An interesting weekend read (HERE , if you have an FT subscription), is an article by John Burn-Murdoch about the inherent mis-nomer in British Conservation Areas, which do a great deal to protect buildings and quite the opposite when it comes to the natural environment. He quotes research by Professor Thiemo Fetzer from the University of … Read More
energy efficiency
hydrogen/elctric cars/energy efficiency/regenerative agriculture/carbon capture
Last Titbits of 2021, and a slight deviation from the usual format. I have chosen four themes that have come to the fore this year and found news items to match the themes. Predictions for 2022: I expect to see an increasing influence of tech, epecially AI, in cleantech and funding of renewable energy projects … Read More
IEA/wind turbine blades/hydrogen/lithium metal
Regular readers will know the exasperation that each successive report from the IEA generates. Every year they have to upgrade their forecasts for renewables sales and downgrade the costs. Imagine our surprise when they finally stop playing catch-up and publish their Net-Zero roadmap (see below). Do not underestimate the significance of this. Despite their failings … Read More
pensions/energy efficiency/agrisolar/perovskite & focus on industrial decarbonisation
When is a new injection of cash not a new injection of cash? When the Government announces a new initiative which in fact has already been announced a year or so ago. This Government is good at that game and was playing it once more with this week’s Industrial Decarbonisation Plan. Company news Nest to … Read More