Simon Morrish, CEO of UK-based startup Xlinks, is a man with a big plan. That plan is to build the longest undersea electric cable in the world, running between Morocco and the UK — transporting solar power from Northern Africa to UK households.
Podcast
August 4, 2023
Scotland’s tallest manmade structure could be built by an electric cable startup
On the podcast this week, the CEO of Xlinks discusses his plan to build the longest undersea electric cable in the world, powered by a cable built in Scotland’s tallest manmade structure
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