Hemel Hempstead Lib Dems

Doing our Bit for Democracy! Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats Helping Out in Shropshire North.

With Battery Storage only a Partial Solution to the Efficient Use of Wind Power, Germany Plans to Exploit Helgoland as a Hydrogen Distribution Hub

Several European energy companies are currently exploring the feasibility of producing hydrogen out at sea. Although not particularly efficient, electroysis of water to produce hydrogen is a useful way to capture wind energy that might otherwise be in surplus. Batteries could of course be used shorterm energy storage and release, but future projections indicate hydrogen could handle greater quantities of energy over greater timescales and could also be an efficient way to transfer it to the mainland - with one hydrogen pipeline handling the same energy transmission as 5 DC interconnector cables.

COP out on insulation!

Dacorum's Environment Committee this week (2nd Nov) witnessed a missed opportunity, even while COP26 is all over our screens. The Dacorum Borough Council Climate Report - in the context of an emergency DBC Councillors themselves has recognised for 27 months - is desperately lacking on measurable actual Carbon reduction by this Council. The most important part of the report was buried in Appendix 2, point 7. What is Dacorum doing about insulating our social housing? There is an admission that by 2030 only 90% of this key early task will have been done. Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Cllr England called for the Council's own headline approach "Fabric first" to mean something and make urgent progress: "This plan does not say nearly enough about what will be done in the next five years. Aiming for only 90% by 2030 on "fabric first" is failure of itself. And as for not introducing climate-friendly heating until AFTER 2030? There MUST be a commitment to introduce non-fossil-fuel heating wher

"Raw Sewage Discharge is the Big Problem and will Ruin Fisheries - it Must be Stopped," claims Lib Dem Councillor.

"Raw Sewage discharge is the big problem and will ruin fisheries - it must be stopped," claims DBC Liberal Democrat Councillor for Tring West, Nick Hollinghurst.

"UK needs to Double the Rate of Rail Electrification or Green Targets will be Missed," says the Railway Industry Association.

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is the main industry trade group for railway equipment manufacturers in the United Kingdom and is based in Smith Square, London. They are emphatic that the UK needs immediately to double the current rate of rail electrification.

Shock, Sadness and thoughts for the Family of Sir David Amess. We send our Deepest Condolences his Family

West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats send their deepest condolences to the family of Sir David Amess.

Britain must lead on defence and aid

The UK needs to strengthen both our Armed Forces and our soft power.

Ed Davey marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2025

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.