26 Jul, 2024 How Green is Your Energy Supplier? By Stephen Robinson Firstly, as an Octopus Energy customer, I've closely watched the company's rapid rise over the years. Their commitment to renewables is...
26 Jul, 2024 Climate activists - how far can you go and what is the smart thing to do? By Wolfgang Kick Now, we are all passionate about climate change - well most of us. And I agree that - even though it might not be convenient - saving...
26 Jul, 2024 What does GB Energy mean for climate tech? By David Hunt Having a Government that isn't ideologically opposed to renewables is quite refreshing after 14 years. That's an understatement, it's...
24 Jul, 2024 Gridlock on the Road to eHGVs? By Stephen Robinson The UK's ambitious plans for electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) could be stalled by a surprising culprit - the power grid. That's...
18 Jul, 2024 Do employees still want stock options? By David Hunt From this in-depth survey from Sifted, it certainly seems so. This reflects with our own experiences at Hyperion Executive Search. 95% of...
12 Jul, 2024 Electric trucks are a reality - on European roads! By Wolfgang Kick It is the next frontier for electric vehicles - the question whether batteries are really practical for heavy duty vehicles. Well, a...
10 Jul, 2024 Fair Trade for a Green Future By Stephen Robinson In the UK, electric vehicle uptake continued to grow in June with EV's accounting for 19% of all new vehicle registrations. However, if...
10 Jul, 2024 Despite conflicting news - Mercedes invest further into domestic battery technology research capabilities By Wolfgang Kick In 2024, Mercedes-Benz will invest €14 billion research and development and in its plants – and a significant proportion will be...
09 Jul, 2024 Micromobility's long and winding path to profitability By Stephen Robinson The past year has been a rollercoaster for the micromobility industry. Whilst some companies like Voi, have shown significant signs of...
08 Jul, 2024 More cars but less traffic on German roads - what do we make of it? By Wolfgang Kick At first glance, this is good news - Germans travel less with cars than they did before the Corona pandemic. Although the number of cars...
05 Jul, 2024 The EV Tariff Power Play By Stephen Robinson In my latest newsletter, I mentioned the rising competition between energy companies as they launch new EV tariffs. Now, Good Energy...
04 Jul, 2024 Belgian wildlife park hosts world’s largest wooden solar carport By Ross Hoare This project in Belgium is particularly impressive for two reasons. First the shear size of it, a 40MW carport project is an incredible...
02 Jul, 2024 2024 the year of the eHGV? By Stephen Robinson Last Autumn at ICNC23 in Berlin, I was stood with an investment associate from one of Europe's big Infrastructure funds as we both...
26 Jun, 2024 VW and Rivian - a match made in heaven? By Wolfgang Kick A big bang in the car industry: Volkswagen is joining forces with US electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian to develop car software and...
21 Jun, 2024 Combating EV bottlenecks with talent By Stephen Robinson We face bottlenecks in most walks of life but when it comes to the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, there's a complex...
12 Jun, 2024 The city that started the German railway network 200 years ago is now leading the way on the "Mobilitätswende" By Wolfgang Kick Modern German rail history officially began with the opening of the steam-powered Bavarian Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth on...