For most of the time that I have compiled this, the IEA have been a source of frustration. Until recently they consistently, almost wilfully underestimated the growth of renewables in their forecasts. However, this week’s report, covered below, has the headline I have been waiting for ever since I started talking about “peak oil” back … Read More
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
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
When all else in the world is failing, it is comforting to know that we now have fully recyclable crisp packets. UK NEWS Church of England Installs 438 Solar Panels on Kings College ChapelIn the BBC’s annual Christmas Carol TV broadcast, which has run regularly since 1963, the opening shot is an external view of … Read More
The campaigns aimed at discrediting anything to do with the energy transition seem to have stepped up a gear, which is disappointing. Our small contribution to the fightback starts with the lengthy list of corrections to the misinformation surrounding heat pumps. I realise that some people have had underwhelming experiences with them, but that does … Read More
Focus is on EV charging this week. Whilst compiling it I got to wondering about whether the public charging network and charger availability is keeping up with EV ownership. I am guessing that quite a percentage of readers own an EV. My sense is that there is more competition for charger time than there was … Read More
From the green perspective the Chancellor’s autumn Statement was more notable for what he didn’t say rather than what he did. There was help for Corporate investment and a promise to cut grid delays (see below). However, there was nothing to help energy efficiency in homes, no address towards the looming Carbon Border Mechanism being … Read More
Life in the UK can hardly get more exciting: a coronation one weekend, the Eurovision the next! In the spirit of the current weirdly camp national mood I would draw your attention to an entertaining video produced by Vattenfall to promote the only by-product from the manufacture of Green Hydrogen, namely water. They enlist supermodel … Read More
A small game of join the dots: A headline suggests that the UK is the second most ready to achieve Net Zero by 2050. Our prospective leadership candidates get surprised by the big cheer they get when they mention environmental policy and third, the biggest generator of levelling up jobs has been the renewables industry. … Read More
As if the world wasn’t divided enough the arguments rage now between those who think fracking is the answer to the energy crisis and those who want more renewables to reduce dependency on unreliable sources. I don’t need to suggest which side of that chasm Titbits sits on but there is a good summary of … Read More
