More and more countries are calling for an EU-wide cap on gas prices. But for experts, the measure is a leap of faith – one taken out of despair rather than conviction. My analysis feat. Elisabetta Cornago, Jack Sharples, @bramcla and Simone Tagliapietra. euronews.com/my-europe/2022…

Estimates of windfall profits derived from spot prices are hopelessly overblown. Many European utilities have looked in substantial revenues for 2022, 2023, 2024 at prices well below 100 €/MWh.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Seriously underreported&worrying development. 🇭🇺 practically got a $1.9 billion short-term loan from #Putin. This shows 1. Orbán's fear of internal turmoil&financial chaos, 2. Orbán's committment to 🇷🇺 despite 🇭🇺 still EU-NATO member. Remarkable backslide.

Summary of EU Council Regulation on #emergencyintervention addressing high #energyprices in order to - reduce #electricity demand by 10%; - introduce #cap on market revenues + temporary #solidarity contribution; Regulation here: lnkd.in/e-S2iiNv

🇪🇪 Estonia's parliament agreed on a 100% renewable power target for *2030* today. Previous target was 40%, which Estonia now aims to hit by 2025

The 3 EUs •Portugal & Spain consume same amount of gas to 5% more •Italy & France consume less, at -5% •Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands consume much less, at -12% to -22%

#QuickFact ⚡Most new electricity generation in next two decades will come from wind and solar. From the International Energy Agency Net Zero by 2050 roadmap: iea.org/reports/net-ze… #COP27

A reminder from Michael Liebreich that despite what the hydrogen sales brochures say >99% of global hydrogen production is based on unabated fossil fuels and highly carbon intensive.

Mike Foster Hi Mike, so glad you asked (without asking) how we enable low-income hhs to access clean heat. My next paper sets out what that gov'ts need to do to help. I'll send you a copy. Until then, I have, like you (sarcasm) been worried about this for some time. tinyurl.com/nhket6c3

The UK is Europe's heat pump laggard. What went wrong? How can the UK turn from laggard to leader? A thread.

Someone has tracked EDF nuclear forecasts VS reality, which essentially reads like an IEA solar projection in reverse.

📄ACER’s #FrameworkGuideline on #DemandResponse is the first step towards binding #EU-wide rules. 🎯Aim: Enable consumers to better participate in #electricity markets. 🔗Read more on ACER’s Framework Guideline 👉acer.europa.eu/news-and-event…

What if you could be rewarded for charging your #EV when it is cheapest, best for the #grid and when carbon emissions are lowest?Our new RAP paper shows that #smartcharging of #ElectricVehicles is taking off. Read more👇

In times of #energycrisis in 🇪🇺, solar is providing a ray of light.🌅 #SolarSaves money, gas consumption & the climate.🌍 In the first video of our campaign, Bram tell us how solar is shielding his family from volatile energy prices. ▶️Full interview at solarpowereurope.org

Vienna's Wien Energie is installing pretty large heat pumps for its district heating network this year. - Three units, total thermal capacity 55 MW - Heat source waste water - Output temperature 90°C derstandard.de/story/20001431…

Oj tam, oj tam. France's nuclear safety watchdog ASN has ordered energy utility EDF to inspect about 200 pipe weldings across its 56-nuclear reactor fleet after discovering three additional cracks this week, the regulator said on Friday. reuters.com/business/energ…

"Agora Energiewende proposes a new regulatory framework for the network of pipelines to distribute natural gas to final consumers, such as businesses and homes, and argues that current rules are geared towards an “indefinite, unchanged existence of the natural gas infrastructure.”

Good to see that the #InnovationFund does not pre-select projects based on evenly distributing the € across countries. But also telling that 9 CEEs did not manage to have a single support-worthy innov. decarb. project (while 5xNO, 7xES) climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/fund…

The lack of power grid capacity is evolving to be one of the key barriers in the energy transition.  What can be done about it? Pató Zsuzsanna RAP compiled a neat grids toolbox incl quick fixes to more fundamental solutions. Grids toolbox here: raponline.org/toolkit/rip-fi…

Regulators need to expand their role in energy transition such as overseeing larger #RES procurement, approving major transmissions buildout, says Alejandro Hernandez of RAP during #ERRAConference2024 🇹🇭