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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 15h

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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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 1d

⚡ 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But outdated regulation and limited oversight are slowing things down.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.👇

https://www.raponline.org/blog/better-oversight-better-foresight/👇

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 1d

Belgisch nucleair was stabiel hoor doorheen het weekend. Uiteraard na de stop van Tihange 1 die je op 1 oktober ziet.
energy-charts.info/charts/price...

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 1d

We even had 3 hours on Saturday when Belgian consumption was entirely covered by renewables.

Great thread by @jolaveyne.bsky.social

screenshot of week 40 electricity production in Belgium from energy-charts.info

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Joannes Laveyne @jolaveyne.bsky.social · 2d

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. /

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 2d

Tien punten voor @vmerckx.bsky.social om het woord "liefdeskind" prominent in een artikel over energietechnologie te krijgen.

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...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 5d

Well, they do hint at some questions that need answering regarding the actions by Red Electrica to foresee sufficient voltage support resources the day ahead and the day of.

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 5d

Indeed, important data gaps still.

This might be interesting - in the next and final report...

The Expert Panel will also assess – to the maximum
extent possible – whether the most relevant requirements for this incident arising from European and/or
national regulations and contracts – such as those in
the SO GL, the Connection Network Codes (e.g. RfG and
DCC), the Emergency and Restoration Network Code (ER
NC), Synchronous Area Framework Agreement (SAFA),
national regulations (e.g. voltage control and voltage
operational limits) or the TSO-DSO protocol on voltage
control – were fulfilled, or whether any failures contributed to the incident possibly meaning that any future
processes might require adjustment.

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 5d

The Iberian blackout factual report by ENTSOE is online now:
eepublicdownloads.blob.core.windows.net/public-cdn-c...

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 5d

Wat een geweldig verhaal. Een jongen van 10 transformeert zijn steegje in Ukkel met nestkastjes, knuffelberen en verloren sokken.

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.

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 5d

Ah, you're right. We'll have to fix that in our upcoming deep dive on how an undefined large scale super reliable baseload technology should get ALL the money ALL the time in order to save us all.

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 5d

We just put out some ideas about that. Now go forth and implement.
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

Making electricity cheaper: RAP's eight priority actions

RAP identifies 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper for European industry, businesses & households in the short, medium & long-term.

www.raponline.org

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 5d

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...

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28 April Blackout

www.entsoe.eu

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 6d

NEW | Surging wind and solar power helped make electricity in Spain CHEAPER than in most European countries.

📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks

https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc

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Nikolaus J. Kurmayer @nkurmayer.bsky.social · 7d

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 7d

Anybody here with a Law degree that can help shed light on today's annulment by the EU General Court of a decision of ACER concerning the electricity market management of electricity market. Case brought by BNetzA.

Does this impact the Bidding Zone Review? 🔌💡

curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...

curia.europa.eu

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ECCO think tank @eccoclimate.bsky.social · 7d

#MakeElectricityCheaper

🗣️“Lowering electricity costs is key to making efficient technologies accessible & boosting European competitiveness. This must be a political priority.”
-Chiara Di Mambro, ECCO

New reports from @regassistproj.bsky.social y.social present concrete solutions to achieve this ⬇️

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 7d

It's about how narrow the analysis should be of available network capacity for cross-border trade. In the case of Germany this has to be read in the context of the long discussion about splitting the national biddingzone in smaller ones. Right?

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 7d

Anybody here with a Law degree that can help shed light on today's annulment by the EU General Court of a decision of ACER concerning the electricity market management of electricity market. Case brought by BNetzA.

Does this impact the Bidding Zone Review? 🔌💡

curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...

curia.europa.eu

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 8d

Dat heb ik nog nergens gezien. Ziet er wel een zeer Belgische oplossing uit 😜

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 8d

What's an "arm" in this context?

Where I live, you have to have the commune install a cable gutter across the sidewalk. But they also roll out charging points in the streets quite widely.
www.sint-genesius-rode.be/nl/kabelgote...

Kabelgoten voor privélaadpunten

www.sint-genesius-rode.be

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 8d

Bonus track 🙏

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"Kill Bill" and The Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique

YouTube video by MaxFlapJack

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 8d

We tried to be systematic, yet pragmatic.

We also of course recognise the importance of energy efficiency and social protection measures such as social tariffs.

Is this the final list? By no means. What would you add?

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Schematic to first reduce system cost, then policy cost and finally optimise taxation.

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 8d

(Sorry, had to get this off my chest. Dating myself here, I know)

With @louisesunderland.bsky.social, @patozsu.bsky.social and Monika Morawiecka, we laid out an analytic approach and 8 concrete short, medium and longer term actions to tackle power bills.

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www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

Making electricity cheaper: RAP's eight priority actions

RAP identifies 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper for European industry, businesses & households in the short, medium & long-term.

www.raponline.org

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