Microgrids – key to zero-carbon homes?
Our new energy system will be a mosaic of large and small projects, and one venture Zero West has helped get off the ground is…
Hydrogen, green gas, and energy storage
Zero carbon means that we completely stop using fossil fuels (or does it? maybe a topic for a future blog). We can meet all of…
Working together
Zero West’s ambition to speed up the shift to a new energy system means we must find the ‘sweet spot’ where business, community and government…
Offshore wind – An MP who gets it (and the big picture)
Parliament has had an, er, mixed record in the last couple of years, but don’t underestimate the less visible work of MPs. An example we…
100 per cent renewables plan for Wales
Wales could meet all its energy needs from renewables by 2035 if it boosts investment in the right areas now, and take a lead in…
Bath joins the club
Bath and North East Somerset Council has voted to declared a climate emergency and set a goal of going carbon neutral by 2030. The motion…
North Somerset declares Climate Emergency
Another Local Authority in our region has declared that we face a climate emergency. North Somerset – the Council which is not part of the…
Time to get more ambitious
Today (15 Feb) the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) considers its energy strategy. The discussion was originally scheduled for a meeting a couple of…
Labour to explore regional views on Green deal
Emerging policy on decarbonising the economy needs regional input, according to the Labour Party. The Guardian reports a speech (as yet unpublished) by shadow business…
CCC to advise government on when “net zero” carbon is achievable
15 October 2018 Lord Deben, Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, has welcomed the Government’s formal request for the Committee’s expert advice on setting…