Energy assets have long life expectancies…. really long. Decisions made today to build assets impact the energy system decades in the future. Continue reading Lessons for the energy transition from the golden age of steam!
Does the energy transition and digitalisation change the way we need to think about aviation? Continue reading Is the future of flight smaller, local and more decentralised?
This was fun. A few months ago I sat down with Sunflower Newsroom to talk about energy! Continue reading Sunflower Newsroom Energy Interview
Habits become super interesting when you think about them in the wider context of Covid-19. Since March 2020 we have all to some degree had our worlds turn on their heads. Habits we have carefully maintained (both good and bad) were deconstructed overnight Continue reading Habits, Covid19 and Energy
Even though I’m doing something a little different now I really appreciate the credit for my input to this from POST, UK Parliament . Heat remains a hugely important topic in decarbonisation. ‘A heat network provides heating and hot water to an … Continue reading Heat networks
The Future of Energy – The accessible guide to sustainability, renewable energy, climate change and the energy transition. The ‘Future of Energy’ is written to be accessible for anyone interested in learning more about Energy. The book takes the reader … Continue reading Buy ‘The Future of Energy’ book from Amazon!
At 4:52pm on Friday 9th August a lightning strike hit a transmission circuit at 4.5km from the Wymondley substation. It was a pretty normal day in the UK transmission system but that single bolt of lightening caused significant disruption. Trains were stopped for hours and the country took a significant time to recover. Continue reading What happens when the lights go out?
The fundamental premise of 5th generation heat networks is that the distribution temperatures drop substantially to around twenty five degrees (typically 4th Generation systems run at around 50-60 degrees). Continue reading 5G Heat (Fifth Generation Heat!)
Synthetic fuels are a tantalising prospect for zero carbon aviation, marine and haulage. Continue reading Is the future of fuels synthetic?
When looking at the energy transition I believe there are four lenses through which to make energy decisions. Continue reading The Four ‘C’s of the Energy Transition.
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