Some of the most interesting work I’ve seen in my time is where energy and climate policy crosses into other social or economic benefits, particularly health. Follow Rose Chard and Energy Systems Catapult for thoughts on this.

Hydrogen is crucial for the energy transition. We need lots of it - but not for heating homes.

The UK cannot unlock investment, decarbonise or meet Net Zero without clear strategic policy direction from Government - this is a bold, important announcement.

More homes are now eligible for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

Homeowners have more choice about how they improve their home, no longer needing loft or cavity wall insulation to get £7,500 towards a heat pump, meaning all types of homes can apply ⬇️

gov.uk/apply-boiler-u…

Today #Peers will debate the importance of skills to the economy & people’s quality of life. Our graph of the week looks at the reskilling task ahead for #NetZero – which can deliver growth & opportunity across all regions if we plan and invest now in the future skills we need

Today we've announced that we will not progress work on a hydrogen town pilot until after 2026, once we've taken strategic decisions on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising heat. Statement here 👇 gov.uk/government/pub…

Do remember when you're asking for excess energy credit back, do it politely, it's not the call centre workers fault.

Once again my entire brain this morning is split between news of record ocean temps (bad), news of record renewables (good) and a backdrop of small,
squeaking children (both).

A whole year of record breaking ocean temperatures.

This warmth has significant effects on ocean ecosystems. A large fraction of the world’s human population rely on protein from the ocean to live. Disruption to life in the ocean does affect us all.

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Latest from the 'stalling' electric car market…

Aira has announced the opening of a new training center in Sheffield, England, which will train more than heat pump 8,000 installers over the next decade.

The new facility, named the Aira Academy, features training rooms and demonstration zones designed to give trainees the…

Another bit of my family has just been flooded, after a storm on the already saturated ground. They’re fine, but that’s two homes, in two different parts of the country & one has been in the family for decades and never flooded. I wouldn’t want to be in the insurance business.

Ok - I just need to get this out there. I've done a whole load of work on this. It's a page with energy yield estimates for every single wind farm on the Balancing Mechanism. jamestwallin.github.io/BM_analysis/

the code for it is here: it's public github.com/JamesTwallin/B…

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Cool job klaxon

Love this. Dhara Vyas is indeed brilliant, to the point I had texts from others attending saying how refreshing she is as a speaker. Hope your session went well Monica Collings

This has been making me laugh all day, with many thanks to EUK Members Octopus Energy for the lols - first by accident and then, quite literally, by design.