Sustainability doesn’t get easier…
Eee, it's my favourite sporting event of the year, le grand boucle itself, the Tour De France. Setting off on Saturday from Dusseldorf, home to...
Evolve or die
Jun 7, 2017
I had an interesting (off-the-record) chat with a contact in the energy sector yesterday. I was left with the clear impression that the fossil fuel...
A Green Industrial Strategy for the UK? Ish.
Jan 23, 2017
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has a reputation as something of an inscrutable sphinx and we only get glimpses of what makes her tick. When she stepped...
Reasons to be cheerful (pt 396)
May 11, 2016
Here's a selection of headlines from the last few days: Big Oil unexpectedly backing newest non-fossil fuels Big Oil abandons $2.5bn arctic drilling rights Saudi prince...
Getting smart on smart grids
Mar 4, 2016
The Smart-grid has always been more talked about than done, but now the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has announced that the UK could save up to £8bn...
There’s always an excuse to do nothing…
Jan 20, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, the wonderful Green Thinkers group I'm a member of considered Energy Without The Hot Air by David MacKay – a...
New technology vs old rules…
Oct 26, 2015
Last Friday, my partner, Karen, and I sat down to rewatch Back to the Future II, only to find a. we had never actually seen...
Green SME Interview: Alex Hurst, Phoenix Taxis
Mar 20, 2015
Alex Hurst is the CEO of Phoenix Taxis based in Blyth Northumberland which currently has the biggest operational fleet of electric cars in the UK....
I’ve seen the future, and it’s a taxi…
Feb 13, 2015
"Fancy a go in a Tesla Model S?" they asked. "When? Where?" it took a real effort not to scream. Like many in our sector,...
My Generation (or the next…)?
Jun 20, 2014
I was speaking to a senior manager from a major company last week, a gent of a certain age on the brink of retirement, and I...