2013
Nuclear Physics... Almost
20th September 2013 | Peter Rolton: Chairman, Rolton Group
‘Every action has an equal and opposite reaction’, that’s basic physics. Apply it to the global energy situation and it’s easy to see that something’s got to give: consumption is not so much creeping up as it is hurtling skyward, and natural sources of energy are dwindling with remarkable speed.
Posts from 2013
Energy: The Weapon of Mass Coercion Pt. I
4th April 2013 | Peter Rolton
In late 2011, American company Noble Energy Inc. reported that up to 8 trillion cubic feet of gas deposits had been discovered off the coast of Cyprus, which is more fuel than the island could use in over a century and is, of course, extremely valuable.
Energy: The Weapon of Mass Coercion Pt. I
4th April 2013 | Peter Rolton
In late 2011, American company Noble Energy Inc. reported that up to 8 trillion cubic feet of gas deposits had been discovered off the coast of Cyprus, which is more fuel than the island could use in over a century and is, of course, extremely valuable.
Case Study: Straw Biomass
28th March 2013 | David Williams
This week we proudly present another guest blog, written by Chief Executive of Eco2 and Chair of the Welsh Government’s Energy and Environment Advisory Panel, David Williams.
Glimpsing the summit from Ecobuild
22nd March 2013 | Paul King
This week we are delighted to feature a guest blog from Paul King, Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council, who writes of the challenges which lay in wait over the coming years as we make the necessary transition to a more sustainable Britain.
The Contributions of Chris Huhne
15th March 2013 | Peter Rolton
If you type the name of Britain’s former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, into Google, you will have to trawl through several pages before finding any result which is unrelated to the penalty points scandal he has been embroiled in for more than two years.
What We Can Learn From EcoBuild 2013
8th March 2013 | Kate Roche
This week saw the annual return of EcoBuild and on Thursday I paid a visit, sitting in on some extremely thought-provoking conferences. One of particular interest was hosted by the Green Construction Board in the UKGBC Village, entitled ‘Closing the Performance Gap’.