As a result of my work as the Science Project Director at the Catlin Arctic Survey I was invited to Clarence House to meet HRH Prince Charles.
The BBC and ITV came out to film news packages about the return of the Biotruck to the UK after two years driving around the world fuelled only by used cooking oil.
Speakers Corner, the corporate speaking agency, have made a video about my talks.
I was asked to help out with an episode of Blue Peter, in the capacity of “Chip Fat Expert” for a Green Car race across London – which me and presenter Helen Skelton won!
Annecy, France. Spring 2012 – I competed in a 102km, three-day hiking and paragliding race through the Bornes massif, in the shadows of Mont Blanc. Bad weather meant that only seven pilots finished. I came a very respectable 30th out of 60, completing an alpine marathon each day for three consecutive days with a 12kg [...]
Is it possible to drive around the world using rubbish? Apparently it is. I bought this old school bus from a scrap yard and with the help of friends, got it running, refurbished the inside into an eco-home using reclaimed materials, and converted the engine to run on used cooking oil, to see if we [...]