The first week of COP28 did achieve some progress, despite the oppressive presence of fossil fuel lobbyists. Weak oil and gas prices would seem to suggest that they are not having it all their own way. COMPANY NEWS Zenobē reveals £270 million investment from MubadalaBattery energy storage and EV fleet solutions provider Zenobē has received … Read More
anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic Digestion/zero bills/VAWT’s/solar in space & focus on Nuclear News
This week we look into the future; a future full of offshore turbines leaning into the wind, solar panels in space, EV’s charging in 10 minutes and fusion reactors suppling our baseload… I’m not sure that all of these future scenarios will actually transpire, but maybe we won’t need them if the more prosaic technologies … Read More
Solar & rooftop solar/Bio-LNG/4-hr BESS/sustainable aviation fuel & focus on Biochar
COMPANY NEWS Lazard Asset Management takes stake in rooftop solar companyRooftop solar developer and owner Shawton Energy has seen a change in ownership. Iona Capital, the UK low carbon sustainable fund manager, has sold its interest in the company to a fund sponsored by Lazard Asset Management. As a result of the transaction, Lazard’s Sustainable … Read More
AD/battery/ammonia/floating wind & focus on COP27
COP27 continues to debate the EU’s late arriving proposal on a loss and damage fund, so we shall have to wait on that, the most important decision at this year’s summit. In the meantime the UK’s Autumn statement is with us, and with it the expected windfall tax on electricity generators. General consensus seems to … Read More
electrolysers/AD/transparent solar panels & focus on global EV sales
Apoliogies for smaller and late Titbits. Been a busy week UK news Scottish hydrogen network trial gets underwayHydrogen from Grangemouth site to be transported along 29 kilometre section of previously decommissioned gas pipelinesPlans to build a network of hydrogen pipelines across the UK took a step forward today, with the start of a Scottish pilot … Read More