Feb 8th 2019 Arsenal FC became the first UK football club (late 2018) to install a battery storage system, which will store enough electricity to power the club’s 60,000-seater stadium for a 90-minute match. (This could potentially include renewable energy, such as solar and wind power.) The system enables the Arsenal to cut electricity bills… Continue reading
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Butter or margarine? How to spread breakfast’s carbon footprint
Margarine better for global warming potential than butter – new study I wrote the following article in 2016. Since then I came across this study – “Comparative life cycle assessment of margarine and butter consumed in the UK, Germany and France”. It dates from 2010, but was published earlier in 2018. It concludes that margarine… Continue reading →
How the Tecnica Forge walking boot delivers the perfect fit
Tecnica Forge, a walking boot that should fit you better than anything you’ve ever worn, moulded to the shape of your ankle, instep and arch, has gone on sale this spring (2018) in sports and outdoor shops equipped with the specialist equipment to fit it. Once we all wore off-the-shelf boots and shoes. If we… Continue reading →
Tesla packs brighter future for renewables on a South Wales hill
In any conversation about renewables, it’s the question sceptics, detractors and the just plain unconvinced always ask. “What happens when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine?” Now they might find the answer tucked away on a raw hill close to the M4 in South Wales. It’s an array of storage batteries from… Continue reading →
Bulldog breeds Co2-free plastic for men’s skin care products
Discarded plastic is unsightly, but it is Co2-heavy too. And this is a point which has not been made so much in the flurry of announcements, from the government down, on the subject in early 2018. While we grapple with eliminating plastic altogether, we might at least start making it from something sustainable. I look… Continue reading →
Electric bikes reach a Stark junction with the mass market
Update, October 13th, 2017 Electric bike company Stark, which says it has developed “the most affordable electric bike in the world, bar none” has raised $489,619 in a Kickstarter crowd-funding project to finance the launch of its range, exceeding its original target by almost 10 times. Its Stark Drive City will have a limited launch price… Continue reading →