The Netherlands' Offshore Wind Farms Are Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity - SlashGear An artificial reef is being added to a Dutch offshore wind farm to provide habitat opportunities for local species that would otherwise be negatively impacted.

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The Netherlands' Offshore Wind Farms Are Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity

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Lots of news coverage this morning about £28 billion investment approved to upgrade the UK's energy network.

BUT: The majority of the spending – £17.8 billion - announced today is to maintain Britain’s gas networks rather than build new transmission lines.

New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds Pace of area’s temperature rise, outpaced in US only by Alaskan Arctic, apparently increased in past five years

This is not the type of "battery storage" I've been hoping to see in New Hampshire.

We need to speed up the transition to clean energy and transport in parallel.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🚨Just released🚨

'Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating'

Our brand new globally focussed paper looks at the role of energy pricing in delivering clean heat uptake and provides examples of what has been done to reduce electricity prices.

If you’re at #Enlit in Bilbao today, come hear me discuss these findings and recommendations (in EVision panel “Plugging into Potential: Unleashing the untapped flexibility of EVs”) at Hall 3, Mobility Hub at 10 AM !

Poster showing the heads of our nine Council of Commissioners members: Jay Griffin, Kent Chandler, Megan Deer, Sarah Freeman, Carl Linvill, Michael T. Richard, Ted Thomas, James M. Van Nostrand, and Carrie Zalewski

🚨RAP is thrilled to officially introduce our Council of Commissioners!

This peer group will leverage former regulators’ expertise to unlock affordable energy for Americans. See our full announcement: bit.ly/47MVLjf

Clean Heat Policy Tracker Table of Contents Acknowledgements The Clean Heat Policy Tracker 2025 was designed and authored by Duncan Gibb and Richard Lowes (Regulatory Assistance Project/Clean Heat Forum). Chiara Delmastro (Int...

I'm delighted to share our new Clean Heat Policy Tracker, an initiative led by @regassistproj.bsky.social via the Clean Heat Forum). www.raponline.org/toolkit/clea...

In less than 3h 👇

⚡ 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.👇

Wouldn't we all like to pay less for electricity?

My RAP colleagues share strategies to achieve this critical goal to drive electrification, increase competitiveness of industry & reduce fossil fuel imports.

Short on time? Check out 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper
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Careers Are you ready to put your passion for a cleaner energy future to work? Join the RAP team. RAP is seeking collaborators who are enthusiastic about clean energy. We’re looking for curiosity, humor and i...

The brilliant Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) is looking for two UK based people to join our team as HR assistant and people operations coordinator. Please share. www.raponline.org/who-we-are/c...

Careers Are you ready to put your passion for a cleaner energy future to work? Join the RAP team. RAP is seeking collaborators who are enthusiastic about clean energy. We’re looking for curiosity, humor and i...

We're #hiring! We have two new positions open in the UK: a human resources assistant and a people operations coordinator. Check them both out here:

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Decarbonising industry - after 2 days strategising with partners I have some take aways:
1. #Electrification is THE no regrets option* to decarb European industry. ⚡is useful in all sectors. It may not offer full solution for some heavy industry, it does for most process heat. tinyurl.com/3c7h24bs

Event details: The Hidden Hero of Climate Action: The Heat Pump Story Discover why heat pumps are climate action's unsung MVP, cutting fossil fuel use in homes and industry while saving energy and money. Join heat pump champions who are innovating policy and market solutions to significantly speed heat pump adoption in key countries and regions around the world.

Climate Week NYC is coming up! 🌍

On Sept. 23, RAP CEO @katherinehdixon.bsky.social will join the Crux Alliance panel “The Hidden Hero of Climate Action: The Heat Pump Story” alongside global experts.

📅 Sept. 23, 3–4:30 p.m.
📍 Motto by Hilton Chelsea, NYC
Details + RSVP: bit.ly/466kZbq

Aligning business models with public interest — Rethinking revenue regulation for network companies: A Power System Blueprint deep dive This Power System Blueprint deep dive examines how revenue regulation needs to evolve to better align with both consumer interests and climate goals.

New in the Power System Blueprint: "Aligning business models with public interest" by @patozsu.bsky.social.

Revenue regulation needs to evolve to serve both consumers and climate goals. Smarter use of existing grids can cut costs and reduce the need for large-scale buildout.

🔗 bit.ly/4nd6Ekn

"Solar power is already providing the “cheapest electricity in history” and is expected to play a pivotal role in the global transition away from fossil fuels."

Yes and let's take a look at the facts. Thank you, @carbonbrief.org

Learn more about how smart charging can reduce emissions, support efficiency & use of renewables in power grid and lower costs.

@regassistproj.bsky.social shares methods for unlocking those benefits based on case studies in Europe, the U.S., China & India + a global report sharing lessons learned.

Help needed: I'm looking for the best case studies of governments around the world actively reducing the (relative) price of electricity for households (ideally to actively support electrification). So far I have Germany, The Netherlands, Massachusetts, Sweden, Denmark. Thx

We’re Opening the AI "Bottle." So, What Should Regulators Wish For? Policymakers and regulators are still trying to understand the nuances of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potentially large impacts on the electric grid. Setting the stage in the first of a serie...

Up next in our August Reading Series: A look at how AI and data centers are reshaping electricity demand, and what that means for regulators.

AI isn’t just powering daily tasks. It’s driving rapid load growth and could also become a powerful grid tool.

www.raponline.org/blog/were-op...

Denmark's targeted policies and investments have delivered impressive results — not only to advance district heating but also to help meet climate goals.

More from @soxenaar.bsky.social 👇

#Upshift

#TheJolt digs into advancing district heating AND cooling systems in Europe. Learn more in just 15 min.

@smorgan.bsky.social & @soxenaar.bsky.social discuss importance of policy framework requiring
- in-depth local heat planning
- fair pricing
- decarb and efficiency criteria for funding

Flexing industrial muscle: Electrifying process heat with electro-thermal energy storage European industry is a very large user of heat: around 1,900 TWh each year for a range of low- to high-temperature processes. Electrification of this RAP analyses the opportunities and benefits associ...

What is electro-thermal energy storage, and how does it support industrial decarbonisation? Short thread based on a briefing we published earlier this summer 🧵

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

A pioneering ‘second-life’ battery startup begins major Texas… Armed with lessons from five years of hooking up used EV batteries to the grid in California, B2U is making a 100-MWh foray into Texas’ volatile energy…

This makes sense on so many levels:

www.canarymedia.com/articles/ene...

Heat Pump Sales Top Gas Boilers in Germany for the First Time Sales of heat pumps in Germany surpassed gas boilers for the first time as a ban on dirty heating systems forces a shift to cleaner energy.

A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe? For the first time, sales of new heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Careers Are you ready to put your passion for a cleaner energy future to work? Join the RAP team. RAP is seeking collaborators who are enthusiastic about clean energy. We’re looking for curiosity, humor and i...

If you want a new challenge and care deeply about advancing the transition to clean energy and transport, RAP (@regassistproj.bsky.social) may be looking for you.

Check out the exciting opportunities here:
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Smart charging & renewable⚡are made for each other 💗. How to ensure they couple? Enter the Renewable Energy Directive as unlikely dating agency

RED has a credit mech for using renewable⚡ to charge EVs. Jaap helps authorities make sure they swipe right, identifying practical ways to make love bloom.

Thrilled to share my new commentary in Nature Reviews Clean Technology, co-authored with @soxenaar.bsky.social of @regassistproj.bsky.social

We argue for electrifying industrial heat in Europe—a game-changer for efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness.

Full version here rdcu.be/evPO0

Starting in one hour! Learn about the role of smart charging in advancing fleet electrification.

If you're unable to attend the live session, all registrants will receive the recording.