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If we didn’t have transformers on our electricity grid to step up and step down voltages then we would get nothing out of it; everything would be lost in transmission. Those dull grey boxes are essential to modern life and critical to Net Zero as they enable renewable energy generation, electric vehicle charging and battery storage systems. On the other hand ageing transforme...


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It’s hard to think about anything other than the crisis in the Gulf (I tried, reader, but I failed). The main domestic manifestation is a sudden hike in gas prices as the Strait of Hormuz continue to be blocked to shipping. If you want an idea of how critical shipping is to the fossil fuel industry, approximately 40% of global sea cargo involves shipping hydrocarbons around t...


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Following the US/Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, shipping through the Straits of Hormuz has ground to halt as Iran and its proxies hit back by firing missiles at tankers. This blockade affects 20% of the global trade in oil and gas and has caused a (so far) limited surge in oil pr...


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This morning I was at the Washington Business Centre, in the middle of the town’s sprawling automotive industrial estate, judging entries for the North East Automotive Alliance annual Sustainability Award, sponsored by Nissan. As I drove in and out of the estate, I passed the new electric drive chain factory and several battery gigafactories, supplying the production ...


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