Bram Claeys
@bramclaeys.bsky.social
Renewables, efficiency & politics. Belgian dad riding a bike in the apocalypse. Senior on energy markets and grids at Regulatory Assistance Project.
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Bram Claeys
@bramclaeys.bsky.social
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Reposted by Bram Claeys
Calling all civil society contacts 📣
The Belgian government has just slashed funding for NGOs. While climate NGOs are affected, those working on human rights and conflict are being severely impacted.
If you have contacts to potential funders, please get in touch so I can pass them on.
Thanks!
The Belgian government has just slashed funding for NGOs. While climate NGOs are affected, those working on human rights and conflict are being severely impacted.
If you have contacts to potential funders, please get in touch so I can pass them on.
Thanks!
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Calling all civil society contacts 📣
The Belgian government has just slashed funding for NGOs. While climate NGOs are affected, those working on human rights and conflict are being severely impacted.
If you have contacts to potential funders, please get in touch so I can pass them on.
Thanks!
The Belgian government has just slashed funding for NGOs. While climate NGOs are affected, those working on human rights and conflict are being severely impacted.
If you have contacts to potential funders, please get in touch so I can pass them on.
Thanks!
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Relatedly: worried about winter peaks in electricity demand in the US Northeast?
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Relatedly: worried about winter peaks in electricity demand in the US Northeast?
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
Offshore wind helps solve that. Good thing we just nuked that industry.
SMR's supposed to "power the AI boom", but note the only concrete date mentioned here is 2039.
Amazon’s X-energy gets backing from Jane Street as investors bet big on nuclear on.ft.com/49DtgHk
Amazon’s X-energy gets backing from Jane Street as investors bet big on nuclear
Reactor developer closes fundraising round as markets expect atomic energy will power the AI boom
on.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
SMR's supposed to "power the AI boom", but note the only concrete date mentioned here is 2039.
Heat pump for the win. @janrosenow.bsky.social always says you can heat a tent with a heat pump. Well, I can confirm you can very comfortably keep a vintage caravan warm with one in a snowy windy night. 🔌💡
Camping De Nachtegaal, Rodeberg, BE
Camping De Nachtegaal, Rodeberg, BE
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Heat pump for the win. @janrosenow.bsky.social always says you can heat a tent with a heat pump. Well, I can confirm you can very comfortably keep a vintage caravan warm with one in a snowy windy night. 🔌💡
Camping De Nachtegaal, Rodeberg, BE
Camping De Nachtegaal, Rodeberg, BE
Restaurant Karoot in Brugse Poort, Gent. ❤️
vrtnws.be/p.RaGqby3a9
vrtnws.be/p.RaGqby3a9
In eethuis van Wiepke (33) in Gent betaal je wat je kan missen: "We bestaan, omdat er nood aan is" | VRT NWS: nieuws
In het eethuis van Wiepke Boogaerts (33) in Gent betaal je voor de dagschotel wat je kunt missen. Wie geen geld heeft, kan er zelfs gratis gastronomisch tafelen. "We ontvangen mensen uit heel moeilijk...
vrtnws.be
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Restaurant Karoot in Brugse Poort, Gent. ❤️
vrtnws.be/p.RaGqby3a9
vrtnws.be/p.RaGqby3a9
Dave very helpfully reflected on today's World Energy Outlook by the @iea.org 🔌💡
Thanks @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social !
Thanks @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social !
World Energy Outlook 2025 is out now! 🚨
It shows that as risks multiply in a world thirsty for energy, diversification & cooperation are more urgent than ever.
#WEO25 identifies key choices, opportunities & trade-offs for governments ahead.
Read more 👉 iea.li/3JrSvlq
It shows that as risks multiply in a world thirsty for energy, diversification & cooperation are more urgent than ever.
#WEO25 identifies key choices, opportunities & trade-offs for governments ahead.
Read more 👉 iea.li/3JrSvlq
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Dave very helpfully reflected on today's World Energy Outlook by the @iea.org 🔌💡
Thanks @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social !
Thanks @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social !
Drones observed above nuclear power plant of Doel (BE), obviously a no fly zone. Earlier also at nuclear research center SCK in Mol (BE). 🔌💡
Adding to a long list of recent sightings in BE and EU at airports etc.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/li...
Adding to a long list of recent sightings in BE and EU at airports etc.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/li...
Drones boven België - Drones waargenomen boven kerncentrale Doel: "Geen nucleair gevaar" | VRT NWS: nieuws
Op verschillende plaatsen in ons land zijn drones waargenomen. Volg er alles over in deze liveblog.
www.vrt.be
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Drones observed above nuclear power plant of Doel (BE), obviously a no fly zone. Earlier also at nuclear research center SCK in Mol (BE). 🔌💡
Adding to a long list of recent sightings in BE and EU at airports etc.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/li...
Adding to a long list of recent sightings in BE and EU at airports etc.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/li...
Requiring datacenters to be flexible is a fix being deployed already in US states. FERC subsequently translating it to flexible connection agreements, an instrument available for use in EU already today. Interesting.
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Requiring datacenters to be flexible is a fix being deployed already in US states. FERC subsequently translating it to flexible connection agreements, an instrument available for use in EU already today. Interesting.
Make electricity cheaper?
Recommendation 3 from @regassistproj.bsky.social is to scale demand side flexibility, so fossil gas doesn't set electricity price, and consumers directly financially benefit from offering flexibility.
Read how:
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
@ember-energy.org
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Recommendation 3 from @regassistproj.bsky.social is to scale demand side flexibility, so fossil gas doesn't set electricity price, and consumers directly financially benefit from offering flexibility.
Read how:
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
@ember-energy.org
1/5
How to scale demand flexibility in Europe | Ember
Boosting demand side flexibility can lower consumer bills and provide grid stability. Ember and RAP identify the top policy actions to scale demand flexibility.
ember-energy.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Make electricity cheaper?
Recommendation 3 from @regassistproj.bsky.social is to scale demand side flexibility, so fossil gas doesn't set electricity price, and consumers directly financially benefit from offering flexibility.
Read how:
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
@ember-energy.org
1/5
Recommendation 3 from @regassistproj.bsky.social is to scale demand side flexibility, so fossil gas doesn't set electricity price, and consumers directly financially benefit from offering flexibility.
Read how:
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
@ember-energy.org
1/5
Reposted by Bram Claeys
The future energy bill is an electricity bill.
This is why we must 'Make Electricity Cheaper' for households, businesses and industry.
In our 3rd paper at RAP on this topic, Tom Butler & I look at reducing tax & levies added to electricity prices for industry.
tinyurl.com/4z4v5ssd
This is why we must 'Make Electricity Cheaper' for households, businesses and industry.
In our 3rd paper at RAP on this topic, Tom Butler & I look at reducing tax & levies added to electricity prices for industry.
tinyurl.com/4z4v5ssd
Making electricity cheaper: Modernising taxes and levies to incentivise electrification of industrial heat
RAP experts Sem Oxenaar and Tom Butler look at the state of electricity and gas prices for industry and the impact of reducing taxes and levies.
www.raponline.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The future energy bill is an electricity bill.
This is why we must 'Make Electricity Cheaper' for households, businesses and industry.
In our 3rd paper at RAP on this topic, Tom Butler & I look at reducing tax & levies added to electricity prices for industry.
tinyurl.com/4z4v5ssd
This is why we must 'Make Electricity Cheaper' for households, businesses and industry.
In our 3rd paper at RAP on this topic, Tom Butler & I look at reducing tax & levies added to electricity prices for industry.
tinyurl.com/4z4v5ssd
ASTER is a Belgian coop installing solar on social housing, to reduce housing cost burden.
5y anniversary, 57MW on roofs (+other 10MW).
🔌💡
aster.prezly.com/aster-viert-...
5y anniversary, 57MW on roofs (+other 10MW).
🔌💡
aster.prezly.com/aster-viert-...
ASTER viert vijfde verjaardag in Affligem en wordt vanaf nazomer 2026 ook energieleverancier
Affligem, maandag 28 oktober 2025 —ASTER, de energiecoöperatie van alle Vlaamse woonmaatschappijen vierde haar vijfde verjaardag in Affligem met...
aster.prezly.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
ASTER is a Belgian coop installing solar on social housing, to reduce housing cost burden.
5y anniversary, 57MW on roofs (+other 10MW).
🔌💡
aster.prezly.com/aster-viert-...
5y anniversary, 57MW on roofs (+other 10MW).
🔌💡
aster.prezly.com/aster-viert-...
Reposted by Bram Claeys
All this windy weather means we’re bringing forward the final prize on the Power Tower... TRIPLE FREE ELECTRICITY SESSION SATURDAY!!! (And we'll get back to giving away that gorgeous EV next week 👀)
Yup... THREE HOURS of free extra power, 12-3pm Sat 25 Oct.
Yup... THREE HOURS of free extra power, 12-3pm Sat 25 Oct.
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
All this windy weather means we’re bringing forward the final prize on the Power Tower... TRIPLE FREE ELECTRICITY SESSION SATURDAY!!! (And we'll get back to giving away that gorgeous EV next week 👀)
Yup... THREE HOURS of free extra power, 12-3pm Sat 25 Oct.
Yup... THREE HOURS of free extra power, 12-3pm Sat 25 Oct.
If you want to be current on all things solar energy, spend the 15 minutes it takes to read this thread.
Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
www.worldscientific.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If you want to be current on all things solar energy, spend the 15 minutes it takes to read this thread.
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Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net
October 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Biking through the Flemish fields.
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Biking through the Flemish fields.
Reposted by Bram Claeys
Electricity grid upgrades are central to Europe's future energy security and competitiveness.
To achieve this, it needs to:
1️⃣ Give national regulators a statutory mandate for the energy transition.
2️⃣ Create independent system operators and planners (ISOPs) to oversee grid planning in the public
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To achieve this, it needs to:
1️⃣ Give national regulators a statutory mandate for the energy transition.
2️⃣ Create independent system operators and planners (ISOPs) to oversee grid planning in the public
🧵1/5
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Electricity grid upgrades are central to Europe's future energy security and competitiveness.
To achieve this, it needs to:
1️⃣ Give national regulators a statutory mandate for the energy transition.
2️⃣ Create independent system operators and planners (ISOPs) to oversee grid planning in the public
🧵1/5
To achieve this, it needs to:
1️⃣ Give national regulators a statutory mandate for the energy transition.
2️⃣ Create independent system operators and planners (ISOPs) to oversee grid planning in the public
🧵1/5
Reposted by Bram Claeys
⚡ Europe’s clean energy transition can only move as fast as its electricity grids.
But outdated regulation and limited oversight are slowing things down. RAP and @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social propose two urgent reforms for national governments to make grids fit for the energy transition.👇
But outdated regulation and limited oversight are slowing things down. RAP and @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social propose two urgent reforms for national governments to make grids fit for the energy transition.👇
https://www.raponline.org/blog/better-oversight-better-foresight/👇
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
⚡ Europe’s clean energy transition can only move as fast as its electricity grids.
But outdated regulation and limited oversight are slowing things down. RAP and @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social propose two urgent reforms for national governments to make grids fit for the energy transition.👇
But outdated regulation and limited oversight are slowing things down. RAP and @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social propose two urgent reforms for national governments to make grids fit for the energy transition.👇
We even had 3 hours on Saturday when Belgian consumption was entirely covered by renewables.
Great thread by @jolaveyne.bsky.social
Great thread by @jolaveyne.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
We even had 3 hours on Saturday when Belgian consumption was entirely covered by renewables.
Great thread by @jolaveyne.bsky.social
Great thread by @jolaveyne.bsky.social
Reposted by Bram Claeys
It may have escaped your attention, but the Belgian energy system has quietly passed an important test. During the weekend of 4-5 October 2025, our consumption was almost entirely covered by renewable energy. And yet the system ticked like a Swiss watch. /
October 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It may have escaped your attention, but the Belgian energy system has quietly passed an important test. During the weekend of 4-5 October 2025, our consumption was almost entirely covered by renewable energy. And yet the system ticked like a Swiss watch. /
Tien punten voor @vmerckx.bsky.social om het woord "liefdeskind" prominent in een artikel over energietechnologie te krijgen.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Liefdeskind van zeppelin en airbag: China ontwikkelt turbine die wind op 1,5 kilometer hoogte oogst | VRT NWS: nieuws
In China heeft een technologiebedrijf een opblaasbare windturbine ontwikkeld die als een vlieger aan een kabel wordt opgelaten, tot op een hoogte van 1,5 kilometer. Het bedrijf ziet mogelijkheden voor...
www.vrt.be
October 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tien punten voor @vmerckx.bsky.social om het woord "liefdeskind" prominent in een artikel over energietechnologie te krijgen.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Reposted by Bram Claeys
Energy efficiency needs a radical rethink.
Making fossil fuel technologies & processes incrementally more efficient is no longer enough.
It might even perpetuate their use. In my new article I explore how energy efficiency needs to evolve to remain relevant.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
Making fossil fuel technologies & processes incrementally more efficient is no longer enough.
It might even perpetuate their use. In my new article I explore how energy efficiency needs to evolve to remain relevant.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
Why energy efficiency needs a radical rethink
Energy efficiency has historically been the most significant contributor to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Over the past few decades…
medium.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Energy efficiency needs a radical rethink.
Making fossil fuel technologies & processes incrementally more efficient is no longer enough.
It might even perpetuate their use. In my new article I explore how energy efficiency needs to evolve to remain relevant.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
Making fossil fuel technologies & processes incrementally more efficient is no longer enough.
It might even perpetuate their use. In my new article I explore how energy efficiency needs to evolve to remain relevant.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
Storm Amy wind power windeurope.org/about-wind/d...
Wind Power Numbers | WindEurope
On some days, wind energy covers more than 100% of some Member State's electricity demand. Find out how much wind was in the power mix yesterday.
windeurope.org
October 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Storm Amy wind power windeurope.org/about-wind/d...
The Iberian blackout factual report by ENTSOE is online now:
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October 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The Iberian blackout factual report by ENTSOE is online now:
eepublicdownloads.blob.core.windows.net/public-cdn-c...
eepublicdownloads.blob.core.windows.net/public-cdn-c...
Wat een geweldig verhaal. Een jongen van 10 transformeert zijn steegje in Ukkel met nestkastjes, knuffelberen en verloren sokken.
www.standaard.be/binnenland/a...
www.standaard.be/binnenland/a...
Adem (10) joeg de drugsdealers uit zijn straat met vogelhuisjes en knuffelbeertjes
Drie jaar geleden kreeg Adem Schol (10) uit Ukkel genoeg van de druggebruikers en dealers in zijn straat. Hij joeg ze weg door het steegje vol te zetten met planten, vogelhuisjes en knuffelberen.
www.standaard.be
October 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Wat een geweldig verhaal. Een jongen van 10 transformeert zijn steegje in Ukkel met nestkastjes, knuffelberen en verloren sokken.
www.standaard.be/binnenland/a...
www.standaard.be/binnenland/a...
Today, we get all (?) the facts about the Iberian blackout!
Exciting...
But keep in mind this will be the factual, not final report. The final should come, with recommendations, in another 3-4 months.
Doc should appear here on ENTSOE webpage:
www.entsoe.eu/publications...
🔌💡
Exciting...
But keep in mind this will be the factual, not final report. The final should come, with recommendations, in another 3-4 months.
Doc should appear here on ENTSOE webpage:
www.entsoe.eu/publications...
🔌💡
28 April Blackout
www.entsoe.eu
October 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Today, we get all (?) the facts about the Iberian blackout!
Exciting...
But keep in mind this will be the factual, not final report. The final should come, with recommendations, in another 3-4 months.
Doc should appear here on ENTSOE webpage:
www.entsoe.eu/publications...
🔌💡
Exciting...
But keep in mind this will be the factual, not final report. The final should come, with recommendations, in another 3-4 months.
Doc should appear here on ENTSOE webpage:
www.entsoe.eu/publications...
🔌💡