Gareth Simkins
@garethsimkins.bsky.social
Senior Comms Adviser @solarenergyuk.bsky.social
Trustee @chemtrust.bsky.social
Project Manager @croydoncommenergy.bsky.social
Co-founder, Campaign for Safe Furniture.
Ex- @endsreport.com. Cargobiker. Happiest geek you ever met. Own views.
Trustee @chemtrust.bsky.social
Project Manager @croydoncommenergy.bsky.social
Co-founder, Campaign for Safe Furniture.
Ex- @endsreport.com. Cargobiker. Happiest geek you ever met. Own views.
I forgot that I put this together:
July 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I forgot that I put this together:
Hi Harry. Caroline Johnson’s claim, to be polite, is at a tangent to reality. Many airports have their own solar farms (like LAX!). She as form for such claims, like saying birds will die if they land on solar panels, which would be a surprise to this yellowhammer. solarenergyuk.org/wp-content/u...
May 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hi Harry. Caroline Johnson’s claim, to be polite, is at a tangent to reality. Many airports have their own solar farms (like LAX!). She as form for such claims, like saying birds will die if they land on solar panels, which would be a surprise to this yellowhammer. solarenergyuk.org/wp-content/u...
I am suddenly reminded of the (in)famous case of Arkell v Pressdram (referred to as such though it never reached an English court). As a sometime legal editor, it’s definitely one of my favourites.
Jolly well done, Harvard.
Jolly well done, Harvard.
April 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I am suddenly reminded of the (in)famous case of Arkell v Pressdram (referred to as such though it never reached an English court). As a sometime legal editor, it’s definitely one of my favourites.
Jolly well done, Harvard.
Jolly well done, Harvard.
Evidence for the prosecution, m’lud.
April 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Evidence for the prosecution, m’lud.
Ed Miliband has approved all of six nationally-significant scale #solarfarms thus far and imagine the counterfactual: refusing a project that would help fulfil manifesto commitments just because of the donation. This is desperate stuff from the Conservatives.
January 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Ed Miliband has approved all of six nationally-significant scale #solarfarms thus far and imagine the counterfactual: refusing a project that would help fulfil manifesto commitments just because of the donation. This is desperate stuff from the Conservatives.
Oh, wait to you see Westmill solar farm (pictured) westmillsolar.coop and Ouse Valley, for that matter. ovesco.co.uk/ouse-valley-...
January 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Oh, wait to you see Westmill solar farm (pictured) westmillsolar.coop and Ouse Valley, for that matter. ovesco.co.uk/ouse-valley-...
Well, that is one hell of a way to describe Drax.
December 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Well, that is one hell of a way to describe Drax.
Well, at least we can look forward to ‘Enron the Musical 2’. The dancing velociraptors were quite a sight on the stage.
December 2, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Well, at least we can look forward to ‘Enron the Musical 2’. The dancing velociraptors were quite a sight on the stage.
Absolutely nothing to do with Viscount Rothermere owning vast tracts of land. Nope, nothing to see here, as @guyshrubsole.bsky.social will happily confirm, I am sure. whoownsengland.org/2020/01/04/t...
November 24, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Absolutely nothing to do with Viscount Rothermere owning vast tracts of land. Nope, nothing to see here, as @guyshrubsole.bsky.social will happily confirm, I am sure. whoownsengland.org/2020/01/04/t...
And here it is, in its cuneiform magnificence:
November 23, 2024 at 3:40 PM
And here it is, in its cuneiform magnificence:
Powerful speech from @kerrymp.bsky.social at the Community Energy England Awards, bringing together international climate policy and local action. “‘This government is passionate about #communityenergy,” she says. “We want to unleash the power of renewable energy.”
November 22, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Powerful speech from @kerrymp.bsky.social at the Community Energy England Awards, bringing together international climate policy and local action. “‘This government is passionate about #communityenergy,” she says. “We want to unleash the power of renewable energy.”
Here's me at the Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards in 1990 (badly stitched together from two scanned photos). I'm on the right with the red tie. Yes, that's Johnny Morris, a young Chris Packham, Roy Castle, Terry Nutkins, Ernie Wise etc.
November 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Here's me at the Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards in 1990 (badly stitched together from two scanned photos). I'm on the right with the red tie. Yes, that's Johnny Morris, a young Chris Packham, Roy Castle, Terry Nutkins, Ernie Wise etc.
So much can be explained simply by following the money. From the latest edition of Private Eye:
November 20, 2024 at 5:32 PM
So much can be explained simply by following the money. From the latest edition of Private Eye:
Who says things never change? On the left shows major UK electricity generation assets in 2000, on the right the situation in 2023. Just look at all the #solar and offshore #windpower. Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/660445...
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Who says things never change? On the left shows major UK electricity generation assets in 2000, on the right the situation in 2023. Just look at all the #solar and offshore #windpower. Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/660445...
Post a picture you took (no description - except in alt text!!) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 16, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Post a picture you took (no description - except in alt text!!) to bring some zen to the timeline
Feels fitting to make this, from my hero Carl Sagan, my debut here.
November 16, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Feels fitting to make this, from my hero Carl Sagan, my debut here.
Oooh, this looks fun. Less than two weeks to go now until Solar & Storage Live at the NEC, Birmingham. https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/solar-storage-live/European-Solar-Games.stm
November 23, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Oooh, this looks fun. Less than two weeks to go now until Solar & Storage Live at the NEC, Birmingham. https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/solar-storage-live/European-Solar-Games.stm
Well, colour me entirely unsurprised.
November 23, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Well, colour me entirely unsurprised.
Ooh, first pyramidal orchid of the year, on the lovely North Downs. I love these things.
November 23, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Ooh, first pyramidal orchid of the year, on the lovely North Downs. I love these things.
Landmark time for the UK solar industry: we have just surpassed 1.5m smaller-scale @MCSCertified installations, on the likes of domestic rooftops, village halls, shops and schools. 😎⚡️🧑🔧https://solarenergyuk.org/news/uk-reaches-1-5m-small-scale-solar-installations/
November 23, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Landmark time for the UK solar industry: we have just surpassed 1.5m smaller-scale @MCSCertified installations, on the likes of domestic rooftops, village halls, shops and schools. 😎⚡️🧑🔧https://solarenergyuk.org/news/uk-reaches-1-5m-small-scale-solar-installations/
Huge congratulations to @MCSCertified for reaching more than 1.5 million registered solar PV installations. Onwards and upwards to 2m - and more!
November 23, 2024 at 6:28 AM
Huge congratulations to @MCSCertified for reaching more than 1.5 million registered solar PV installations. Onwards and upwards to 2m - and more!
If your favourite British wildflower is not the snake’s-head fritillary, you are wrong.
November 23, 2024 at 6:58 AM
If your favourite British wildflower is not the snake’s-head fritillary, you are wrong.