In-depth – Rose Galloway Green

January 17, 2018September 5, 2018 rhubarbgreen Affordability, Armenia, Caucasus, Energy History, Energy security, Energy Trilemma, In-depth, Minimal environmental impact, Region: Europe, Use: Electricity

Armenia and the Trilemma

Why am I writing about this? I work for the British government and Armenia is a small country far away. Well, it starts with a project at my work that matches up employees who would normally have never met, to discuss their work and life over coffee. It's called 'coffee connect' and I've met some really … Continue reading Armenia and the Trilemma

October 22, 2017October 23, 2017 rhubarbgreen Energy History, Gas, Great Britain & NI, In-depth, Region: Europe, Use: Electricity

Great Britain: her natural & industrial resources (circa 1942)

Thoughts on the UK's natural and industrial resources, circa 1942.

March 12, 2017September 5, 2018 rhubarbgreen Gas, In-depth, Renewables, Use: Electricity

Gas comes full circle

[Featured image source] Town gas - then and now The Empire Exhibition was held in Wembley, 1924, North London. In a poster advertising that exhibition, the muck and soot of coal was transformed into a clean and glowing figure of a healthy man - representing natural gas. As recent as 60-odd years ago, British society … Continue reading Gas comes full circle