My wife showed me a piece this week in Remodelista about a gorgeous off-grid hut in Majorca HERE which included a novel power system: In fact the architect, Mariana de Delás makes an interesting point: the wheelbarrow contains power banks which run all electrical requirements in the hut, which involves wheeling the power to the user.. … Read More
wind
banks & pensions/hydrogen island/wooden wind turbines & focus on permafrost
So, we do have a windfall tax on oil companies in the UK, but the not-an-emergency budget has left hanging the prospect that electricity generators might be hit too, which would undoubtedly affect renewables investment and, yet again nothing on energy efficiency. Company news Polestar invests in extreme fast charging battery company StoreDotPolestar has made … Read More
IEA/wind turbine blades/hydrogen/lithium metal
Regular readers will know the exasperation that each successive report from the IEA generates. Every year they have to upgrade their forecasts for renewables sales and downgrade the costs. Imagine our surprise when they finally stop playing catch-up and publish their Net-Zero roadmap (see below). Do not underestimate the significance of this. Despite their failings … Read More
Regenerative farming/mid-size wind/green ammonia/hot rocks/bunny hugger
This week has been dominated by politics, so it is with Titbits, although we have tried to keep it light and bite-sized. Our prime minister seemed to do likewise at the Biden Summit, where I suspect he will be remembered for coining the new enviro badge of honour: I am a Bunny Hugger. Greta has … Read More




