Can a Vertical Planter Help Me Beat the Slugs This Year?

There is nothing quite like a room full of “energy nerds” to get the blood pumping on a cold January morning. On January 29th, I attended the inaugural Circuit Energy Community Breakfast Briefing. The goal? Bringing together a multidisciplinary mix of SMEs, academics, and policymakers to tackle the gargantuan challenge of decarbonisation. It was a fantastic launch, with plenty of time...

Hi everyone! 🌿✨ I’m so excited to share a new publication that’s right up my alley—“Grid-Aware Electrification for Decarbonising Port Logistics: A Case Study from Sweden”, co-authored by Sankar Mangalath Ramasan, Jagruti Thakur, and Björn Laumert. As someone deeply passionate about whole-system decarbonisation and the real-world integration of clean technologies, this paper resonates...

So, here’s a little tale of spontaneity, nature, and the universe really knowing how to play. We decided — on a whim — to do a pure digital detox: 2 days, no screens, no emails, just us, the hills, and a glamping pod on the Isle of Mull. The only thing we checked? “Will there be a storm?”Answer: Yes — but only on the day we leave.So we packed: boots, books, snacks (so many snacks), and a hopeful...

By Sivapriya Mothilal Bhagavathy — R&D Leader, Mum, and Occasional Confused Reader I started Shape thinking: “Right, this is about geometry. Probably boring.”Then I was halfway through and thought: “Wait… is this about Covid? And politics? And why my teenage daughter’s art looks like a fractal?” By chapter four, I was genuinely lost.The book was hopping from Fibonacci to famine, from voting...