Wider Interest
With apologies to TS Eliot... A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of year For Dunkelflaute, and such a still one The cold deep, and the weather sharp The very dead of winter. And the ministers restless, decisions delayed, Budgets [...]
Recently, I was asked: what if Edison had won the Battle of the Currents? As power grids today are increasingly dominated by inverter-based generation, could a direct current (dc) grid be more effective than the alternating current (ac) grids we rely on today? Would [...]
Following quite a few requests, I have started recording some video content which can be found on YouTube here: So far, I have recorded videos about marginal pricing, and whether gas is responsible for bills being high. I have also posted a recording of [...]
Last weekend, the UK parliament was recalled to pass the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 in a single day. But there are very many myths and mis-understandings about what this means. Setting aside the irritating self-congratulation of MPs who think working on a [...]
Trying to catch up on my CPD for the year, I just listened to a webinar about the use of AI in business. This year I have experimented more with ChatGPT in my work to see where it can provide me with shortcuts. What [...]
There are many strange myths and traditions relating to Christmas, some of which I have written about before (see below). The most special Christmas myths are the personal ones we create in our own families, and in particular the weird and wonderful things our [...]
My blog is 8 years old today! The past year has seen my business develop in ways I did not expect even a year ago when I was celebrating my higher profile. I am still regularly quoted in the press and have written regularly [...]
In days past, Christmas looked very different to what it does today. Many modern Christmas traditions originated in the Victorian era, but some had their origins in older traditions, legends and superstitions. In fact, most of what we think of when we think about [...]
Eighteen months ago I wrote a blog entitled: Cakism in energy policy begins to bite which gained a lot of attention, in which I pointed out that policy-makers tend to want to have their cake and eat it when it comes to energy policy. [...]
The other evening, I was a panellist at an event bringing together energy companies, investors, bankers and other interested parties, to discuss the ways in which companies and investors communicate on issues relating to the energy transition. We discussed various questions around what investors [...]