Rewilding/recycled batteries/optimus bots/Sainsbury & focus on hourly matching

14th June 2024

As the UK becomes consumed by election and/or Euros fever I thought you might like this tiny contribution. According to the good people at Tortoise Media the party manifestos mentioned Climate/Energy as follows: Labour on 12 pages, Lib/Dems on 13 and Conservative on 5. Read into that what you will (note the Labour manifesto has … Read More

UK ETS/plunge pricing/rock weathering/SFI & focus on hard to abate sectors

24th May 2024

After more than 700 episodes of Titbits*, I think I get a feel for broad trends appearing in this space. I am definitely stumbling apon more articles in the sector I am calling Natural Capital, so am adding a bespoke section for these stories. It is an indicator of the broadening of the energy transition/environmental … Read More

Electric trucks/SMR/transmission/magic balls/bison

17th May 2024

A very encouraging turnout this week at the All Energy Show in Glasgow. There were many excellent presentations and, generally, a good vibe to the whole show. Evidence that the energy transition is moving forward with confidence despite the well (over?) publicised headwinds. COMPANY NEWS AEP to sell distributed resource business to Basalt Infrastructure fundsAmerican … Read More

Regenerative farming/bins/curtailment/e-fuels & focus on heat networks

10th May 2024

The Ember Energy Report, featured below is fascinating. At its core it is telling an optimistic story of renewables growth on a global scale. That is very important. An example is the three disparate countries it identifies for praise in that they have harnessed high-level policy ambition, incentive mechanisms and flexibility solutions in driving renewables growth: … Read More

Batteries/grid/plastics/regenerative agriculture & focus on long-term storage

3rd May 2024

It would seem that, from this week’s stories, the network companies have been listening to Ed Milliband’s four horsement speach. COMPANY NEWS Microsoft and Brookfield Sign $10-Billion Renewable Power DealThe agreement is for bringing around 10.5 GW of solar and wind power between 2026 and 2030—a capacity that would cost over $10 billion to develop, … Read More

DRS/Beijing Auto Show/interconnectors/mCDR/batteries & focus on EU offshore wind

30th April 2024

I would recommend listening to Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell’s recent interview with Dieter Helm, the UK Economist and Government advisor on energy and the natural environment, in their podcast called Leading (HERE).One of the themes of the conversation was that we have to expand the way we look at the energy transition from a … Read More