Steve Fawkes

Well worth a read - tells you everything you need to know about Elon Musk

Welcome to Season 1 of "The Ayatollah Apprentice"

Really worth knowing

"Here We Go Again" — But This Time, We Have a Choice Dr Steven Fawkes writes about achieving energy independence in the context of geopolitical and supply chain risks

'Here we go again - but this time, we have a choice' - a new blog on ep group epgroup.com/here-we-go-a...

heat pumps & e-bikes.

Great film

Sun over the city this morning

I so recognise those pages - the factual ones more than the cartoons

SCE to Aux.

Supermarine S6b.

Soyuz capsule which brought Tim Peake back to Earth

Apollo 10 Command Module. Science Museum, London. Always good to see an amazing vehicle.

Spent the morning enjoying one of my birthday presents from last month - a few hours in Aire Ancient Baths. Highly recommended especially the floatarium.

Villiers Street

John Adam Street

The Foreign Office have issued official advice for UK citizens who now live in Dubai:
"You're on your own you tax-dodging bastards! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!"

Robert Street

FUN FACT: The UK has nearly twice as many public EV chargers as fuel pumps

www.gov.uk/governmen...

@heinleinsociety.org letter in the FT

Great last paragraph

ONS: UK's low carbon and clean energy sectors generate record revenues of £77bn in 2024 Impressive growth in turnover and employment continues across the UK's low carbon and renewable energy industries, latest Office for National Statistics data confirms

New ONS stats out on the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy (the thing Farage wants to destroy):

- 2024 revenues up 12% to £77bn (in an economy that grew 1.1%)
- Revenues up by more than 91% since 2015
- Employment up by over 50% since 2015 at over 300k

www.businessgreen.com/news/4526135...

121 Electric Buses Are Now Running On Clean Renewable Electricity In Senegal - CleanTechnica There are now 121 electric buses, and big ones, running on clean, renewable electricity in Senegal.

Senegal now runs 121 electric buses in Dakar powered by renewable electricity. No diesel. No imported fuel. Just local electrons moving people. That’s energy independence + cleaner air in one move. Developing nations don’t need to repeat the oil age — they can leapfrog straight to #Bettrification.

Opinion | China Automates While America Hesitates

“China automates while America hesitates”

@jonasnahm.com today

#alwaysbecharging www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...

I was surprised to see that my piece on Chicago's efforts on energy efficiency and sustainability was written as long ago as 2013 - it was quite a different world back then. Good to see local action on the important stuff continues to this day. www.onlyelevenpercent.com/energy-effic...

Chicago reopens Green Homes program, electrification & safety upgrades for low income homeowners. Always glad to see my favourite US city doing good work. tinyurl.com/ys9wx5z2

Act 1 of the energy transition was about cleaning up Europe’s power supply. Act 2 is about using that clean electricity across the entire economy, in industry, buildings and transport. In short: Act… ... Act 1 of the energy transition was about cleaning up Europe’s power supply. Act 2 is about using that clean electricity across the entire economy, in industry, buildings and transport. In short: Act 2...

I did a short video on the Electrification Action Plan
www.linkedin.com/posts/electr...

If you don't want to plumb the depths of LinkedIn...

Washington Post headline from today. This economic idea transfixed Wall Street and Washington. It may be a mirage. Massive investment in Al contributed "basically zero" to U.S. economic growth last year, Goldman Sachs has calculated.

Is that good?

If you want to do a PhD in my research group, get in touch, I have funding for British students. Check out my website for more info: www.markmiodownik.net

We seem to be heading that way...

Great opportunity for the right person 👇