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decarbonisation; energy;
Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Germany's electricity mix in 2025 vs. 2024:
Lignite down 3.9 TWh
but
hard coal & gas up 11.7 TWh.
Wind down 4.3 TWh
but solar PV up 10.8 TWh.
(for grid feed-in generation)
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Ref: www.energy-charts.info/charts/energ...
Germany's electricity mix in 2025 vs. 2024:
Lignite down 3.9 TWh
but
hard coal & gas up 11.7 TWh.
Wind down 4.3 TWh
but solar PV up 10.8 TWh.
(for grid feed-in generation)
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Ref: www.energy-charts.info/charts/energ...
A few months ago Dale Vince was calling for oil and gas subsidies in the North Sea:
❝ Vince said the government should scrap the windfall tax and instead offer subsidies to oil companies that guarantee a minimum price for the barrels of oil and gas they produce.❞
A few months ago Dale Vince was calling for oil and gas subsidies in the North Sea:
❝ Vince said the government should scrap the windfall tax and instead offer subsidies to oil companies that guarantee a minimum price for the barrels of oil and gas they produce.❞
The European Union's price cap on Russian oil has dropped from $47.60 to $44.10 per barrel as of today, 1st February.
An automatic mechanism sets the price cap to always be 15% lower than the average market price for Urals crude in the previous six months.
The European Union's price cap on Russian oil has dropped from $47.60 to $44.10 per barrel as of today, 1st February.
An automatic mechanism sets the price cap to always be 15% lower than the average market price for Urals crude in the previous six months.
At last, a *complete* #pricescrapbook entry for the price of electricity for all French nuclear plants:
The prices come in three separate groups:
❶ The existing nuclear fleet (incl. Flamanville 3);
❷ Flamanville 3 alone;
❸ The new build of 6× EPR2 reactors.
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At last, a *complete* #pricescrapbook entry for the price of electricity for all French nuclear plants:
The prices come in three separate groups:
❶ The existing nuclear fleet (incl. Flamanville 3);
❷ Flamanville 3 alone;
❸ The new build of 6× EPR2 reactors.
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("antennas" seems to refer to ground-segment infrastructure)
("antennas" seems to refer to ground-segment infrastructure)
The European Commission approves a 40-yr Contract for Difference for the 3750 MW (3 × AP1000) plant in Pomerania:
❝ The financial model verified by the EC assumes a strike price of less than PLN 500 per MWh.❞
PLN 500/MWh = £103/MWh
The European Commission approves a 40-yr Contract for Difference for the 3750 MW (3 × AP1000) plant in Pomerania:
❝ The financial model verified by the EC assumes a strike price of less than PLN 500 per MWh.❞
PLN 500/MWh = £103/MWh
Ok it's not quite that simple, but it got me thinking that there must be a way of visualising the complexity of the electricity transmission grid in Great Britain.
This is my first attempt…
Ok it's not quite that simple, but it got me thinking that there must be a way of visualising the complexity of the electricity transmission grid in Great Britain.
This is my first attempt…
Germany's wind output also fell by 6 TWh in 2025,
while the UK's rose.
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Germany's wind output also fell by 6 TWh in 2025,
while the UK's rose.
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
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Read here: buff.ly/5g3BVAp
Hamburg Declaration:
Nine North Seas countries sign a major offshore wind and interconnector agreement:
• Belgium;
• Denmark;
• France;
• Germany;
• Ireland;
• Luxembourg;
• Netherlands;
• Norway;
• UK.
Hamburg Declaration:
Nine North Seas countries sign a major offshore wind and interconnector agreement:
• Belgium;
• Denmark;
• France;
• Germany;
• Ireland;
• Luxembourg;
• Netherlands;
• Norway;
• UK.
Many European countries started the 2010s with over 10% of electricity generation from coal,
and got to ~zero (or well under 1%) by 2025,
notably:
• Ireland;
• Spain;
• Finland;
• UK;
• Portugal.
Germany's still at a 21% coal share.
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Ref: ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Many European countries started the 2010s with over 10% of electricity generation from coal,
and got to ~zero (or well under 1%) by 2025,
notably:
• Ireland;
• Spain;
• Finland;
• UK;
• Portugal.
Germany's still at a 21% coal share.
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Ref: ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Finland has decarbonised its electricity at extraordinary speed.
Its emissions intensity in 2025 was 56.8 gCO₂e/kWh,
down by a factor of two since 2022 (from 130 gCO₂e/kWh),
and down by a factor of three since 2019 (from 172 gCO₂e/kWh).
How?
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Finland has decarbonised its electricity at extraordinary speed.
Its emissions intensity in 2025 was 56.8 gCO₂e/kWh,
down by a factor of two since 2022 (from 130 gCO₂e/kWh),
and down by a factor of three since 2019 (from 172 gCO₂e/kWh).
How?
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
now to 2025,
for the largest five EU economies and the UK.
Germany still has the highest emissions, 332 gCO₂e/kWh,
France still has the lowest, 42 gCO₂e/kWh.
The UK has the strongest downward trend over the last 15 years.
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now to 2025,
for the largest five EU economies and the UK.
Germany still has the highest emissions, 332 gCO₂e/kWh,
France still has the lowest, 42 gCO₂e/kWh.
The UK has the strongest downward trend over the last 15 years.
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Electricity generation from coal in the EU,
now with data for 2025:
The six countries with the highest coal-fired generation.
Germany still has the highest amount of coal-fired generation in the EU, closely followed by Poland.
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Electricity generation from coal in the EU,
now with data for 2025:
The six countries with the highest coal-fired generation.
Germany still has the highest amount of coal-fired generation in the EU, closely followed by Poland.
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
I'd want to go away and think about how I'd so badly misunderstood the things I write about.
I'd want to go away and think about how I'd so badly misunderstood the things I write about.
from EDF's UK Nuclear Fleet Stakeholder Update,
January 2026:
• Hartlepool and Heysham 1 planned to operate till 2028;
• Heysham 2 and Torness planned to operate till 2030.
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Ref: EDF, January 2026
www.edfenergy.com/sites/defaul...
from EDF's UK Nuclear Fleet Stakeholder Update,
January 2026:
• Hartlepool and Heysham 1 planned to operate till 2028;
• Heysham 2 and Torness planned to operate till 2030.
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Ref: EDF, January 2026
www.edfenergy.com/sites/defaul...
The coal share of electricity generation of the six largest European economies up to 2025:
Coal share in 2025:
Germany: 20.7%
Russia: 18.4%
Italy: 1.4%
Spain: 0.3%
France: 0.3%
United Kingdom: 0.1%
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
The coal share of electricity generation of the six largest European economies up to 2025:
Coal share in 2025:
Germany: 20.7%
Russia: 18.4%
Italy: 1.4%
Spain: 0.3%
France: 0.3%
United Kingdom: 0.1%
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Household electricity bills will influence the political acceptability of electricity decarbonisation.
Low GHG emissions at low household prices give the win-win outcome.
Household electricity prices, and grid emissions, for all 27 EU member states, and the EU average, are plotted here.
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Household electricity bills will influence the political acceptability of electricity decarbonisation.
Low GHG emissions at low household prices give the win-win outcome.
Household electricity prices, and grid emissions, for all 27 EU member states, and the EU average, are plotted here.
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The 6 European nations with highest per capita solar in 2025:
Netherlands: 1553 kWh/capita
Spain: 1313
Greece: 1300
Hungary: 1166
Austria: 1157
Germany: 1066
Netherlands surges ahead.
Germany drops from 1st to 6th.
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
The 6 European nations with highest per capita solar in 2025:
Netherlands: 1553 kWh/capita
Spain: 1313
Greece: 1300
Hungary: 1166
Austria: 1157
Germany: 1066
Netherlands surges ahead.
Germany drops from 1st to 6th.
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Ref: Ember ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Today it's the UK, where wind is at 67% capacity, the highest in Europe.
Wind capacity is lowest today in the Baltic states and Finland.
Percentage of wind capacity across Europe today at 4:00 pm GMT:
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Data ref: app.electricitymaps.com/map/live/fif...
Today it's the UK, where wind is at 67% capacity, the highest in Europe.
Wind capacity is lowest today in the Baltic states and Finland.
Percentage of wind capacity across Europe today at 4:00 pm GMT:
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Data ref: app.electricitymaps.com/map/live/fif...
It is the largest wind hub in the world, supplying #renewable #wind energy to six European countries.
See last week's top graphic: https://loom.ly/AWSeFdE
It is the largest wind hub in the world, supplying #renewable #wind energy to six European countries.
See last week's top graphic: https://loom.ly/AWSeFdE
UK BESS:
❝ The UK grid-scale battery storage market grew 45% by operational capacity in 2025, with 4 GWh coming online during the year, bringing total operational capacity to 12.9 GWh.❞
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Ref: Energy Storage News www.energy-storage.news/another-reco...
UK BESS:
❝ The UK grid-scale battery storage market grew 45% by operational capacity in 2025, with 4 GWh coming online during the year, bringing total operational capacity to 12.9 GWh.❞
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Ref: Energy Storage News www.energy-storage.news/another-reco...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...