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EPISODE · Oct 12, 2023 · 36 MIN

#235 Ffestiniog: 60 Years of Pioneering Storage

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Hidden in the mountainous peaks of Snowdonia’s National Park is a clean source of energy storage that has been supporting the UK’s electricity grid since it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1963. Ffestiniog was the UK’s first ever pumped storage hydropower project and it remains a critical part of today’s energy system....

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