Archives 2025

31 March 2025

Investors fill biogas gap left by banks

Biogas produced from organic matter is playing an increasing role in providing green heat and power for homes and industry. Investors like biogas as it generates high returns and can burnish their green credentials. It serves the same purpose as fossil-fuel natural gas, but is carbon-neutral (or carbon-negative) because it’s produced from organic matter that […]

24 March 2025

Village life takes on new meaning

Peter Curtain reflects on life outside the city

18 March 2025

M&A – a key factor in grid transformation

The modernisation of the electricity grid is progressing rapidly and will continue to advance. M&A will play a key role.

19 February 2025

Time to change the narrative on energy

The Government faces many challenges, from enhancing European security to advancing AI and manufacturing. A crucial aspect of this is effectively communicating its environmental goals.

17 December 2024

Energy pros gather to meet demands of data era

I braved the Christmas shopping and party crowds to join a group of people looking to make energy supply as reliable and efficient as possible.

28 November 2024

Climate innovators share vision at London show

Amid the hullaballoo about #netzero and its effects on the UK economy, I visited a group of low-carbon innovators to see how they’re making energy more sustainable and efficient for future generations.

14 April 2024

Pension poser – how retirement funds can boost UK equities

Efforts are being made to tempt pension fund managers back to London equities. That includes a Government push to make pension funds publicly disclose how much they invest in UK businesses compared to those overseas.

19 March 2024

Market still cool on heat pumps but we’re warming to them

Last week a Government scheme to promote heat pumps for homes was delayed by 12 months. Days later, the National Audit Office urged ministers to support the rollout ‘in a way that minimises the long-term costs to both taxpayers and consumers’.

19 March 2024

Bigger solar farms signal faith in PV energy despite challenges

A great privilege for our take on the UK ground-mounted solar market to appear in PV Europe magazine

06 March 2024

Good vibes at build-tech show

Attending day 1 of Futurebuild 2024 yesterday I was struck by the large numbers and the buzzy vibe. And the crowd was bigger than it looked – the two or three events happening as I arrived were pretty packed. More here: https://bit.ly/49ZTAIv