Working with community energy groups is hard work and really serious, but it’s also a load of fun and a great way to meet wonderful people. As way of example I give you a photo from the end of a…

I’ve deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts. There are some people I really value following, but I’ve been increasingly unhappy with the whole social media model. I’m not convinced they are a power for good in society any more and…

Community energy can be difficult, but establishing co-operative energy groups in some countries can be harder than most. I recently visited the inspiring team at Elektropionir in Belgrade. A truly inspiring and wonderful group, battling a system that’s dominated by…

We recently visited an inspiring project, an education centre, organic farm and eco camp. Located in the marshland close to Lagos in Portugal. Established by a Portuguese/Canadian couple 30 years ago. It was celebrating its birthday, and had a stall…

I was working at Oxford City when I joined Facebook. It must have been about 2006, so I was an early adopter. For several years I hardly used it, and then about a decade ago I began posting quite regularly.…

When I originally built this website I saw it as a work tool, basically a digital CV (it’s still there). I had been a local government employee and was starting out with different roles in community energy. Over the past…