Eddie O'Connor talks Renewable Energy and the Supergrid Solution: Part 2

This is Part 2 of our two-part series with Eddie O'Connor. If you haven't had a chance to listen to Part 1, we would suggest that you go back and give it a listen!

If you would like to know more, we highly recommend Eddie's new book, 'Supergrid - Super Solution'. Check out the link below.

"As we live through an energy crisis, this book sets out how electricity can get the world off fossil fuels and accelerate to a zero-carbon world. The essential element in this transformation is a supergrid to transmit vast amounts of power quickly to where it's most needed." https://www.omahonys.ie/supergrid-super-solution-p-10545097.html

Eddie O'Connor is an Irish businessman who is co-founder and chairman of Mainstream Renewable Power, a renewable energy group.

O'Connor holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1970) and a master's in industrial engineering (1976), both from University College Dublin and has a doctorate in business administration from the International Management Centres, Europe. After completing his bachelor's degree, he joined the Electricity Supply Board of Ireland, where he held several managerial positions until he left in 1987 to become chief executive officer at Bord na Móna.

He is an honorary Director of the European Wind Energy Association. In 2003, O'Connor was named World Energy Policy Leader by Scientific American magazine. In September 2009, he was presented with the first-ever Leadership Award at the annual Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards. In June 2008, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in Science from University College Dublin. In January 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in Science from the University of Hull. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Imperial College London's Energy Futures Lab.

In 2010, O'Connor was awarded the UCD Foundation Day Medal for his outstanding contribution to engineering.

This episode is produced by the KBS Digital Hub-Grzegorz Rogala