Finally. This week Von Der Leyen said "electrifying Europe means making Europe more independent" in her response to the Oil price crisis. Compare that to the response to the Gas price crisis 2022/2023 when VDL announced the creation of a hydrogen bank..
Too bad I couldnt make it Jan! Catch you next time in Brussels.
There are now more battery-electric cars in the Dutch fleet than diesel cars.
www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwe...
For the first time ever, heat pumps outsold gas boilers in Germany in 2025.
48% of all new heating systems installed last year were heat pumps. Gas fell to just 39%. A decade ago, heat pumps had a 7% market share. The transformation has been remarkable.
Number of on-street EV charging points in Amsterdam 2009 - 2026 Highlighted in text: 4 March 2011: # 100 4 March 2026: 10.000
Today, it is celebrating its 10,000th!
From 100 to 10,000 in 15 years: that means that on average, approximately one #EV charging station (with two charging points) was built per day in Amsterdam.
German court: heat pump users not required to pay for switching off gas connection
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-...
Following David's lead, I also posted on FB and was surprised by the positive response. Spread the word about what's happening here. People want to know.
How pension reform in one country will affect borrowing costs for many. Dutch pension funds are becoming less risk averse, reducing demand for long-term EU gov. bonds. Astute observation by www.economist.com/finance-and-...
D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
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As you say, it is crucial to get the price and quality regulation right. In countries where that has been done well, people are very happy with DHC!
Fully agree on looking at broader tariffs. It also prevents distorting incentives for everyone else in the energy system e.g. industry asking for broad discounts/exemptions in grid tarifs, special pricing schemes (which they got in DE), etc. at cost of others.
Not sure if heat pumps would be 'strategic goods'. If yes, many govs. have loan schemes + grants for households, industry, and district heat. If that all falls under the definition of 'public' it could cover a large chunk of the market. (setting aside the q. if that would be desirable)
🚨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.
I enjoyed my conversation with @janrosenow.bsky.social. I’ve learned a lot from his work over the years, especially his critique of using expensive green hydrogen for home heating (or baking an egg).
Here we talk about how electrifying our industries can actually make them more competitive.
Number of public charging points supported under the second round of AFIF. Varo Energy: 548 CCS for HDV.
A new round of EU transport infrastructure funding has been allocated. I have compiled an overview of the recipients. Rotterdam 🇳🇱 leads.
Most 🔌 funded: Rotterdam-based VARO Energy 🇳🇱🇩🇪 for 548 🚛 chargers
Biggest site funded: Watthub's Maasvlakte hub (Port of Rotterdam): 50 🔌 350 kW⚡🚛
Europe can’t reach its clean energy goals without scaling demand flexibility. ⚡
Our new report with @ember-energy.org explains how empowering consumers to shift electricity use can cut bills, ease grid stress, and boost renewables.
Read: bit.ly/4oAa8hS
#EnergyTransition #Flexibility
Hi Dave, this analysis is looking at industrial users! Tax share for households will be even higher as they also pay VAT. For households please check this paper: www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
@regassistproj.bsky.social @louisesunderland.bsky.social @saropp.bsky.social #energysky
This is part 3 of our series 'Make electricity cheaper'. Reforming taxes and levies is 1 out of 8 priority actions we should take.
➡️ part 1 with all eight priority actions: www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
➡️ part 2 looking at household prices: www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
We recommend governments to:
1) Quickly implement a targeted tax and levy exemption for efficient and flexible heat generation.
2) Extend this with reform for all industrial end-users, don't put new policy costs on electricity and start a gradual tax shift from electricity to gas.
Influence of electricity tax and levy exemptions with carbon price on industrial heat pump payback period.
Taking a closer look at investments in industrial heat pumps, we find that taxes and levy reduction together with carbon pricing can significantly reduce payback periods, especially for very efficient heat pumps. Yet, structural reforms are needed to further reduce electricity prices.
Factors affecting economic viability of industrial heat electrification
Our analysis focusses on industrial electricity and #gas prices, aiming to reduce payback periods for investment in electrified process heat. We identify countries (EU and UK) with high potential and need for pricing reform.
The future energy bill is an electricity bill.
This is why we must 'Make Electricity Cheaper' for households, businesses and industry.
In our 3rd paper at RAP on this topic, Tom Butler & I look at reducing tax & levies added to electricity prices for industry.
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Agree missed opportunity, they should have gone for 'Reinpumpe 2' ;)
As always, great thread on the latest developments in solar PV @solarchase.bsky.social
Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
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RAP CEO @katherinehdixon.bsky.social joins the @financialtimes.com Energy Transition Summit to discuss how effective regulation can accelerate a clean, reliable, and affordable energy future.
Learn more about the event ⬇️
energytransitions.live.ft.com/home
#CleanEnergy #EnergyPolicy #FTEnergy
You don’t get to brief all 27 EU energy ministers every day (or at least I don't).
In a rare step for the Council of Energy Ministers, I was asked to deliver an expert intervention on industrial electrification at the Energy Council on 20 Oct.
Livestream: video.consilium.europa.eu/event/en/28169
Battery electric share of registrations of new trucks between 3.5 and 12t. Netherlands reaching 75% share in H1 2025.
Battery electric share of registrations of new light commercial vehicles (vans) up to 3.5 t. Netherlands reaching 80% share in H1 2025.
Why is the share of EVs among delivery vehicles and light trucks in the Netherlands skyrocketing? Cities.
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