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The Economics of Clean Energy
24th September 2015 | Peter Rolton: Chairman, Rolton Group
Winding the clock back to the start of parliament in 2010, I’m sure we all remember David Cameron promising to deliver ‘the greenest government ever’, with rhetoric about taking the necessary hard decisions to ensure we are equipped for a prosperous and low-carbon future.
Ed Miliband: Playing with fire by freezing prices
27th September 2013 | Peter Rolton
Last weekend, Greg Barker MP was in the news speaking out in defence of recent profits recorded by energy companies in the UK.
Nuclear Physics... Almost
20th September 2013 | Peter Rolton
‘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.
UK Automotive Industry is Constructing a Comeback
23rd August 2013 | Peter Rolton
What do a Range Rover Sport, a double-decker bus, and a Jaguar F Type all have in common? The answer is surprisingly straightforward.
The Dangers of Fracking With the German Beer Industry
7th June 2013 | Kate Roche
Cue the tenuous puns; fracking has hit the headlines again. This time it isn’t for fear of earthquakes or disturbance to wildlife, but the purity of water that is then used to produce… beer.
Energy: The Weapon of Mass Coercion Pt. II
12th April 2013 | Peter Rolton
Last week I wrote about the emerging concept of energy as a weapon in the fight between state and corporation, and how this might pan out in future as the world’s resources continue to dwindle.
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.