Iran War, Strait of Hormuz and UK Diesel Prices: How a Middle East Conflict Became a UK Freight and Food Crisis
UK Diesel Prices: Iran War, Strait of Hormuz and the Freight and Food Cost Shock Field note Iran War, Strait […]
The Summer Energy Glut: Why Free Electrons Make the Hydrogen Efficiency Argument Irrelevant
Field Note The UK Energy Glut: Why Free Electrons Make the Efficiency Argument Irrelevant 14 April 2026 · Tim Harper
How the Iran War Is Fracturing the Semiconductor and AI Supply Chain
How the Iran War Is Fracturing the Semiconductor and AI Supply Chain Summary: The iran war semiconductor supply chain crisis
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My First Compressed Gas Powered Car
When picking up a book on Electron Microscopy recently an old photograph fell out, one taken some time in the
From the 1973 Oil Crisis
The current oil (and gas) crisis provoked a rummage in the reggae archive for this masterpiece from 1973 “Arab an’
The Oil Shock That Won’t Accelerate the Energy Transition
The Iran war triggered history’s largest oil shock and supply disruption. But unlike past crises, higher oil prices won’t speed up renewable energy adoption. The real constraints are sulphur shortages, rare earth bottlenecks, and Chinese manufacturing dominance.
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Can the UK Grid Handle the AI Data Centre Power Boom?
AI data centres in the UK are queuing for 50GW of grid capacity. Discover the power needs, risks, and solutions for AI data centres and UK grid capacity.
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2025 Review: 2026 UK Energy Priorities
The energy transition isn’t linear. But the direction is clear. The question for 2026 is whether the UK leads, follows,
UK Wind Curtailment Costs Hit £1.5 Billion: Why We’re Paying Billions to Waste Clean Energy—and How to Fix It
Wind Curtailment Costs Hit £1.5bn: Why UK Wind Farms Get Paid to Switch Off – and How to Fix It
How Microgrids Could Solve the UK’s Data Centre Grid Capacity Crisis
Data centre microgrid architecture: offshore wind, solar, batteries and gas/hydrogen firming connected via private wire, bypassing grid constraints. How Microgrids
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