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Happy January 2025
Our latest newsletter focuses on our refereed paper 'What happens if we burn all the carbon'. Our long term collaborator Professor Michael Mainelli of Z/Yen, the City of London think-tank, was co-author on the paper, making him the first Lord Mayor of the City of London to publish a peer review science paper during their turn of office. In addition, Kevin has been delivering STEM Ambassador science outreach talks, and a series of 'Entrepreneurial Minds' lectures as part of his Entrepreneur in Residence role at Heriot Watt University. This is going to be our final KKI newsletter, as we move from commercial to entirely not-for-profit outreach and mentoring. Thanks to all our clients, colleagues, and collaborators from the last 32 years, and best wishes for 2025. Happy January (2025)
Happy January 2024
Our latest newsletter includes more reasons to be cheerful, even though its January! There are a couple of 'about carbon' questions from our Science Quiz for Schools. We remind you again about the delay in sunrise getting earlier in January. Our highlights over the last year included delivering talks at the Global Ethical Finance Initiative with Z/Yen, and meeting important people in the Scottish Government.And Kevin is now 'Entrepreneur in Residence' at Heriot Watt University's start-up Incubator. Thanks to all our clients, colleagues, and collaborators, and best wishes for the coming year.Happy January (2024)
Happy January 2023
Our latest newsletter includes more reasons to be cheerful, even though its January! There are a couple of (lateral thinking required) new questions from our 'Chemistry in the Real World Science Quiz. We remind you again about the delay in sunrise getting earlier in January. Our highlights over the last year included delivering talks for the Young Company Finance and VICEPHEC conferences (see below), developing some new teaching materials, and a Schools version of our Careers talk, and delivering our first post-Covid 'face to face' training for University students. Thanks to all our clients, colleagues, and collaborators, and best wishes for the coming year.Happy January (2023)
Career in Chemistry Talk - version for Schools
In 2022, and continuing in 2023, Kevin has carried out some career talks for Schools as part of the STEM Ambassadors programme. He had memorable Teams sessions with 5 primary schools on various remote islands for the Orkney Science Festival. A shortened 30 minute talk produced over 45 minutes Q&A in most cases! This is the slightly shorter, simplified vocabulary version of the talk aimed at late primary age groups: Schools Career Talk
25 Years of Commercialisation in Scotland
Kevin presented a keynote speech at the Young Company Finance Conference in September. The theme for the conference was 'Beyond the Basics' and the occasion was the 20th anniversary of the first YCF conference. Kevin's talk covered the history of the last 25 years since the Scottish commercialisation cluster was started in 1996. He then went on to suggest some targets and strategies for making the next 25 years even more successful. The slides from the talk are at: 25 Years of Commercialisation in Scotland
Leading up to the conference, Kevin wrote 3 'What are the Basics?' Articles for Young Company Finance's Monthly Journal. These have been edited into a single document by YCF, as a reference for future entrepreneurs:
What are the 'Basics' of Commercialisation?
Talk and Poster at VICEPHEC Conference
In August 2022, Kevin presented a talk and a poster at the Variety in Chemical Education & Physics Higher Education Conference (VICEPHEC). In the talk Kevin discussed: The '5 minute, 10 minute game' for teaching the basics of Project Management and team building. Teams of 4-6 carry out 5 interlocking group tasks, in 10 minute work periods, interspersed with 5 minute meetings. Team members work on specific set tasks in the work periods, and meetings are reserved for communication - no work allowed! Tasks are designed to be attractive to various Belbin test archetypes ('shapers', 'plants' etc), providing an insight into team role preferences. There is also an accounting task which can lead into the basics of budgeting. The poster summarised all of the Problem-based learning resources developed by KKI, in conjunction with several University partners over the last 10 years, and is available in a graphic and text format. The video of the talk is at: 5 Minute, 10 Minute Team game The poster is here, where there is also a link to the text version: Context and Problem Based Learning Poster
Happy January 2022!
Our first post-Covid newsletter includes more reasons to be cheerful, even though its January! Our highlights during this challenging 2020-21 period included producing 'entrepreneurial basics' videos for the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and delivering over 20 'A Career in Chemistry and Beyond' talks (see below) to schools and Universities. Our main charity project reached fruition in September 2021, and somewhere along the way we completed KKI's 500th commercial assignment since we started back in the mid-1990's! Thanks to all our clients colleagues and collaborators, and best wishes for the coming year.Happy January (2022)
Covid-19 Response: Career Talk for PhD students - Dealing with Difficult Times
We stay in touch with a number of Workshop participants, especially Ph.D students considering their futures. A number of STEM students have told us how difficult they find the current situation, with labs closed, and the need for home-working (if that is indeed possible). Not only are labs are closed, but students are isolated as (unlike undergraduates) they are usually unable to return to parents' homes. It is particularly challenging for those thinking about their post-University careers, when communication with potential employers is cut-off and job offers are being put back or cancelled. We have an informal career talk aimed at such students. The talk is free of charge, and is delivered over the Zoom video conferencing platform using appropriate log-in security protocols. The talk plus interaction, questions, and breaks lasts around 90 minutes. In the talk Kevin discusses: a) his career, and the various jobs he has had, discussing both the scientific and interpersonal skills required. Each one of these jobs, that he may have done for a short time or for a consultancy assignment, can be a long-term career for others. b) How he has survived working from home for the last 25 years managing to stay both sane and solvent for nearly all of that time, and will share some thoughts on how to manage in the current situation. c) the findings of his, and other work, around employability skills desired by companies, NGO’s & think-tanks, government, and by those appointing to senior academic positions. This talk has been well received students at five major Universities, with others being added each week. We are happy to do the talk either under University auspices or for groups of students if they contact us.
One version of the talk is at: Dealing with Difficult Times Talk
Science in the Real World Quiz
We have made this quiz an accessible resource as part of our response to the Covid-19 crisis. The quiz is designed to illustrate how science is integral to the world as we know it, and that boundaries between disciplines are largely arbitrary in real world situations. The quiz raises issues such as 'how much chemistry does a biologist need to know to be effective?' and vice versa. Aimed at sixth formers and upwards, the answers are readily accessible with a bit of internet searching, but we would suggest that Graduates and above should be able to do quite a lot without Googling! If anyone would like to run the quiz, or have us do it for you, please contact us by e-mail. KKI Science in the Real World Quiz Here is a version for younger (late primary) pupils: KKI Science in the Real World QuizV2
Happy New Decade - Newsletter
Following on from last year, and to welcome the new decade, here's a newsletter highlighting covering some of the things we've been doing in 2018-9. We've been in 8 UK Universities, and also made some interesting international trips to Poland and Colorado. Our 'Science in the Real World' quiz has proved popular in Schools as well as Universities and we've put a few questions on the newsletter. We'll put some answers up shortly! In addition, one of the start-ups we've helped has won a significant business plan competition.Happy New Decade
Happy January Newsletter
Here is our latest newsletter covering some of the things we've been doing in 2017-8, some interesting facts about not being SAD in January and featuring a short quiz about 'Science in the Real World' Happy January 2019
Happy January - 2019 Newsletter Quiz Answers
Here are the answers to the quiz in our latest 2018-9 newsletter. Contact us if you'd like to hear more about our games and quizzes. Happy January Answers
Teaching Finance to Accountants...
... or at least their support staff. Organised by Quadrilect, specialist training providers to the Facilities Management Profession, Kevin delivered Finance Workshops at the KPMG offices in Watford. As Watford is also the home of the Harry Potter studio tour, staff at the KPMG offices are about the only people not dressed up as Wizards etc. Despite being Muggles we managed to penetrate the mysteries of operational budgets, balance sheets and discounted cash flows.
Working for Surrey in Edinburgh
Kevin and Tony delivered Workshops to the Machine Sensing Training Network ITN, an EU-funded cohort of researchers co-ordinated by the University of Surrey. This event involved 30+ young researchers, based in Edinburgh. They started the week with a session from Kevin on Innovation, went on to learn many new ideas in science communication (including being 'science buskers') and finished by delivering an investment pitch judged by Tony.
Working for Manchester in York
Kevin delivered Innovation Training to the NERC Earth Atmosphere and Ocean DTP, based at the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester. The Workshop, however, was in the scenic setting of the Grandstand Conference Centre at York Racecourse - which on non-race days doubles as a giant dog-walking park!
From AAVs… to CNTs
The first three-letter acronym is short for Adeno-associated Virus - a small virus that can deliver DNA (e.g. for gene therapy) without causing undue side-effects. In 2016, Kevin and Tony completed a market study for a UK University regarding the potential of a UK-based production service.
The other acronym refers to carbon nanotubes. Working with Z/Yen Group in 2016, Kevin and Tony conducted a market study for a US company with novel CNT production technology. In a follow-up we introduced the company to potential customers in a number of industries ranging from aerospace to structural materials.
Britain's Largest University…
…is, of course, the Open University. Many people don't realise that the OU does postgraduate degrees and has an extensive R&D base. KKI has run seven Workshops for the OU in 2016 and 2017, covering subjects ranging from consulting skills, building partnerships, to Innovation Workshops for both their science and AHSS (Arts, Humanities and Social Science) faculties.
Britain's Oldest University...
…is the one in Oxford! Since 2015, KKI has run five Innovation Workshops at Oxford University, working with students from the NERC Environmental Research DTP and the Systems Approach to Biomedical Science CDT. Kevin delivered the training, and Tony attended the last day to hear and give feedback on the students' investment pitch presentations.
Happy January - 2014/5 Newsletter
We haven't done a start of year Newsletter for a while, largely because various clients kept us busy at the start of the last two years. So its time for a quick catch-up, especially as two teams of the Bristol GW4+ DTC cohort (that we trained this time last year), did so well at the NERC Environment YES competition .
Happy January
A Sticky Situation
Earlier this year Kevin developed another Teaching Module for the Royal Society of Chemistry. Called 'A Sticky Situation', it's based around the chemistry of Lubricants, particularly the problems faced by 'Northland Petroleum' when a prominent customer's Supercar breaks down...Some of Kevin and Tony's ex-BP colleagues may recognise the scenario, while younger readers can try to spot the Game of Thrones reference in some of the background materials... For any interested readers here is an overview, while chemistry teaching professionals can get full materials and tutor guides by e-mailing us. A Sticky Situation
Tony in Big Deal
Tony was involved in one of Scotland's most significant Life Science deals in 2014, aiding the acquisition of Glasgow-based Pharmacells by Precious Cells Biobank. Pharmacells was part of the portfolio of Grampian Biopartners, the Aberdeen Life Science syndicate founded by Professor Andy Porter, a previous client/trainee of KKI (see endorsements page). City Grandees Back £10m Stem cell deal
But you can't win them all...
Kevin was shortlisted in the 'Outstanding contribution to Knowledge Exchange' category at the Interface Excellence Awards in November 2014. KKI are the first small independent consultancy to be recognised at these awards. (but only recently put on-line). Interface Awards
Sadly he didn't win the overall award on the evening and so missed having his photo taken with the Scottish Finance Minister John Swinney. Well you can't win them all... Winners Announced at 2014 Interface Awards
Kevin Wins Mentor of Year
Over the last few years Kevin has been a volunteer 'Mentor' with the Growth Fund of the Princes Trust in Scotland. This work was recognised by the Princes Trust at an award ceremony in late 2013 (but only recently put on-line). Princes Trust Awards
We are Arts Festival Sponsors!
KKI are co-sponsors (with a small oil company called BP) of the Braemar Creative Arts Festival. Kevin has been visiting Braemar since 1975, and Tony has made frequent visits as well. The Braemar Festial is different in that it is based around Workshops and learning opportunities, rather than performances by star guests. See the Blog page at:Braemar arts festival blog See the video here: Braemar Arts Video
Spring in Canterbury
Here are two links with pictures discussing Kevin's recent trip to the University of Kent. First, a two day training workshop: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation! and, secondly, a review of 'Transistors Mini Skirts and Global Warming' our talk on research impact: Thinking Imaginatively about Impact
Happy February! - 2013 Newsletter
Click here to get the pdf of the KKI Newsletter for February 2013. Last year we cheered you up in January, this year its February! So the Newsletter includes reasons to like February (such as 'Kissing Friday'), news about various projects we've worked on through the year, a quick quiz (about energy and renewables), and some really interesting links. HappyFebruary!
New Training Brochure
We've updated our training brochure, with new workshops, lots of pictures and some Youtube links! Its here: Training Brochure
Introduction to Finance for Entrepreneurs and Managers
KKI and the Princes Trust Youth Business Scotland (PTYBS) are running one day workshops for potential and actual entrepreneurs in Glasgow in March and October 2013. Lose your fear of finance in a friendly and supportive workshop! 'I've never heard of people actually enjoying a finance course before' said a previous participant. For more information see Finance Workshop
Train Travels in 2012 - part 3
Somewhat ambitiously Kevin decided to combine a Vitae conference in London with meetings in Bath and Plymouth. Not only was the London line flooded but so was the Great Western line the following day. Travel arrangements were finally saved by Hertz in Bristol, who are very conveniently located near the station. Provided you manage to come out of the back door not the main entrance. And quite like industrial estates.
Heriot, Watt, and Gallileo
KKI has continued to work with Heriot Watt University this year, running a seven part 'Enterprising Researcher' summer school and facilitating a day for the HW Crucible programme. While the former is aimed at a wide range of post graduates and junior staff, the latter involves working with recently appointed research leaders. Both activities are challenging and stimulating, partly due to the wide range of nationalities and disciplines involved.
The Crucible event has recently been hosted at Selex-Gallileo in Edinburgh, a fascinating place to visit. They reckon they carry out 25% of Scotland's entire R&D spend on that one site. Impressive for them, but perhaps worrying for the rest of Scottish industry?
Train Travels in 2012 - part 2
Electric trains aren't waterproof and the weather in September proved it - we had a very nice diversion off the East Coast main line through parts of the old Stockton-Darlington railway in an elderly emergency diesel. Congrats to East Coast staff though, who proved helpful and long-suffering.
Conferences, conferences
It's no good developing new material if you don't tell everyone about it! At the request of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Project's ultimate sponsors, the national HE STEM (Science, technology engineering and maths) project, the development teams presented their work at both the Variety in Chemical Education conference in Edinburgh and the HE STEM conference in Birmingham. In addition Kevin presented at the Vitae researcher development conference (in Manchester) in between, literally running out of the last Vitae workshop to arrive at Birmingham with minutes to spare! It did help to be driving one of these, a courtesy car from Ian Walker in Kirkham:
Mercedes W124 Coupe
Commercial Skills for Chemists
KKI's 'magnum opus' this year has been the development of commercial skills modules for undergraduate chemists as part of an Employability initiative for the Royal Society of Chemistry. The project grew and grew, as old-style lecture heavy material was replaced by problem-based learning and group work. In the end KKI delivered 5 modules, covering Innovation, Project Finance, Project Management, Market Research, and 'Pitching the Project' - over 50 separate resources in total including videos, games, tutor guides and assessment criteria. This link takes you to the Introductory pages on the RSC web site, where all the material is freely available: Introduction
Chemistry of Energy
KKI completed the development of a 5-10 credit module on 'the Chemistry of Energy' in co-operation with Dylan Williams, at the University of Leicester, and Jason Love, at the University of Edinburgh, whose students 'road tested' the materials. The Chemistry of Energy
Cold in Cardiff, not in Crete
Kevin followed training in wet Edinburgh in July with a trip to help with a summer school in Crete. Two days of training with 40+ physics students from 20 different nationalities. The temperature went from 36C to 39C and 2~C on successive days and even the locals said it was too hot. The following Monday (still in July) it was 13C, damp and windy at Cardiff airport...
Whan that aprille...
...folk go to Canterbury. The University of Kent ran a Workshop based at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, right in the Cathedral courtyard. If you ever visit Canterbury its the only place to stay!
Train Travels in 2012 - part 1
If you are going to be on an intercity train that sadly hits someone, its a good idea to be traveling with the head of H&S for the Stobart Group. You then know that the train is a crime scene and nothing is going to move for 4 hours...
KKI Newsletter January 2012
Click here to get the pdf of the KKI Newsletter from January 2012. Many businesses send 'Happy Christmas' Cards or e-mails to their clients, but the time we all really need cheering up is when we are back to work in January! So the Happy January Newsletter includes reasons to like January (such as Mozart's Birthday), good news about various students and businesses Kevin has helped through the year, some terrible jokes, and a few pictures. Happy January!
Heriot Watt and Edinburgh Students in Environment YES
A team of students from Heriot Watt and Edinburgh University participated successfully in the NERC "Environment YES' business plan competition at the end of 2011. Heriot Watt students, Ivan Grebenkin, Ildar Sagitov, and Sarah Nodwell (who met on the HW Summer School mentioned below), joined forces with Edinburgh Chemistry postgraduate Georg Silber to present a business plan based on converting waste production gas into methanol using a novel catalyst. The student team, of 3 different disciplines and 3 different nationalities, demonstrated their ability by winning the Scottish/North of England heat in October and progressing to the London finals in December Eventually they were national runners-up. Well done to all!
Commercial Skills for Chemists
KKI won a tender to develop and deliver Commercial and Employability Skills materials aimed at Undergraduate Chemists. The material is being developed for the Royal Society of Chemistry to disseminate to UK Chemistry departments and is supported by the UK HE STEM project. KKI has been working with a team from the University of Edinburgh and has produced materials in innovation, project management, market research, finance and feasibility studies for chemists. This is very much a 'return to roots' for Kevin who started his academic studies in chemistry at the University of Edinburgh a few (!) years ago.
Problem Based Learning
KKI won a tender to develop and deliver Context and Problem based Learning (C/PBL) materials aimed at Undergraduate Chemists. The material is being developed for the Royal Society of Chemistry to disseminate to UK Chemistry departments and is supported by the UK HE STEM project. KKI has been working with a team from the University of Leicester and has helped produce C/PBL materials around the chemistry of energy.
Heriot Watt Enterprising Researcher Summer School
KKI delivered a summer school to postgraduate students at Heriot Watt University in June and July 2011. The School was notable for a) the energy and enthusiasm of the students, and b) their international background - 12 different nationalities from 20 students at one workshop!
Finance Training for Entrepreneurs
KKI and the Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) are running one day workshops for potential and actual entrepreneurs in Glasgow in March and October 2012. Lose your fear of finance in a friendly and supportive workshop! 'I've never heard of people actually enjoying a finance course before' said a previous participant. For more information see Finance Workshop
Biotechnology YES Finals 2010
Kevin was in a very cold London (during a gap in December's snow) to see the BioYES finals again. He enjoyed presentations from the teams from Exeter and East Anglia Universities, as well as the eventual winners from Manchester. Once again some of the judges were heard muttering 'wish the real presentations we have to listen to were half as good as these!' which implies standards continue to improve... Well done to all the participants!
Commercialisation for Architects?
Kevin was asked to apply the lessons gained in commercialisation to some Architecture Students about to start their placement year. He devised a short quiz asking questions about the key benefits of good architecture and how to deliver it. It was interesting to see what they did and didn't know, and this prompted a discussion about what transferrable skills architects need to translate their undoubted technical and artistic abilities into commercial success. Should they be project managers and structural engineers as well as architects or should they leave those areas to specialists? The quiz is now on the downloads page!
The Pope didn't go to Stirling...
for the Young Company Finance Conference, but many other technology commercialisation practitioners, funders and start-ups did. Talk of the day was Kyle Macrae on social media networking - worth the price of admission in itself. Good meeting as usual, Jonathan!
Safe In Southampton
Kevin returned from a holiday in Italy to spend a day training at the University of Southampton. Although its not far, getting from the University to the airport is quite challenging during rush hour. However his taxi driver rose to the challenge, pulling at least two U-turns on a dual carriage-way, in an almost Italianate style! One passenger safely delivered (albeit with eyes firmly shut).
BP Oil Spill
As ex-employees of BP, Kevin and Tony have been watching events in the Gulf of Mexico with interest. Michael Mainelli of Z/Yen asked about some comparators for the quantity of oil leaked. At its maximum the leak was about 2 Olympic Swimming pools volume a day - and an Olympic pool holds 2.5 million litres. The total amount of oil spilled so far (~450k tonnes) is comparable to the total amount lost in the U-Boat campaign in 1942. It would be interesting to see how long wildlife/ecological systems took to recover after WW2. If anyone wants to see the numbers send Kevin an e-mail!
Train, Train...
Recent KKI training workshops have included visits to Leicester, London, Warwick, Liverpool, and Bangor as well as some Scottish Universities. Kevin's elderly Mercedes (a W124 series) is now past 180k miles and still going strong! Driving down the M6 the day that England played Slovenia was almost eerie. No traffic, as they were all watching in the Service Areas!
KKI Appointed as Mentors for RCUK Business Plan Competition
KKI Associates has been appointed as a mentor to 3 companies, from Scotland and Northern England, competing in the Research Council UK's business plan competition. KKI will help these companies produce a 'market-ready' business plan. The Business Plan Competition encourages applications from across the whole spectrum of academic research within the remit of the seven Research Councils: from the arts and biosciences, to environmental physical and social sciences to technology. For more information about the competition go to:
KKI Appointed as SE Life Science Expert Advisors
Following a typically thorough procurement exercise by Scottish Enterprise, KKI Associates has been appointed as one of SE Life Science Expert Scheme (LSES) advisors. The scheme will fund advisory work by KKI aimed at helping life science start-ups in Scotland. Life Science companies can be widely defined (i.e. not just drug development or diagnostics companies), for example the use of algae to absorb CO2 or innovative biofuel projects would be included. To access this help you need to arrange an initial consultation with SE innovation staff - go to:
It keeps snowing in Aberdeen
Both Tony and Kevin have done projects for the University of Aberdeen over the December/New Year period. Trying to report our respective findings proved somewhat more challenging than usual, as Aberdeen disappeared under a blanket of wet snow. Tony was blocked in by deep snow and Kevin imitated Paul Simon 'Slip Sliding Away' trying to get out of the City centre. Anyone need some market research on cross-country skis?
Biotechnology YES
Kevin went down to the London finals in December, and watched very impressive presentations from from all the teams. Having helped about a third of the eventual finalists he didn't quite know who to cheer for, but was pleased to see prizes being awarded to Synthibac (University of Sheffield) and Mitee Solutions (University of Edinburgh). The following day in London it started snowing, and carried on and on...
Can't see the Wood for the Trees...
Kevin carried out a small but useful piece of work for Forest Research, helping a nascent technology idea. One interesting snippet that came out of this study is that trees, even in plantations of Sitka spruce, are basically 'free range'. Genetic variations mean that two trees, growing next to each other in an identical microclimate, can have vastly different timber characteristics and economic value.
Drumming up business for Biotechnology YES
Straight back from Ljubljana, Kevin headed for Crieff Hydro, and a summer school run for students in Life Science, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Students working with Kevin were subjected to a 'Networking for Shy People' game, the 'Biotechnology Stock Market' simulation, and finally a guided walk to the top of the nearby hill. Despite all this, the students responded with enthusiasm, and three teams have announced an intention of entering Biotechnology YES this year. That now makes a total of at least six teams inspired by three workshops over the last month. Good news, as statistically it looks like entering BioYES or a similar competition increases your chance of becoming a successful entrepreneur by 2-3 times.
Back to Ljubljana
In the third week of May Kevin was back in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, for the first time in 11 years. He presented a paper to the Global Borrowers Forum, where development organisations like the World Bank meet the treasury official from the main bon-issuing countries. As well as presenting a paper to the Forum, Kevin was able to re-visit Danfoss-Trata, who were KKI's very first client back in 1993-4. Trata is now thriving as the centre of Danfoss's business supplying to the district heating business, especially in China and Eastern Europe. Lets hope it doesn't take another 10 years to get back there!
Friendly in Sheffield, sunny in Dundee
Kevin has been delivering BBSRC funded training (thanks Donald!) to bioscience students at the Universities of Sheffield and Dundee. In each case the aim is to enthuse as well as educate, and it looks like each University will have at least one team in Biotechnology YES. I always enjoy going to these cities, and not just for the enthusiastic and likable students. The weather is usually good in Dundee, which means the sun shines spectacularly on the river Tay. And Sheffield seems to contain a diverse mix of people, of all ethnic origins, all speaking with a Yorkshire accent and all prepared to take the time to have a few minutes friendly chat with a lone visitor. And unlike Edinburgh their tram system is finished!
KKI Report on Renewables for Energy Conference
At the request of Young Company Finance, Kevin wrote a chapter for their special report on renewables in Scotland. This is being launched at the Aberdeen Energy Conference this month. Did you know that China is the biggest user of HEP in the world (think of all those dammed gorges) and will soon be the second largest wind user? Or that Russia is contemplating the two largest tidal barrage schemes, and that the US could get much of its power from 'hot dry rocks'? Did you also know its going to take investment around $1 trillion a year for the next 30 years to really shift the world to greener energy? E-mail for a copy of the report.
KKI's 250th Assignment Prices Carbon Emissions
Along with Michael Mainelli of Z/Yen, KKI recently completed a carbon pricing model for the Think-tank 'Tomorrow's Company'. This model, which will be available from the Tomorrow's Company website, allows businesses to analyse not just their carbon footprint but the likely cost of that footprint under different carbon trading regimes. At present the EU is set on introducing pricing to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by the year 2020. However, it has offered to impose much steeper cuts (30-40%) if a multilateral agreement can be reached at the post-Kyoto Copenhagen conference in 2010. Carbon prices could approach 100Euros/tonne and electricity prices could increase by 50-100%. Watch this space!
KKI gets great reviews in Snowy London
Kevin braved the elements in snowy south east England at the beginning of February. His course 'Financial Literacy in a Day' received rapturous delegate feedback (perhaps because of the 'Dunkirk spirit' engendered by the difficulty of travel). An increasing number of people in the building management industry are now using the KKI 'design a budget from scratch' template.
New KKI Website Looking good
KKI has awarded the contract to develop its new website to Designlike of Inverness. Early feedback on Designlike's concepts has been very positive.
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