One aspect of doing this that I particularly like is when different stories create links with each other. An example this week is the announcement of the increase in auction prices for the next round of CfD auctions, which links with Octopus Energy’s announcement of a new offshore wind fund. Maybe Octopus’ timing is good … Read More
I have had to add another section this week entitled “UK Politics”, for rather obvious reasons. I sincerely hope this is a temporary addition. Maybe you could cheer yourselves by watching a recommended documentary on the bbc about oil flaring, called “Under Poisoned Skies”. Not exactly cheerful, but watch it HERE COMPANY NEWS Gresham House … Read More
My wife showed me a piece this week in Remodelista about a gorgeous off-grid hut in Majorca HERE which included a novel power system: In fact the architect, Mariana de Delás makes an interesting point: the wheelbarrow contains power banks which run all electrical requirements in the hut, which involves wheeling the power to the user.. … Read More
One argument that has been rattling around the environmental arena for the last few weeks is about whether the North Sea oil extractors should face a windfall tax. Generally the financial community have an aversion to the idea of windfall taxes as companies need to feel comfortable that their tax liability is predicatble so that … Read More
100 days to COP26 and still no Roadmap from China or India and an underwhelming reaction to the recent one from Indonesia which pretty much sticks to existing targets Company news BP snaps up Open EnergiThe oil and gas giant announced today that Open Energi will join its BP Launchpad portfolio of start-up and scale-up … Read More
I seem to have run into a lot of sea related news this week, possibly driven by the controversial documentary on Netflix called Seaspiracy. I haven’t seen it yet but it has stirred up strong emotions. George Monbiot and others have praised it for pointing the finger towards the real mass killers of the sea, … Read More
Quick reminder to the Government: Cop26 is only 9 months away. The Budget was an obvious opportunity to bang the drum and show off new carbon abatement strategies, but it hardly demonstrated any strategies at all. Disappointing. Company news UBS analyst gives thumbs up to VW ID.3 – compares well with TeslaA teardown of Volkswagen … Read More
