Rewilding/3D-printing/ocean cleanup/sodium batteries & focus on blue forests

3rd March 2023

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

budget/ID.3/battery costs/ammonia/rewilding

5th March 2021

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

Rewilding/onshore wind/bail outs focus on Forest Cities

30th March 2020

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

Rewilding / Subsidy free solar / IDNO / Ammonia fuel cells

23rd May 2019

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