Podcasts about melanie windridge

The aurora are set to be at their best in the next few years, but what creates the light show in the first place? Join us as we talk with aurora expert Melanie Windridge in Episode 2 of our Aurora special series of Star Diary podcast, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. This podcast is sponsored by Hurtigruten https://www.hurtigruten.com/en-gb Transcript Sign up for Masterclass series on DSLR astrophotography: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/virtual-events Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Katriona Baker, Sustainability and Environment Manager at GEO Specialty Chemicals, speaks to Dr Melanie Windridge, founder and CEO of Fusion Energy Insights, to discuss fusion energy and its importance as an investment opportunity. Covering the fusion's development history, where it is, and where funding could take it, Katriona and Melanie also discuss the role of AI and computational power in fusion research, along with the breakout technologies that have come from it. The CFA UK Sustainability Community is buzzing with daily discussions, virtual meet-ups, and in-person gatherings, offering numerous opportunities for you to get involved. Our Community is a virtual and in-person hub for investment professionals to grow together as sustainable investing experts. This is the go-to place for sustainable investing knowledge, resources and contacts. You can post questions on our forum, connect with other members online and join an informal catch up in the pub. For more information on the Sustainability Community and how to join, click here: shorturl.at/drsHV

Are we still always going to be 30 years away, or are we getting closer to reality? A saying normally associated with Nuclear Fusion Technologies, join us as we find answers to this and more with Melanie Windridge, the Founder and CEO of Fusion Energy Insights, a platform that helps people keep up to date with the growing developments in the world of fusion. In this scintillating chat, we learn about the science, the companies and the money being invested into the fusion industry with the hope and ambition that it will play a major role in tackling decarbonization.   Hosts: Chris Sass and Johan Oberg https://www.fusionenergyinsights.com/ Additional Information: Forbes articles by Melanie Windridge: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniewindridge/?sh=587dde4d6d3e  https://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniewindridge/2023/04/13/investors-hold-the-key-to-fusion-and-our-clean-energy-future/?sh=95e47411703e  Investment event:  https://www.fusionxinvest.com Melanie Windridge YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUdFCbSCzcnZoytMkuhU-Q  First Self-Sustaining fusion reaction on Earth: https://physicsworld.com/a/national-ignition-facility-demonstrates-net-fusion-energy-gain-in-world-first/ Largest global collaboration on fusion: https://www.iter.org/ 

The Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights are widely regarded as a Holy Grail for any sky watchers. For those lucky enough to see a display it's all about the beautiful serene colours lighting up the sky. However what we witnessing is the Earth's magnetic field protecting us from a violent onslaught of energised particles from the Sun, slamming into the planet at 45 million MPH! Dr Melanie Windridge is a physicist, explorer and author of “Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights” who has travelled the world to witness the Aurora, and tells us about the phenomena and also the best places to see it.!  We also talk about fusion, which is the source of the Aurora, and how this could one day lead to unlimited energy here on Earth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nuclear fusion is the reaction that powers stars and scientists say replicating it on Earth could produce all the energy we'll ever need without the CO2. But no one has yet made a fusion reactor that actually produces more energy than it uses. Fusion researchers say that's all about to change, and private fusion start-ups say they're getting close to building working nuclear fusion power stations. In the latest episode of Tech Tonic's climate tech series, Pilita Clark visits the UK's pioneering fusion research reactor and speaks to long-time fusion researcher Professor Ian Chapman about the recent advances. Fusion scientist Dr Melanie Windridge tells us about fusion energy's potential and Michl Binderbauer, from private fusion company TAE Technologies, outlines the ambitious plans of the private fusion sector. Plus we hear from FT energy correspondent Tom Wilson about how private investment is pouring into the sector.Want more?Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the Technology team at ft.com/technologyClimate team at https://www.ft.com/climate-capitalPresented by Pilita Clark. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon with production help from Fiona Symon and Leo Schick. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Samantha Giovinco and Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT's head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.Clips: Warner Brothers, Iter Project, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PBS Nova/HorizonRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you get if you smash two hydrogen nuclei together? Helium and lots of energy – it's nuclear fusion! Nuclear fusion is the power source of the sun and the stars. Physicists and engineers here on earth are trying to build reactors than can harness fusion power to provide limitless clean energy. But it's tricky. Rutherford and Fry are joined by Dr Melanie Windridge, plasma physicist and CEO of Fusion Energy Insights, who explains why the fourth state of matter – plasma – helps get fusion going, and why a Russian doughnut was a key breakthrough on the path to fusion power. Dr Sharon Ann Holgate, author of Nuclear Fusion: The Race to Build a Mini Sun on Earth, helps our sleuths distinguish the more familiar nuclear fission (famous for powerful bombs) from the cleaner and much less radioactive nuclear fusion. And plasma physicist Dr Arthur Turrell, describes the astonishing amount of investment and innovation going on to try and get fusion power working at a commercial scale.

What do you get if you smash two hydrogen nuclei together? Helium and lots of energy. That's no joke – it's nuclear fusion! Nuclear fusion is the power source of the sun and the stars. Physicists and engineers here on earth are trying to build reactors than can harness fusion power to provide limitless clean energy. But it's tricky... Rutherford and Fry are joined by Dr Melanie Windridge, plasma physicist and CEO of Fusion Energy Insights, who explains why the fourth state of matter – plasma – helps get fusion going, and why a Russian doughnut was a key breakthrough on the path to fusion power. Dr Sharon Ann Holgate, author of Nuclear Fusion: The Race to Build a Mini Sun on Earth, helps our sleuths distinguish the more familiar nuclear fission (famous for powerful bombs) from the cleaner and much less radioactive nuclear fusion. And plasma physicist (another one!) Dr Arthur Turrell describes the astonishing amount of investment and innovation going on to try and get fusion power working at a commercial scale. Contributors: Dr Melanie Windridge, Dr Sharon Ann Holgate, Dr Arthur Turrell Producer: Ilan Goodman

Welcome to STARGAZERS, a series of interviews with fascinating people whose lives overlap with the stars. The guest for this episode is Dr. Melanie Windridge, Plasma Physicist, Author and Aurora Chaser. Find out more about Melanie's work at https://melaniewindridge.co.uk Follow Melanie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/m_windridge Find Melanie on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/m_windridge/ Melanie's book, Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/28014506-aurora Tom's book, Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56484076-northern-lights Star Signs is brought to you by Stargazing✦London, where you can find astronomy courses and children's books to help you and your little ones engage with the night sky. Find out more at https://stargazing.london

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In the last five years, the number of commercial companies looking to exploit nuclear fusion has doubled and investments in those companies have skyrocketed. Why now, after decades of minimal progress? Our guest is Melanie Windridge, plasma physicist and the author of a recent report that surveys the fusion industry.

Founder of Fusion Energy Insights and head of communications for Tokamak Energy takes us on a riveting journey through the world of Nuclear Fusion. From ITER (the gigantic international fusion collaboration) to private companies searching for this holy grail it appears the next decade might be rather a big one. Fusion offers an exciting and sustainable future that rests on one crucial element - net positive energy output. This episode tells us how we might get there.

This week we have a summer special for you! Some of our presenters here chare their favourite stories from the year gone by. From virtual plasma physics experiments to spreading heat out on the divertor, the presenters share their best bits! Hear from Erica Salazar, Cyd Cowley, Hazel Lowe, Leigh Ann Kesler and Melanie Windridge as they tell us what their favourite stories have been from the past year, and why Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/walz/library License code: SDSXIMJCRPQVXKAQ

In this episode of Fusion Focused, Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Dr Melanie Windridge, the Communications Consultant for Tokamak Energy, UK Director of the Fusion Industry Association, and founder of Fusion Energy Insights. Listen here to their discussion about Melanie's PhD research into plasma stability, how Melanie got involved with science communication, her adventures in the arctic, the importance of getting more women involved in fusion and Melanie's new venture Fusion Energy Insights. Connect with Fusion Focused on Instagram & Twitter, @fusionfocused Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/pryces/music-is License code: UKFIZQRLRSQAMP09

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Melanie Windridge, UK Director of the Fusion Industry Association, Communications Consultant at Tokamak Energy and Founder of Fusion Energy Insights. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. Fusion breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to limitless clean energy https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fusion-breakthrough-brings-scientists-a-step-closer-to-limitless-clean-energy-tjq66sxqg https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a36559078/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-uk-reactor-experiment/ 2. Chinese ‘artificial sun' hits new mark in fusion energy mission https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3135332/chinese-artificial-sun-hits-new-mark-fusion-energy-mission https://www.sciencealert.com/china-s-artificial-sun-fusion-reactor-reached-another-milestone https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/China-Boasts-Successful-Nuclear-Fusion.html 3. UK's new proposals support rapid rollout of fusion energy https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/uks-new-proposals-support-rapid-rollout-of-fusion-energy/ Bonuses: Stop Misinformation From Blocking The Rollout Of Fusion Energy https://www.forbes.com/sites/walvanlierop/2021/05/25/stop-misinformation-from-blocking-the-rollout-of-fusion-energy/?sh=7965821a10c5 When Will We Have Nuclear Fusion Energy? https://www.nanalyze.com/2021/06/when-nuclear-fusion-energy/ It's Time For Congress to Support Fusion Energy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-for-congress-to-support-fusion-energy/

The northern lights, also known as aurorae, are an awe inspiring phenomenon at the confluence of science and nature. In this episode, Dr. Melanie Windridge, an exemplary plasma physicist, shares precious insights on chasing the aurora. Time Stamps :06:33 : What does aurora borealis mean ?08:04 : What causes the aurora borealis ?16:03 : Can you see the northern lights with the naked eye ?17:33 : What colour are the northern lights ?22:15 : What is the best time to see aurora borealis ?24:18 : How often do auroras appear ? Do the northern lights happen every night ?28:55 : How long do the northern lights last ?35:03 : Can aurora be predicted ? How far in advance can northern lights be predicted ?39:01 : What is KP index for aurora forecast ?45:07 : Where is the best place to see the northern lights ?49:05 : What is the southern most place to see the northern lights ? Useful Links and Resources :Dr. Melanie WindridgeFusion Energy InsightsBooks authored by Dr. Melanie WindridgeDr. Melanie Windridge on InstagramDr. Melanie Windridge on FacebookDr. Melanie Windridge on TwitterFusion Energy Insights on LinkedInDr. Melanie Windridge on YouTube If you liked this episode, please consider buying me a coffee.

Host Andrew Holland and Fusion Industry Association's Melanie Windridge discuss how the fusion energy sector has changed in the last decade and the balance between public labs and private companies. The post The Future of Fusion Energy with Melanie Windridge appeared first on  American Security Project.

Dr Melanie Windridge describes herself as a speaker and writer… with a taste for adventure. She's also a plasma physicist working in fusion energy. She's also a healthy obsession with the Northern Lights, leading to her to write the groundbreaking book, Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights. Melanie also has a blog called Science at Extremes which led from her successful Everest expedition where she took a distinctly scientific look at climbing the mountain. In this wide-reaching conversation, we spend time discussing the importance of science on expeditions to high altitude and in turn, what we can learn from exploring these zones. Dr Melanie Windridge is a fascinating, inspiring and eloquent interviewee. Listen in.

Fusing the energy of the sun and start-ups is the topic of this podcast, where we find out how Tokamak Energy is planning to recreate the power of the sun... on a business park in Oxfordshire, and thus deliver almost limitless renewable energy.Physicist and communications consultant at Tokamak Energy, and polar explorer and conqueror of Everest, Dr Melanie Windridge, explains how nuclear fusion is not science fiction, but an energy source that will be clean, green and safe.Fusion energy has famously always been 30 years away from commercial utilisation, starting from the first international agreement to build a fusion reactor by the leaders of the USA and USSR, Reagan and Gorbachev, in 1985. There is still no clarity on when this massive global initiative will start producing energy commercially.Tokamak Energy, which started in 2009, is developing a small scale fusion reactor, which recently reached a temperature hotter than the centre of the Sun, 15 million degrees, and they plan to be producing industrial scale energy by 2025.Melanie who has a PhD in Plasma Physics from Imperial College London shares the history of fusion energy from the development of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) and the JET (Joint European Thorus) to the current race for fusion energy which is now being led by start-ups around the world.Highlights of this episode:What is fusion energy how does it compare to fission nuclear energyRecent history of the developments in fusion energy and why the tokamak is a promising approachCurrent race to develop the first commercial fusion energy reactorCurrent developments at Tokamak Energy and their future plansCriticism of fusion energy and how we can overcome these challengesHow being an outdoor adventurer combined with her science background has allowed her to inspire othersHow she overcame initial difficulties working in a male dominated areaUseful links:Tokamak Energy: https://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/Recent news release: https://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/hotter-than-the-centre-of-the-sun-uk-prototype-reaches-15-million-degrees-paving-the-way-for-commercial-fusion-energy/ Melanie Windridge’s personal website: http://melaniewindridge.co.uk/Melanie’s book - Aurora: In search of the Nothern Lights: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28014506-auroraNuclear Fusion as a renewable resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_proposed_as_renewable_energy#Fusion_fuel_supplyChapters:[00:50] What is nuclear fusion?[05:00] Why is nuclear fusion energy always still 30 years away?[10:00] Tokamak Energy[13:00] A worldwide collaboration to create ITER and a big meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev[15:00] 3 things that affects output of fusion energy[17:00] Magnetic technology has moved on[19:00] Pivoting to making power stations with small tokamaks[20:40] Milestones to commercialise Tokamak Energy[23:00] Science is difficult to predict[26:00] Climate change is happening[29:00] Other types of fusion energy[32:00] Criticism of fusion energy[34:00] Background of Melanie Windridge[37:00] Polar exploration and climbing Everest[39:00] Being a woman in science See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This deceptively simple question from listeners Andy, Mike and James is actually one of the hardest questions CrowdScience has ever tackled. Why? Because even scientists struggle to explain the true nature of the magnetic force and to do so in a way that even presenter Marnie Chesterton can understand is a serious challenge. What is a magnet? And just what is going on when magnets exert a force? With the help of Melanie Windridge, Sean Giblin, Steve Bramwell, Charlotte New and Peter Morris we attempt to navigate the oddities of one of the most fundamental phenomena in the universe. (Image: A horseshoe magnet attracting some hammer nails. Credit: Getty Images)

Everyone will remember the first time they saw the Northern Lights dance across the night sky. For some it will have been a deeply moving moment, for others, time to capture a photograph. For cultures and communities going back 100's of years the aurora borealis have meant many different things, from the spirits of the dead being whisked away to the omens of the Gods. Whatever your belief, it is impossible to not look at this mythical dance of colours in the night sky as anything other than beautiful. Plasma scientist, Dr Melanie Windridge has devoted herself to understanding the science of the aurora borealis and recording the human connection with them. In this episode of Brainwaves, Melanie explains why there are different colours, how the dancing waves of the lights are a kind of earthly Thai Chi and while the aurora might be beautiful it is actually vital to protect us from violent space weather as we become a more and more tech dependant world.

Do we really understand the northern lights? Speaking about her new book and describing Arctic journeys culminating in a spectacular solar eclipse, Melanie Windridge brings together space, place and science in style. With Julia Wheeler.  

Do we really understand the northern lights? Speaking about her new book and describing Arctic journeys culminating in a spectacular solar eclipse, Melanie Windridge brings together space, place and science in style. With Julia Wheeler.  

Could we finally be about to crack this source of potentially unlimited clean energy - thanks in part to a plethora of private sector tech startups? Laurence Knight travels to one such company, Tokamak Energy in the UK, to hear from plasma physicist Melanie Windridge. Meanwhile the BBC's David Willis reports on the string of secretive new fusion initiatives along the Pacific Coast, and the Silicon Valley money backing them. Plus, could fusion energy open the way to the economic abundance and space travel portrayed in Star Trek? Laurence speaks to Trekonomics author Manu Saadia. (Picture: Plasma inside a Tokamak fusion reactor; Credit: Tokamak Energy)