Nick Cullen
Nick Cullen is a partner at Hoare Lea. As part of his work in rsearch and development, Nick is actively engaged in a variety of industry bodies, including the British Council for Offices (BCO) and its Environmental Sustainability Group, the Green Property Alliance and the CIBSE Technical Committee. Nick has a particular interest in carbon reduction within the business and property sectors.
CommentInnovation is not always good
Innovation needs to be used selectively in construction, which needs to become more efficient by taking on some principles of manufacturing
CommentThe wrong targets
The UK is about to miss a key renewables target but there have been substantial improvements in carbon reduction
CommentHistory in the making
Ending Britain鈥檚 reliance on coal would be a seismic change, but it might rely on links with the EU electricity network
CommentGerman plans for electric cars could actually increase CO2 emissions
The desire to make all cars 鈥渮ero emission鈥� by 2030 ignores how reliant the country will be on coal-fired power stations
CommentWill Trump ever be a cheerleader for sustainable development?
The new US president isn鈥檛 known for his commitment to tackling climate change, yet if he can see the economic benefit for his country he might become a convert
CommentThe other single market
The UK relies heavily on the single electricity market, let鈥檚 hope Brexit doesn鈥檛 disrupt this vital trade with European networks
CommentI can sympathise with politicians' Heathrow dilemma
MPs have to weigh up the interests of their constituents against those of the the country as a whole, no wonder they鈥檙e dithering
CommentPrice spikes and Hinkley
Circumstances combined to push prices to a rare peak just as Hinkley Point C nuclear power station got the go-ahead. What does this tell us?
CommentNuclear power - a hedge against future uncertainty
The UK needs a secure low-carbon electricity supply and while costs may seem high today, a hedge against sudden future price shocks is surely worth the price
CommentWho turned out the lights?
As the margin between electricity supply and demand decreases in the UK, the risk of blackouts is increasing
CommentWater鈥揻orecasting a riskier investment climate
Flooding and water shortages could increase if confidence in weather and climate forecasting drops, despite the evidence for climate change
CommentKeeping the lights on
News that the Ferrybridge and Longannet power stations are closing early has the industry searching for alternative measures
CommentIt鈥檚 not just carbon that changes climate
The effects of deforestation in South America highlight the interrelated nature of our climate, ecosystem and lifestyle
CommentWhy BP鈥檚 energy outlook is more than hot air
BP recently published its energy outlook for 2035 and did a corporate sigh and effectively said 鈥淲e can鈥檛 go on like this鈥�
CommentWhat do falling oil prices really mean for the UK?
With regulation driving investment, low prices need not jeopardise progress on green energy and retrofit
CommentSustainable homes must make the complex simple
It is vital that home owners are able properly to control the new generation of hi-tech homes
CommentWhat vacuum cleaners can teach us about zero carbon homes
The industry needs to ensure the low carbon products and services it supplies actually do what they claim
CommentWe need the government to be open about energy data
The data around energy generation capacity looks to be being presented in a way that obscures inconvenient facts
CommentTime to end whingeing over solar subsidy cuts
Cuts to subsidies for 鈥榮olar farms鈥� are a sign of success and should be welcomed