How long before the lights go out?
This article was first published in the Telegraph on 4 February 2010.
Bad news for energy consumers continues to come thick and fast. Bills have more than doubled in the last six years, and could rise a further 25% in the next decade according to a wide-ranging report published yesterday by Ofgem. But even more worrying was the watchdog’s analysis of Britain’s energy security – or lack of it.
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The great biogas bungle
First published in The Ecologist on 4 August 2009, and Sustainable Business, October 2009.
When David and Ruth of The Archers decided to set up an anaerobic digester to make biogas from farm waste, they quickly ran into trouble. Intended to produce electricity for the national grid and heat for their poly-tunnels, the project was defeated by boardroom bust-ups and NIMBY protests led by local battle-axe Linda Snell.
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Still no UK energy policy
First published in the The Independent on Sunday, 26 April 2009
“All targets and no trousers” seemed to be the gist of the reaction from environmentalists to the Budget this week.
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Peak oil “opportunity”
Peak oil is not a threat but an opportunity to force through the policies needed to combat climate change, according to London Mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Norwegian gas will go to highest bidder
(Podcast) Britain can expect no favouritism from Norway as the European gas market tightens over the next decade. Norwegian supplies will be allocated on a strictly commercial basis, according to Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy Liv Monica Stubholt.
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