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Bernie Bulkin

Bernie Bulkin is a Director of Ludgate Investments Ltd and of HMN Colmworth Ltd. He was Chair of the Office of Renewable Energy for the UK Government from 2010-2013, and was a member of the UK Sustainable Development Commission. He has been a board member of several companies, Chairs the CleanTech Advisory Council of Vantage Point Capital, and is a member of the FTSE Environmental Markets Committee. He was formerly Chief Scientist of BP

October 2014

  • MAN WALKS PAST AIR-CON UNITS

    Energy efficient air conditioning is within sight

    Demand for air conditioning will only increase, new materials offer hope of a breakthrough that could cut energy consumption by 90%

September 2014

  • Death Vallery

    double quotation markWhy commercialising cleantech is like crossing the ‘valley of death’

    Bernie Bulkin
    It’s not just lack of money, cleantech start-ups sink because of failure to appreciate the engineering expertise they need

August 2014

  • Jet plane

    Technology and innovation
    Turning carbon dioxide emissions into chemicals, fibres and jet fuel

    A carbon revolution? Scientists are using the principles of photosynthesis to turn CO2 emissions into useful products

July 2014

  • Algae on a lake

    Using the material choking Russian lakes for sustainable water technologies

    Science turns legacy of poor Soviet agricultural practices into opportunities for purification, better irrigation and healthier lakes

June 2014

  • Radiator

    Technology and innovation
    Smart home heating: control your radiator via your smartphone

    A new energy-saving device is aiming to make radiators more economical, while bringing them up to date with wireless technology

May 2014

  • Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea

    Technology and innovation
    South Koreans are leading the way in their vision for 'smart grid'

    Smart grid has come to mean many things, but in South Korea it's a platform for completely rethinking the electricity grid

April 2014

  • Pictogram of an electric car

    Technology and innovation
    Lithium sulphur graphene - a battery breakthrough?

    A new battery under development promises to store twice as much and power an electric vehicle for more than 300 miles

March 2014

  • Dawn

    Technology and innovation
    Perovskites: the future of solar power?

    With predictions of up to 50% efficiency and named one of the breakthroughs of 2013, perovskites are the clean tech material development to watch right now

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