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
Regular readers will see that battery tech stories are pretty frequent here, which points to the ongoing battles to continue to deliver more powerful and more cost effective batteries. The exponential growth prospects for EV’s and energy storage depend on this. One approach is to develop batteries like the sodium-ion one, below, that avoid the … 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
Focus for the environmental industry now must be to challenge attempts to roll back environmental protections under the cover of the crisis. What a difference a week (or two) makes Company news E.ON allies with Octopus Energy to revamp UK retail business E.ON has struck a partnership deal with Britain’s fast-growing Octopus Energy, as the … Read More
Whilst not wanting to wade into issues between the USA and China, I observe how regularly I find myself posting about lithium ion batteries. It is therefore of interest that I read the FT article this week about China’s play to control the global battery business (HERE if you have a subscription) Company news Engie Acquires … Read More
