Podcasts about atlantic edge

During Climate Week, PorterShed will host the launch of Energy West, a new initiative dedicated to sparking a just and inclusive energy transition in the West of Ireland. Energy West brings people, ideas, and influence together to empower communities, shape bold policy, and strengthen energy resilience through collaboration and action. From Galway's Atlantic Edge to the World: Energy West Launches to Pioneer Inclusive Clean Energy Futures Its mission is clear: to amplify local voices, unlock the region's power to lead in clean energy innovation, and ensure the transition delivers both prosperity and fairness. The vision is for the West of Ireland to become a global beacon for clean energy, where community, innovation, and policy align to create a more sustainable future, a place rooted in local strength and reaching toward global leadership. Energy West brings together leading voices from science, business, policy, and community to turn this vision into collective impact. Dr James Glynn, PhD, Founder and CEO of Energy Systems Modelling Analytics and chair of Energy West, said, "Traditional economic planning often underestimates energy's role; the truth is that energy fuels nearly half of our prosperity. Energy West is a catalyst to ignite ambition and long-term strategic planning in the West of Ireland. From young to old, community to industry, Energy West is a forum for coordinating a shared vision for a thriving, caring future, harnessing our region's abundant clean energy to prosper within Earth's limits." Speaking ahead of the launch, Dara Ó Maoildhia Cathaoirlech and co-founder of the Aran Islands Energy Cooperative, said: "Energy West will be a coordinating and supportive body for all energy transition initiatives in Galway and further afield. If Energy West takes a bottom-up approach, we can energise citizens in their local communities to get involved and use the energy transition as an opportunity for local empowerment. Galway is already an exciting place to be, full of green initiatives. Energy West can drive this forward." The launch will take place in PorterShed a Dó on Market Street. Hosting the event reflects PorterShed's role as a convenor of high-impact communities. "Supporting Energy West is a natural fit for PorterShed," said Yvonne Comer, Senior Innovation Catalyst. "It's about unlocking the West's potential to create high-impact, sustainable jobs, which is PorterShed's wider mission. By anchoring this work in Galway, we're laying the foundations for a new hub in renewables, one that can attract investment, support innovation, and deliver real value to communities across the region." The launch programme includes keynote talks, a panel featuring experts from business, research, and community, and an open town hall discussion on the role of Galway and the West in shaping Ireland's energy future. Event Details: Energy West Launch Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location: PorterShed 2, Market Street, Galway, H91 TCX3 Register now through the PorterShed website Here For more information, please contact: Nigel Moran nigel@portershed.com More about the Portershed The Galway City Innovation District was set up in 2015 with the aim of transforming Galway into a tech hub where all sorts of start-up ideas could be brought to life. At the same time, it became clear that multinational companies looking to Ireland needed somewhere on the west coast they could be based as a landing place. The PorterShed was the brainchild of the co-founders, originally established in May 2016, and the rate of innovation in Galway has increased significantly as a result. The very first building was based behind Ceannt Station in Galway city, and two more buildings followed thereafter - PorterShed a hAon at Bowling Green, and PorterShed a Do on Market Street. The PorterShed has hosted many amazing companies - both indigenous and multinational - over the years, and we are focused on creating high-value sustainable ...

We talk to David Gange, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book The Frayed Atlantic Edge, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Take a coastal adventure with oral historian Sue Berman, and her review of David Grange's The Frayed Atlantic Edge: A Historian's Journey from Shetland to the Channel - a poetic and well-researched social and natural history born of a year-long kayaking journey. Listen to expert advice on a variety of popular titles rounded into two minutes of contemplation, curiosity and fun! You can find this book on our catalogue here: discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3710729

One morning in 1968, at 3am, and during a NATO military training exercise, Ceramic Artist Lotte Glob and her family arrived at Balnakeil with plans to make it their new home. In episode four of Atlantic Edge, Lotte and Ronnie Lansley - who arrived in 1981 - discuss the early days of Balnakeil Craft Village and how it went from nuclear early warning station to a thriving artistic community.

This month's episode of Atlantic Edge explores Smoo Cave - near Durness in the Scottish Highlands. Our guides Colin and Fraser tell us about the history and geology of this amazing natural wonder, and what they believe may be another hidden cave system waiting to be discovered.

Welcome to the second episode of Atlantic Edge - a series of podcasts that explore the people and places of Durness: the Scottish Highlands' most north-westerly community, located in the furthest corner of Sutherland. In our second episode, we meet Nicola, who after leaving Durness as a teenager decided to return several years later to set up a business.

Welcome to the first episode of Atlantic Edge – a series of podcasts that explore the people and places of Durness: the Scottish Highlands' most north-westerly community, located in the furthest corner of Sutherland. Our first episode is about remote Cape Wrath: the most North Westerly point of Scotland. No roads go to Cape Wrath but between Easter and mid-October it is possible to make the spectacular journey by a combination of boat and mini-bus to the impressive Cape Wrath lighthouse where you can enjoy the abundant wildlife and have a cup of tea in Britain’s remotest cafe. Hear from the people who make the tour happen and about the unforgettable experience enjoyed by visitors. To find out more about Cape Wrath go to http://www.visitcapewrath.com To find out more about this podcast visit http://www.atlanticedgeradio.wordpress.com

This lecture is concerned with the mid-twentieth-century Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson. Far from being a late Lake District poet', Nicholson is chiefly a poet of northern England's Atlantic edge, the Cumbrian coastal strip. Yet his contemplative gaze almost never turns westward. He also refuses to produce a historical narrative of the area: here history is episodic, incoherent. Nor is Nicholson the poet of an `organic community'. He is rather a messianic poet for whom the coastal strip is an absolute boundary and spatial constraint. This forces the mind to think the impossible, vertical transaction, within which the idea of justice is crucial.

This lecture is concerned with the mid-twentieth-century Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson. Far from being a late Lake District poet', Nicholson is chiefly a poet of northern England's Atlantic edge, the Cumbrian coastal strip. Yet his contemplative gaze almost never turns westward. He also refuses to produce a historical narrative of the area: here history is episodic, incoherent. Nor is Nicholson the poet of an `organic community'. He is rather a messianic poet for whom the coastal strip is an absolute boundary and spatial constraint. This forces the mind to think the impossible, vertical transaction, within which the idea of justice is crucial.