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Sorry Klunk, I didn’t get the correct context...
Bobby,
"followed by another co-signed letter in recent weeks."
“They had an extra year to prepare for Cop due to Covid, but it doesn’t feel like this time was used to make better progress. Everything feels very last minute,” the source said.
But in multiple emails and official letters the companies have complained to organisers about unmet expectations, and deepening concerns over delays to the green zone plans. They have also raised complaints that ministers have not always been available for their events in the run-up to Cop26, as agreed as part of the sponsor deals.
Other sources have described the “shifting goal posts” and “inertia” plaguing the Cop26 planning as “deeply frustrating”.
Many of the event’s corporate backers regularly take part in high-profile sponsorship deals for big events, and have been left bewildered by the slow progress of the Cop26 events, another source explained.
The source blamed the “very young, very inexperienced” civil servants tasked with planning the event for taking a “top-down public sector approach” that has raised hackles among sponsors.
“It’s clear that many of them have very little experience managing relationships in the private sector, or even experience attending a Cop event,” the source said.
Bobby,
That news item is from Sun 17 Oct 2021 21.25 BST
It is about a lot more than that letter. The letter was just the start of the issues, there are plenty of other more recent issues listed in the article. And let's face it, the EV charging issue is another that popped up in the past week or two.
Haggis the Guardian article is old news about a letter of complaint sent by Sky in MAY and signed by some of the other COP26 sponsors, regarding lack of information from the organising civil servants. Hardly a sign of last of minute planning
Thanks chippyjo.....that is why i used the words "energy issues " in the post .
Yes fingers crossed haggis, I'm optimistic too. As well as highly anticipated operational news, it would be great to see plenty of brand awareness activity and thought leadership linked to COP26 online in the coming weeks.
If you read the article it’s about accurate network status monitoring. The super cap doesn’t provide energy.
Nickjhe,
Here's hoping AFC have (as I suspect) planned ahead with a swathe of news and PR before and during COP26, so at least we make the most of it.
Agree that the UK gov is missing opportunities to showcase UK technology here, which is frustrating regardless of whether they're the right solutions for domestic challenges. The world will have eyes on COP26 and gov had/has an opportunity to promote our green businesses for the benefit of our economy.
(Capacitor)
On Teesside, the ultracapacitor sits only a few miles along the coast from where cables from the world’s largest offshore wind farm, SSE’s 3.6 GW Dogger Bank will land, providing power for five million homes.Dont know what that has to do with the supercapacity as dogger bank is being cabled into hull
Be interesting to see if it stops the blackouts. I bet it cost a fortune too. Still doesn't fix the local grid issues that AFC are targeting, so all good from our point of view.
It seems that Nationa Grid are sorting the energy issues .... https://theenergyst.com/worlds-biggest-continuous-ultracapacitor-on-teesside-super-stabilises-national-grid/
Southernhay,
I actually blame the people running COP26 specifically, not the Government in general. It's not just the EV charging that's seen last minute planning.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/17/cop26-corporate-sponsors-condemn-climate-summit-as-mismanaged
I don’t disagree Haggis but you can sense ABs frustration when Gov can’t even think to ensure we have a clean charging solution in place for the COP talks. A little bit of research would have provided a massive opportunity to clearly show there are solutions here right now and it’s British to boot.
DW, you know about the Energy Charter Treaty ?
Fossil fuel firms can sue governments if climate policies threaten their profits.
https://energy-charter-dirty-secrets.org/
Southernhay,
"Gov will not directly favour individual companies as part of any plans."
Absolutely!
But what Government can do in this case, is put something in the policies such as "Where the grid cannot supply sufficient power for the EV charging requirement, either a substation would need to be installed, or an alternative solution can be installed such as Battery Storage, or a Hydrogen Fuel Cell system using Green Hydrogen or Green Ammonia".
Then it's up to the fleet owner to source the right solution for their needs, but they get a starting point on what to search for.
With the number of clients AFC already has lined up, we don't 'need' this, but AFC would not say no to it, and neither would I.
Gov will not directly favour individual companies as part of any plans. A lot can happen to companies such as AFC between now and 2035.
AFC can go it alone in the meantime with the great partners already announced and for those partners to react to climate change legislation accordingly.
Boy do we need some news but equally I’m buoyed by the partners we have in place and the ongoing recruitment taking place.
Probably more useful will be this (from the reply I received from Government).
Later this year government will publish our EV Infrastructure Strategy. This will define our vision for the continued roll-out of a world-leading charging infrastructure network across the UK. This will also set out the action plan for charging infrastructure rollout to ensure this is delivered at the pace needed to achieve the 2030/35 phase out successfully and to accelerate the transition to a zero-emission car and van fleet.
The strategy will focus on how we will unlock the charge point rollout needed to enable the transition from early adoption to mass market uptake of EVs. The strategy will clearly establish government’s expectations for the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the planning and deployment of charging infrastructure.
Bb2 that article is amost 2 years old.
Thank you
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-government-sets-out-roadmap-to-green-finance
Can’t find it yet, if you do please post it on here