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ENERGY MATTERS – IT’S ALL OVER?
The last time England won the World Cup in 1966, England’s Geoff Hurst completed a hat-tric...
ENERGY MATTERS – DON’T GIVE AWAY THE FUTURE
I get a lot of campaigners visiting my home nowadays who want me to vote for them! In a world wit...
ENERGY MATTERS – MIND THAT GAP!
I travelled frequently on the London underground when I lived there in the late 1980’s. I a...
ENERGY MATTERS – HUNG OUT TO DRY
Are you still struggling with that New Year’s hangover? Ears still ringing from standing to...
ENERGY MATTERS – TOP OF THE (ENERGY) POPS
I have put together my Top 40 picks for this year’s festive season energy rock & pop mu...
ENERGY MATTERS – 2022: THE YEAR OF STABILISATION?
As we hurtle towards year end, that means it is time to dust off the template for the performance...
HOW TO DECARBONISE THE UK ELECTRICITY SYSTEM?
Simple. Build 10,000MW of geothermal power capacity. Problem solved. This would mean: no...
ENERGY MATTERS – ANOTHER FINE MESS
Energy matters – Another fine mess Chris Sladen Perhaps the greatest ever catchphrase i...
ENERGY MATTERS – UNDER PRESSURE?
It was such a memorable song written by the rock legends David Bowie and the band Queen, and perf...
ENERGY MATTERS – BLOW THE WHISTLE, WE HAVE REACHED HALF-TIME
Are you worried about your mid-year performance review? Probably you have not seen your boss face...
ENERGY MATTERS – ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
Supercomputers are nothing new to the energy sector. They are used to process seismic data for lo...
ENERGY MATTERS – MEXICO’S SIGNALS AND SIGNPOSTS
A former colleague phoned me last week asking, “Chris, what do you think are the most impor...
ENERGY MATTERS – STAYING SMART
No sooner has the year-end report for 2020 been submitted, now your bosses are clamouring for you...
ENERGY MATTERS – TIME FOR A RECOUNT
If you have not yet started your end-of-year report for head office or Board of Directors, I unde...
ENERGY MATTERS – PAUSE FOR THOUGHT
Britain’s most popular radio program each morning carries a short feature, known as ‘...
ENERGY MATTERS – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
In 1956, the year I was born, Cole Porter wrote the song ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?&rs...
ENERGY MATTERS – FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Ready to face a dinner party or barbecue? With lockdowns, shielding and a general reluctance to e...
ENERGY MATTERS – BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
No this is not an article about the merits of wind turbines, nor is it about 1960s pop culture. B...
ENERGY MATTERS – NOW, HOW’S THAT?
I had been making good progress of late during lockdown even though I have trouble sleeping. I ha...
COMMENTARY: ENERGY MATTERS – WHAT SHOULD I SAY TO MY KIDS?
My kids all know that I worked many years for a big oil company, and they know that burning oil m...
COMMENTARY: ENERGY MATTERS – WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES!
The unforgettable song “What a Difference a Day Makes” was originally written&nb...
COMMENTARY: ENERGY MATTERS – WINNING WITHOUT FIGHTING
It is often said that the best victory is when the opponent surrenders of their own accord. Th...