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Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Kpler predicts that France's nuclear output will ramp down to lower levels this year than last (at around midday each day) to make way for rising solar generation.
Kpler predicts that France's nuclear output will ramp down to lower levels this year than last (at around midday each day) to make way for rising solar generation.
• Yamal LNG accounted for 14.3% of the EU’s total global LNG imports
• 76.1% of Yamal LNG exports went to the EU
• Yamal LNG exports to the EU generated an estimated €7.2 bn
• France was the largest EU importer, with 41.7% of imports from Yamal to the EU
• Yamal LNG accounted for 14.3% of the EU’s total global LNG imports
• 76.1% of Yamal LNG exports went to the EU
• Yamal LNG exports to the EU generated an estimated €7.2 bn
• France was the largest EU importer, with 41.7% of imports from Yamal to the EU
A counterfactual:
What if Germany had replaced lignite, instead of nuclear, for electricity generation, replacing lignite at the same rate it replaced nuclear?
Here's a research paper showing that hypothetical result:
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Ref: Eur. Phys. J. Plus link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A counterfactual:
What if Germany had replaced lignite, instead of nuclear, for electricity generation, replacing lignite at the same rate it replaced nuclear?
Here's a research paper showing that hypothetical result:
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Ref: Eur. Phys. J. Plus link.springer.com/article/10.1...
… budget energy revenues halved in January to their lowest level since July 2020, at $5.13 bn.❞
… budget energy revenues halved in January to their lowest level since July 2020, at $5.13 bn.❞
• Guoxin Suyan Huai’an Salt Cavern Compressed Air Energy Storage Demonstration Project:
• Heat from compression is stored in molten salt
• 2.4 GWh adiabatic compressed air energy storage
• 2× 300 MW power
• 71% efficiency
• Guoxin Suyan Huai’an Salt Cavern Compressed Air Energy Storage Demonstration Project:
• Heat from compression is stored in molten salt
• 2.4 GWh adiabatic compressed air energy storage
• 2× 300 MW power
• 71% efficiency
Montel finds that Germany, France and the Netherlands curtailed 3.9 TWh of renewable power in 2025.
In Germany, commercially or market-motivated curtailment increased to almost 1.75 TWh, 25% up on 2024.
The main cause is negative electricity prices driven by a rapid expansion of solar PV.
Montel finds that Germany, France and the Netherlands curtailed 3.9 TWh of renewable power in 2025.
In Germany, commercially or market-motivated curtailment increased to almost 1.75 TWh, 25% up on 2024.
The main cause is negative electricity prices driven by a rapid expansion of solar PV.
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...