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
There is a place in the Net Zero world for each of these three: CCS, Nuclear (large and small) and hydrogen, but one must be realistic and not saddle them with the expectation that they can solve the problem. I have covered CCS and nuclear recently. This week we have a good summary of the … Read More
Re-reading this week’s ‘bits, it occurs to me that if the Government were to implement enough of the recommendations of Chris Skidmore’s review, we would be a lot less likely to suffer disasters such as British Volt. COMPANY NEWS Lightsource bp closes first tax equity deal with Wells Fargo for 481 megawatt solar portfolioLightsource bp … Read More
Company news Green Investment Group launches specialist offshore wind divisionCorio Generation will commence operations next month with a project pipeline of more than 15 gigawatts (GW), one of the largest in the world.A GIG portfolio company, operating on a standalone basis, Corio will take projects from origination, through development and construction, and into operations.It will … Read More
The UK game of musical chairs continues: Welcome, Alok Sharma to the role/hot seat of Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as well as Minister for COP26 climate summit. He will have his work cut out. He comes from the Department of International Affairs, but has few obvious green credentials. According … Read More
Theme for this week is how the energy transition juxtaposes traditional connections: jet fuel made from water, roads and schools made from plastics, even American muscle cars turning into electric SUV’s Company news Ørsted posts bumper earnings, eyes hydrogen investments Ørsted earnings for 2019 “exceeded expectations” with operating profit up 17 per cent to £1.99bn … Read More
It is COP25 time. Not sure whether to be optimistic or otherwise this time. On the one hand the topic of Climate Change is front and centre in the news, but on the other, that news is ever more alarming. Pull together time… Company news…. Mitsubishi to buy Eneco as energy management push advances Mitsubishi … Read More
