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
· May 12
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Solar light snow man
February 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Solar light snow man
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BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively.
All due online by 2029.
All due online by 2029.
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively.
All due online by 2029.
All due online by 2029.
Leestip dit weekend.
www.tijd.be/ondernemen/z...
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Welke toekomst ligt er nog voor onze industrie? ‘We zullen ons moeilijke vragen moeten stellen’
In het Antwerpse NextGen-district moeten de bedrijven verrijzen die Europa groener, slimmer en minder afhankelijk moeten maken. Makkelijk wordt dat niet als intussen hele traditionele sectoren teloor ...
www.tijd.be
February 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Leestip dit weekend.
www.tijd.be/ondernemen/z...
www.tijd.be/ondernemen/z...
My favorite graph from the brand new EU Electricity Review by @ember-energy.org 🔌💡
It shows new battery storage capacity is coming, especially to the countries that need it to integrate their solar and wind.
Good for consumers, and sign that market signals work.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
It shows new battery storage capacity is coming, especially to the countries that need it to integrate their solar and wind.
Good for consumers, and sign that market signals work.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 AM
My favorite graph from the brand new EU Electricity Review by @ember-energy.org 🔌💡
It shows new battery storage capacity is coming, especially to the countries that need it to integrate their solar and wind.
Good for consumers, and sign that market signals work.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
It shows new battery storage capacity is coming, especially to the countries that need it to integrate their solar and wind.
Good for consumers, and sign that market signals work.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Reposted by Bram Claeys
If you think gas power is cheap, meet Keadby 2, the last CCGT gas plant built in Great Britain
It opened in 2023, after 5yrs of development, at a cost of £350m
Owner SSE says it would now cost 3.5x to build the same plant (~£1.2bn)
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It opened in 2023, after 5yrs of development, at a cost of £350m
Owner SSE says it would now cost 3.5x to build the same plant (~£1.2bn)
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January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If you think gas power is cheap, meet Keadby 2, the last CCGT gas plant built in Great Britain
It opened in 2023, after 5yrs of development, at a cost of £350m
Owner SSE says it would now cost 3.5x to build the same plant (~£1.2bn)
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It opened in 2023, after 5yrs of development, at a cost of £350m
Owner SSE says it would now cost 3.5x to build the same plant (~£1.2bn)
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IJsvogel gespot. Een klein gelukje.
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
IJsvogel gespot. Een klein gelukje.
Reposted by Bram Claeys
Does heat pump still save CO2 in a cold and snowy Belgian week, with record fossil gas power generation? Turns out it does. 🔌💡
Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
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Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Does heat pump still save CO2 in a cold and snowy Belgian week, with record fossil gas power generation? Turns out it does. 🔌💡
Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
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Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
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Does heat pump still save CO2 in a cold and snowy Belgian week, with record fossil gas power generation? Turns out it does. 🔌💡
Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
1/n
Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
1/n
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Does heat pump still save CO2 in a cold and snowy Belgian week, with record fossil gas power generation? Turns out it does. 🔌💡
Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
1/n
Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump.
1/n
Rumors confirmed: Belgian ex-energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten becomes new CEO of Wind Europe, replacing Giles Dickson. 🔌💡
@windeurope.bsky.social
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
@windeurope.bsky.social
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Ex-minister voor Groen Tinne Van der Straeten verlaat Kamer en wordt CEO bij WindEurope | VRT NWS: nieuws
Groen-kopstuk en voormalig minister van Energie Tinne Van der Straeten wordt de nieuwe CEO van WindEurope, de Europese sectororganisatie van de windenergie. Dat heeft de organisatie maandag bekendgema...
www.vrt.be
January 12, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Rumors confirmed: Belgian ex-energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten becomes new CEO of Wind Europe, replacing Giles Dickson. 🔌💡
@windeurope.bsky.social
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
@windeurope.bsky.social
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Op weg naar Antwerpen om het bij de VTM over energiecontracten te hebben. Met de trein geen probleem.
@sncb-nmbs.bsky.social
@vtmnieuws.be
@sncb-nmbs.bsky.social
@vtmnieuws.be
January 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Op weg naar Antwerpen om het bij de VTM over energiecontracten te hebben. Met de trein geen probleem.
@sncb-nmbs.bsky.social
@vtmnieuws.be
@sncb-nmbs.bsky.social
@vtmnieuws.be
Ugh.
EU says ‘too early’ to assess legality of US attack on Venezuela
EU says ‘too early’ to assess legality of US attack on Venezuela
Brussels also suggested that Washington’s military intervention "can create an opportunity" for the overthrow of Maduro's regime
dlvr.it
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Ugh.
Reposted by Bram Claeys
🇪🇺 What a week, huh?
30 Dec.: Eurotunnel blocked due to power failure
31 Dec.: Finnish subsea cable cut in Gulf of Finland
2 Jan.: Latvian subsea cable cut in Baltic Sea
3 Jan.: Power failure affecting 45k Berlin households due to sabotage
4 Jan.: Greek airspace shut down due to "airborne jamming"
30 Dec.: Eurotunnel blocked due to power failure
31 Dec.: Finnish subsea cable cut in Gulf of Finland
2 Jan.: Latvian subsea cable cut in Baltic Sea
3 Jan.: Power failure affecting 45k Berlin households due to sabotage
4 Jan.: Greek airspace shut down due to "airborne jamming"
Russia in ‘Phase 0’ of NATO war preparations, analysts say
The strategy follows increased ‘hybrid’ attacks on NATO countries.
tvpworld.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
🇪🇺 What a week, huh?
30 Dec.: Eurotunnel blocked due to power failure
31 Dec.: Finnish subsea cable cut in Gulf of Finland
2 Jan.: Latvian subsea cable cut in Baltic Sea
3 Jan.: Power failure affecting 45k Berlin households due to sabotage
4 Jan.: Greek airspace shut down due to "airborne jamming"
30 Dec.: Eurotunnel blocked due to power failure
31 Dec.: Finnish subsea cable cut in Gulf of Finland
2 Jan.: Latvian subsea cable cut in Baltic Sea
3 Jan.: Power failure affecting 45k Berlin households due to sabotage
4 Jan.: Greek airspace shut down due to "airborne jamming"
Iedereen die het over renovaties en warmtepompen wil hebben is hartelijk welkom aan mijn kant van de tafel.
www.standaard.be/binnenland/t...
www.standaard.be/binnenland/t...
www.standaard.be
December 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Iedereen die het over renovaties en warmtepompen wil hebben is hartelijk welkom aan mijn kant van de tafel.
www.standaard.be/binnenland/t...
www.standaard.be/binnenland/t...
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Lemmy Kilmister (24. Dezember 1945 - 28. Dezember 2015).
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"If you’re a racist or a fascist, fuck off. Don’t buy my records. Don’t come to my shows."
Ich muss immer grinsen, wenn ich mal wieder ein AfD-Fascho mit Lemmy-Avatar sehe.
youtu.be/6lvHOdJUGZM?...
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"If you’re a racist or a fascist, fuck off. Don’t buy my records. Don’t come to my shows."
Ich muss immer grinsen, wenn ich mal wieder ein AfD-Fascho mit Lemmy-Avatar sehe.
youtu.be/6lvHOdJUGZM?...
Motörhead - Sympathy for the Devil
YouTube video by Pedro Junior
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December 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Lemmy Kilmister (24. Dezember 1945 - 28. Dezember 2015).
🤘🕯
"If you’re a racist or a fascist, fuck off. Don’t buy my records. Don’t come to my shows."
Ich muss immer grinsen, wenn ich mal wieder ein AfD-Fascho mit Lemmy-Avatar sehe.
youtu.be/6lvHOdJUGZM?...
🤘🕯
"If you’re a racist or a fascist, fuck off. Don’t buy my records. Don’t come to my shows."
Ich muss immer grinsen, wenn ich mal wieder ein AfD-Fascho mit Lemmy-Avatar sehe.
youtu.be/6lvHOdJUGZM?...
🏠💳Help WarmNest woningen in Pajottenland en Zennevallei energetisch renoveren voor sociale verhuur. www.klimaatpunt.be/particuliere...
Ik hielp mee het Fonds Vrienden van Klimaatpunt oprichten, om WarmNest te financieren.
Uw (fiscaal aftrekbare) gift via: donate.kbs-frb.be/actions/FFO-...
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Ik hielp mee het Fonds Vrienden van Klimaatpunt oprichten, om WarmNest te financieren.
Uw (fiscaal aftrekbare) gift via: donate.kbs-frb.be/actions/FFO-...
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Warmnest, Zorgeloos renoveren en verhuren van je woning - Klimaatpunt
WarmNest begeleidt eigenaars bij het renoveren van woningen tot kwalitatieve, energiezuinige sociale huurwoningen.
www.klimaatpunt.be
December 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🏠💳Help WarmNest woningen in Pajottenland en Zennevallei energetisch renoveren voor sociale verhuur. www.klimaatpunt.be/particuliere...
Ik hielp mee het Fonds Vrienden van Klimaatpunt oprichten, om WarmNest te financieren.
Uw (fiscaal aftrekbare) gift via: donate.kbs-frb.be/actions/FFO-...
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Ik hielp mee het Fonds Vrienden van Klimaatpunt oprichten, om WarmNest te financieren.
Uw (fiscaal aftrekbare) gift via: donate.kbs-frb.be/actions/FFO-...
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Reposted by Bram Claeys
BREAKING: The EU chooses complexity over clarity. Clinging to combustion engines won't make European carmakers great again.
Today’s proposal from the European Commission will extend the sales of cars with engines & divert investment from EVs, while China races further ahead of Europe’s carmakers.
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Today’s proposal from the European Commission will extend the sales of cars with engines & divert investment from EVs, while China races further ahead of Europe’s carmakers.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
BREAKING: The EU chooses complexity over clarity. Clinging to combustion engines won't make European carmakers great again.
Today’s proposal from the European Commission will extend the sales of cars with engines & divert investment from EVs, while China races further ahead of Europe’s carmakers.
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Today’s proposal from the European Commission will extend the sales of cars with engines & divert investment from EVs, while China races further ahead of Europe’s carmakers.
🧵
Ik vind dat Kris een punt heeft.
Al heb ik als EV rijder met een oprit misschien makkelijk praten.
Al heb ik als EV rijder met een oprit misschien makkelijk praten.
www.standaard.be/opinies/als-...
Maak van laadpalen leidpalen (bis)
Maak van laadpalen leidpalen (bis)
Als puntje bij laadpaaltje komt, is er te veel empathie voor de ‘stekkerstakker’
Er komt een laadpalenplan! Beter laat dan nooit, vindt Kris Peeters. Het heeft jaren gekost om het trio ‘denken-durven-doen’ in de juiste volgorde te zetten. Maar zelfs nu blijft het bij ‘paal volgt wagen’.
www.standaard.be
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ik vind dat Kris een punt heeft.
Al heb ik als EV rijder met een oprit misschien makkelijk praten.
Al heb ik als EV rijder met een oprit misschien makkelijk praten.
Reposted by Bram Claeys
⚡💶 Why is #Greece still one of Europe’s most expensive electricity markets?
📈 High fossil gas use
📉 Low energy storage
🆚 Greece vs Portugal: #DAM prices 36% higher since 2022
📢 What drives this & how can it change?
📌Read our full report
🔗 shorturl.at/JQvWg
#electricityprices
📈 High fossil gas use
📉 Low energy storage
🆚 Greece vs Portugal: #DAM prices 36% higher since 2022
📢 What drives this & how can it change?
📌Read our full report
🔗 shorturl.at/JQvWg
#electricityprices
December 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
⚡💶 Why is #Greece still one of Europe’s most expensive electricity markets?
📈 High fossil gas use
📉 Low energy storage
🆚 Greece vs Portugal: #DAM prices 36% higher since 2022
📢 What drives this & how can it change?
📌Read our full report
🔗 shorturl.at/JQvWg
#electricityprices
📈 High fossil gas use
📉 Low energy storage
🆚 Greece vs Portugal: #DAM prices 36% higher since 2022
📢 What drives this & how can it change?
📌Read our full report
🔗 shorturl.at/JQvWg
#electricityprices
"Zelfs in slecht geïsoleerd huis wordt gebruik warmtepomp goedkoper dan gasboiler" 🔌💡https://www.tijd.be/netto/gezinsuitgaven/energie/zelfs-in-slecht-geisoleerd-huis-wordt-gebruik-warmtepomp-goedkoper-dan-gasboiler/10639889.html
Zelfs in slecht geïsoleerd huis wordt gebruik warmtepomp goedkoper dan gasboiler
Door een nieuwe koolstofheffing en de verschuiving van accijnzen zal verwarmen op gas de komende jaren zelfs in slecht geïsoleerde huizen duurder worden dan met een warmtepomp. Dat blijkt uit een nieu...
www.tijd.be
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"Zelfs in slecht geïsoleerd huis wordt gebruik warmtepomp goedkoper dan gasboiler" 🔌💡https://www.tijd.be/netto/gezinsuitgaven/energie/zelfs-in-slecht-geisoleerd-huis-wordt-gebruik-warmtepomp-goedkoper-dan-gasboiler/10639889.html
Smart gas grid projects? 🔌💡
Commission incl. 3 "smart gas grid" projects on PCI/PMI list of infrastructure eliglble for EU funds: IE, BG-GR, SI-HR.
Goal: blend fossil gas, H2 and/or bioCH4.
Sounds like the opposite of smart?
Or just a way to keep funding gas?
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Commission incl. 3 "smart gas grid" projects on PCI/PMI list of infrastructure eliglble for EU funds: IE, BG-GR, SI-HR.
Goal: blend fossil gas, H2 and/or bioCH4.
Sounds like the opposite of smart?
Or just a way to keep funding gas?
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Smart gas grid projects? 🔌💡
Commission incl. 3 "smart gas grid" projects on PCI/PMI list of infrastructure eliglble for EU funds: IE, BG-GR, SI-HR.
Goal: blend fossil gas, H2 and/or bioCH4.
Sounds like the opposite of smart?
Or just a way to keep funding gas?
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Commission incl. 3 "smart gas grid" projects on PCI/PMI list of infrastructure eliglble for EU funds: IE, BG-GR, SI-HR.
Goal: blend fossil gas, H2 and/or bioCH4.
Sounds like the opposite of smart?
Or just a way to keep funding gas?
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
National regulators/governments: do your part of the job to solve grid issues. 🔌💡
My @regassistproj.bsky.social colleague @patozsu.bsky.social clear message: the pending EU Grid Package won't solve All Things Grids. Member States hold the tools and should use them.
www.euractiv.com/opinion/only...
My @regassistproj.bsky.social colleague @patozsu.bsky.social clear message: the pending EU Grid Package won't solve All Things Grids. Member States hold the tools and should use them.
www.euractiv.com/opinion/only...
Only national governments can fix Europe's grids | Euractiv
National regulators, not Brussels, hold the keys to affordable, efficient electricity networks
www.euractiv.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
National regulators/governments: do your part of the job to solve grid issues. 🔌💡
My @regassistproj.bsky.social colleague @patozsu.bsky.social clear message: the pending EU Grid Package won't solve All Things Grids. Member States hold the tools and should use them.
www.euractiv.com/opinion/only...
My @regassistproj.bsky.social colleague @patozsu.bsky.social clear message: the pending EU Grid Package won't solve All Things Grids. Member States hold the tools and should use them.
www.euractiv.com/opinion/only...
Reposted by Bram Claeys
🚨Just released🚨
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🚨Just released🚨
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'
Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.
Tonight at 21:30 Belgian nuclear reactor Doel 2 (445MW) will be shut down. Doel 2 is the last of 5 reactors that were stopped. It's old and uneconomical to bring up to safety standards.
Tihange 3 and Doel 4 (2GW together) were extended for 10y.
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www.elia.be/en/grid-data...
Tihange 3 and Doel 4 (2GW together) were extended for 10y.
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www.elia.be/en/grid-data...
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tonight at 21:30 Belgian nuclear reactor Doel 2 (445MW) will be shut down. Doel 2 is the last of 5 reactors that were stopped. It's old and uneconomical to bring up to safety standards.
Tihange 3 and Doel 4 (2GW together) were extended for 10y.
🔌💡
www.elia.be/en/grid-data...
Tihange 3 and Doel 4 (2GW together) were extended for 10y.
🔌💡
www.elia.be/en/grid-data...