Weekly column by EUA's Chief Executive
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24
Jan
The battle lines are drawn on blending
24th Jan 2022
I know it’s hard to believe, because it is a no brainer, but it looks like the idea of blending up to 20 per cent hydrogen into the...
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17
Jan
17th Jan 2022
After four days of pain, over New Year, I had emergency root canal work done on the first day back. I would have happily chewed the drill...
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10
Jan
10th Jan 2022
Firstly, Happy New Year to you all. I suspect 2022 isn’t going to be a quiet one for the energy world. Over the Christmas/New Year...
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26
Dec
26th Dec 2021
Now I don’t want to stir up trouble for anyone, that’s not my style, but for some people Christmas can’t come soon enou...
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6
Dec
Storm Arwen lessons are serious for our society
6th Dec 2021
No society wants to go backwards in its development. We always strive to improve how we live. The challenges around Net Zero will not be...
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29
Nov
29th Nov 2021
Not a day goes by now without energy bills being in the news. Whether it is retailers, with their unsustainable business plans, going bus...
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22
Nov
22nd Nov 2021
In the dim and distant past, I used to teach ‘A’ level economics, and a good textbook for my students was ‘Introductory...
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15
Nov
15th Nov 2021
Come on, you must have heard that phrase, not just on a long car journey but also reference to COP26. I’m assuming it does finish (...
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8
Nov
8th Nov 2021
Now the dust has settled on the Heat and Buildings Strategy, there is an apparent void. Something has gone missing in action, namely the...
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1
Nov
It’s basic economics Chancellor
1st Nov 2021
A few weeks ago, I argued that to help with the rising cost of energy bills, the Chancellor could scrap VAT on energy bills. For average...
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25
Oct
25th Oct 2021
In the dim and distant past, I took part in a forum looking at the future for local government. One of the experts, a Professor in Public...
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18
Oct
It’s only taxpayers’ money, so it doesn’t matter.
18th Oct 2021
This week we will have confirmation of the level of the Clean Homes Grant, designed to subsidise the installation of low carbon heating a...
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11
Oct
11th Oct 2021
Remember those images of Delia Smith, urging football fans to get behind their team. They were taking a battering and she wanted fans to...
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4
Oct
4th Oct 2021
I’m writing this blog on the 1st October, the same day the energy Price Cap for the average user has increased bills by £150....
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27
Sep
27th Sep 2021
Well energy has certainly been in the news recently; the energy crisis has captured the attention of the media and politicians. Consumers...
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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...
Mike Foster
EUA's Chief Executive
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