Outsidewrecker - the blog of David Frise

David Frise is head of sustainability at the HVCA whose members are committed to delivering high quality, responsible and sustainable building services solutions. dfrise@hvca.org.uk

FiTs under attack

First the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and the now the Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) – is the Government energy policy unravelling? more >

Biomass gets a kicking

The Renewable Heat Incentive was postponed because the Government got its figures wrong over biomass. Egg on face time... 
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Save the planet – burn gas!

Despite the billions of pounds spent promoting, subsidising and developing renewables they still produce just 6.5 per cent of our energy needs. more >

In the words of JFK…

The iconic US president JFK famously exhorted the people to “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”. Our own coalition government is using today’s economic meltdown to create a similar mood and promote a ‘can do’ attitude.

The Green Deal is a crucial example. It is the lynchpin of the country’s entire energy strategy for homes and if we don’t like it, we can lump it because it is, literally, the only game in town. more >

Climate change – stop trying to solve it

Thousands of books and scientific papers are being written about climate change all the time – but we are no closer to "solving" the problem. So let's stop trying! more >

Seize the VAT

Amid all the despair, there is an upside to this month’s rise in the standard rate of VAT. more >

Being grateful for small mercies

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has received a less than ecstatic welcome from many quarters – the tariffs are widely regarded as too small to deliver the dramatic market shift the Government is looking for. more >

Nuclear panic adds fuel to energy efficiency

The ongoing drama unfolding at the Fukushima reactor in Japan should actually strengthen the argument of those proposing an expansion of the world’s nuclear energy programmes. The fact that it has had the opposite effect defies logic. more >