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COLUMN: The share of Russian natural gas in European imports has climbed to 20% year-to-date, up from 15% in 2023. Three years into the war, Europe can't kick its addiction to Russian gas, either via pipeline (throughout Ukraine) or LNG ships. @Opinion bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

I am finalising an article on what Dan Jørgensen needs to do in his first 100 days as European Energy Commissioner. We have a good idea of what he wants to do in his Parliamentary answers - but what is missing? Or needs to be more explicit? hearings.elections.europa.eu/documents/jorg…

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Exclusive: Octopus Energy, the UK’s second-biggest household energy supplier, will say tomorrow that it has paid over £3bn to the government in connection with the 2022 rescue of rival Bulb, generating a profit for taxpayers of more than £1.5bn. news.sky.com/story/octopus-…

What a pity. She's been great and the world needs a lot more female mayors.

This is excellent and not just because it meets my priors - but the one question that stays with me about Europe's EV transition is what impact thousands of LTNs across Europe will have on the speed of the transition, if any.

The Belgian government talks include a clause to invent, prototype, manufacture and deploy SMRs no later than a decade from now.

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is accused of sexually harassing one of his aides, who so distrusts the court's internal processes that she's asked for an external investigation. Meticulous reporting by court insider Molly Quell with the The Associated Press apnews.com/article/war-cr…

“It’s not that the European industry has been beaten by the Chinese,” he says. “It’s that the European industry has lost because of itself.” #evs #carsales #newcarsales #ChineseEVs #Volkswagen ft.com/content/b95f9a…

⚡️High energy prices are the main obstacle for the heat pump industry These high costs continue to be distorted in favour of gas and fossil fuels, with electricity prices often heavily taxed. Read more in our latest market report 👉🏻 bit.ly/3MeuTOR #HeatPumps

The Belgium dot should move down to the upper reaches of the yellow box as the Flemish government recently announced a spark price target of about 2.75 - we don't know when they want to hit it though.

📢 Big news for the #CleanHeat transition! The newly appointed Energy and Housing Commissioner’s mission letter includes key priorities we've been advocating for, recognising the potential of clean heat for affordable and competitive energy prices: ✅ An Affordable Energy

A big couple of days in Brussels' energy circles starting with Dan Jørgensen having his hearing in Parliament tomorrow afternoon. Greg Jackson will speak at a reception tomorrow evening. Jan Rosenow, myself and many others will also be speaking at the Euroheat & Power EHP two day summit.

Here's my fun fact for you for today: it's been 30 years since the first promises of an industry-government consortium to decarbonize the oil sands with carbon capture and sequestration. Notable how bullishness over Pathways seems to be eroding today among industry advocates.

The main benefit of locational prices is lower prices there is another benefit - the ability to better connect neighbouring grids. Just this summer Sweden said 'No' to a proposed interconnector with Germany b/c Germany doesn't locational pricing. reuters.com/business/energ…