It's the economy, stupid
Back in the early 1980s, I persuaded my parents to part with the princely sum of £399.00 for a BBC Micro Model B. My initial...
Better Place EV Battery Swap
Jan 22, 2010
While doing some background research on new low carbon business opportunities for The Green Executive, I came across a demonstration video for Better Place's automatic...
Smart Grids for Idiots
Jan 13, 2010
This morning I was reading the usual batch of letters to my local paper on how terrible renewable energy is, how global warming is a...
Brrrm, brrrm (or not as the case may be…)
Sep 11, 2009
On Wednesday I was in Bedford at the Low Carbon Vehicle exhibition as part of the work we're doing with Innovation Scout to identify business...
Has hydrogen had its day?
Sep 4, 2009
I've been doing some research into the current stage of the hydrogen economy for Innovation Scout. Back in the late 90s and early 00s, hydrogen...
Low carbon strategies – but are they too little, too late?
Jul 15, 2009
The UK Government is launching a raft of strategies today: Low Carbon Transition Plan, a Renewable Energy Strategy and the Low Carbon Industrial Strategy. I'll...
Mitsubishi i MiEV hits the UK
May 29, 2009
This week I got to drive one of the first two Mitsubishi i MiEV plug-in electric cars in the UK. Like most electric passenger vehicles...
Electric cars are NOT zero emissions…
Apr 20, 2009
... unless you can guarantee the electricity comes from a 100% renewable source.It frustrates me that much of the recent press coverage describes electric vehicles...