Weekly column by EUA's Chief Executive
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20
Sep
Tension is rising and attacks on hydrogen grow
20th Sep 2021
Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed a growing trend of open attacks on the use of hydrogen for heating homes. The near hysteria am...
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13
Sep
13th Sep 2021
You’ve whistled along to the song I’m sure, but who would have thought this sentiment could be applied to the enormous challe...
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6
Sep
6th Sep 2021
Heat pumps have faced a bit of criticism over the past few weeks. The Prime Minister suggested that at “£10 grand a pop&rdquo...
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23
Aug
Hydrogen strategy flushed out the naysayers
23rd Aug 2021
The long awaited publication of the Government’s Hydrogen Strategy last week certainly flushed out the naysayers in the energy worl...
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19
Aug
IPCC report shocks some people
19th Aug 2021
Last week, the IPCC report concluded that human activities contributed towards climate change and that without global action, global warm...
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9
Aug
Perspective is needed; media headlines are designed to shock
9th Aug 2021
There must be times when you want to bang your head on the desk, this week I had that feeling. The cause, well, newspaper reporting of an...
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2
Aug
2nd Aug 2021
Look, headline writers aren’t really interested in the details, or being technically accurate, they want to catch a reader’s...
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26
Jul
It’s gas Jim, but not as we know it
26th Jul 2021
Energy Twitter went all of a frenzy last week, why, because the Energy Minister dared to cook an egg on a hydrogen-gas hob. Oh the outcry...
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19
Jul
Individual or collective route to net zero
19th Jul 2021
In the heat of the battle between hydrogen and electricity, (we’ll need shed loads of both actually), it is all too easy to ignore...
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12
Jul
Nothing is certain in life, other than death and taxes
12th Jul 2021
According to The Times newspaper, the government plan to put a carbon tax on gas used to heat homes, increasing the average bill by &poun...
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5
Jul
Scale is what counts in a net zero energy system
5th Jul 2021
I was chatting to my old boss the other evening, putting the world to right as usual. We discussed a radio programme he was making on COP...
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28
Jun
In cricket and politics, the best hitters can read spin
28th Jun 2021
Cricket and politics mix readily; well they do in my house anyway. And the summer is prime time for watching cricket and deciphering poli...
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21
Jun
21st Jun 2021
When it comes to achieving Net Zero, what are the UK’s three priorities? Well, I think I gave a clue in the title, but how we deliv...
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14
Jun
Eye-spy with my Private Eye, something beginning with ‘H’.
14th Jun 2021
I guess a number of you are familiar with the satirical magazine Private Eye, and I reckon if there was a copy lying around in a waiting...
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7
Jun
Treasury limbering up for return to normal
7th Jun 2021
Last week we saw COVID recovery in education thrust into the spotlight. An independent report, commissioned by the Prime Minister, advoca...
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24
May
Soviet-style production planning is back
24th May 2021
A few months ago, I heard a crazy idea that the Government were thinking about, wrote about it in my blog but didn’t seriously thin...
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17
May
17th May 2021
You may know that EUA is working with Carbon Connect to pull together a paper on how to deliver Net Zero in the UK. The paper looks at go...
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10
May
10th May 2021
During the past few weeks a stalwart band of individuals have been knocking doors, come rain or shine (this year snow and shine) as part...
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26
Apr
Is a cliche I know, but a great way to decarbonise is to use less energy
26th Apr 2021
In the heated debate over which fuel to use to heat buildings, residential and non-domestic, a key policy area is often overlooked and th...
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19
Apr
19th Apr 2021
We’re in for a spell of warmer weather, Spring is definitely here and with outdoor Covid rules, dusting off the BBQ seems a great i...
Mike Foster
EUA's Chief Executive
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