wind which is destined to become the next big thing in our strive towards a cleaner, greener future. With innovative floating ocean platforms and cheaper technologies, we investigate why it’s time for Ireland to go big and tap into the huge ocean energy resource on our very doorstep!
In Cork, we meet Val Cummins and Jimmy Murphy to investigate the latest Irish research into floating platform technologies, and in Portugal, we meet the engineers working on the WindFloat Atlantic project, a major milestone in the renewable energy sector which will see the largest turbine ever to be installed on a floating platform