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Feast-Famine Electrification with Noel Dolphin

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 about the root case: HM Treasury funding decision-making.

The key question: will it get better?…

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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