A very encouraging turnout this week at the All Energy Show in Glasgow. There were many excellent presentations and, generally, a good vibe to the whole show. Evidence that the energy transition is moving forward with confidence despite the well (over?) publicised headwinds. COMPANY NEWS AEP to sell distributed resource business to Basalt Infrastructure fundsAmerican … 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
Welcome to Titbits 2024. To use a corny football commentators expression “this one could go either way”. The energy transition is now into territory where a draw doesn’t cut it any more. One thing that can be guaranteed, however, is that most weeks Titbits will continue to provide carefully curated news in bite-size chunks UK … Read More
You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist for this one, but I think the UK Government is quietly cutting the environmental protections for industry. The FT spotted that the carbon price in the UK ETS has, since March, diverged noticeably from the EU ETS, which it had tracked ever since its post-Brexit launch. As … Read More
Looking forward to “Green Day” where the Government responds to Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review and, less directly to the USA’s Inflation Reduction Act. It must be said that the IRA has raised the bar for Government involvement in Net Zero spending, first in the US, then the EU and now, hopefully, the UK. It … Read More
In another sign that sanity is slowly returning to this country it is encouraging to hear that the Environment Secretary has confirmed that the Environmental Land Management scheme will start to roll out as originally planned next year. Not a moment too soon. COMPANY NEWS Ineos in talks with Rolls-Royce to build mini-nuclear power plantIneos, … 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
You have to trawl pretty deep into the budget announcement to find anything of significance for the green agenda. I hope we won’t be saying the same about the wee conference in Glasgow Company news Daimler and BP partner on UK hydrogen refuelling networkMercedez-Benz’s sister brand, Daimler Truck, has partnered with BP to develop a … Read More
I remember seeing an impressive presentation years ago about the idea of using ammonia as a zero carbon fuel for certain applications. Some ideas take a long time to take hold Company news Rolls-Royce unveils plans to build 16 mini nuclear plants in the UKRolls-Royce is pushing for the UK government to provide a multi-billion-pound … Read More
Politicians tend to get derided for making “U turns”, but when you are reversing the dismal legislation of your predecessors it should be applauded: welcome back onshore wind and solar in the UK! Company news Ikea slashes global emissions as business growth continues The world’s largest furniture retailer revealed in its latest sustainability report that … Read More
