Adrian Hiel
@adrianhiel.bsky.social
Director of the Electrification Alliance. Representing the major actors in delivering European energy to European homes and industry. 🇨🇦 🇮🇪
https://electrification-alliance.eu/
https://electrification-alliance.eu/
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‘Well, look, if I’m going to import the cars anyway, then I’d rather import less oil. We may as well import the one that cleans up local air quality and is cheaper to buy.’
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports
The East African country is making use of cheap hydropower and Chinese electric vehicles to ditch the internal combustion engine.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
‘Well, look, if I’m going to import the cars anyway, then I’d rather import less oil. We may as well import the one that cleans up local air quality and is cheaper to buy.’
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Great Story of the Extraordinary EV boom in Ethiopia www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"In the many stories I’ve read to my children and grandchildren, not a single one ends with: '...and then the hero gave up'."
Paul Polman (born 1956)
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Paul Polman (born 1956)
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February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"In the many stories I’ve read to my children and grandchildren, not a single one ends with: '...and then the hero gave up'."
Paul Polman (born 1956)
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Paul Polman (born 1956)
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Hey #industrialdecarb folks, while there's lots of literature now on heat pumps of various sizes and types, & obviously H2 from the mania a few years ago, there's very little to work with on heat BATTERIES of various sizes & types. Please point to good articles, including your own.
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Hey #industrialdecarb folks, while there's lots of literature now on heat pumps of various sizes and types, & obviously H2 from the mania a few years ago, there's very little to work with on heat BATTERIES of various sizes & types. Please point to good articles, including your own.
The fastest and cheapest way to keep European money at home?
Replace the $70billion we send to the US annually for fossil fuels with European energy in European homes, industry and transport.
Replace the $70billion we send to the US annually for fossil fuels with European energy in European homes, industry and transport.
February 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The fastest and cheapest way to keep European money at home?
Replace the $70billion we send to the US annually for fossil fuels with European energy in European homes, industry and transport.
Replace the $70billion we send to the US annually for fossil fuels with European energy in European homes, industry and transport.
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"Sur un continent sans gaz ni pétrole, la décarbonation de l'économie est l'unique option dont les Européens disposent pour s'émanciper" 👌 @neilmakaroff.bsky.social
www.laprovence.com/article/opin...
www.laprovence.com/article/opin...
Face aux empires, la décarbonation est "un choix de souveraineté", prévient l'expert Neil Makaroff
Face aux empires, la décarbonation est "un choix de souveraineté", prévient l'expert Neil Makaroff
www.laprovence.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"Sur un continent sans gaz ni pétrole, la décarbonation de l'économie est l'unique option dont les Européens disposent pour s'émanciper" 👌 @neilmakaroff.bsky.social
www.laprovence.com/article/opin...
www.laprovence.com/article/opin...
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for something allegedly concerned about the misuse of public money, i would love to know how much public money has been misused to try blacken the names of organisations defending clean air and water, healthy nature and a safe climate
'Rightwing MEPs are struggling to find any wrongdoing by Europe’s civil society — despite three lengthy public hearings in the European Parliament’s scrutiny working group on NGOs.'
Why rightwing inquiry into Europe’s NGOs was never about transparency
"The problem that we're pursuing here is not to establish whether things are illegal, it is to establish whether politically it is undesirable," admitted Dirk Gotnik, a Dutch centre-right MEP with the...
euobserver.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM
for something allegedly concerned about the misuse of public money, i would love to know how much public money has been misused to try blacken the names of organisations defending clean air and water, healthy nature and a safe climate
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In the battle for our energy future, it's Electrons vs. Molecules. A great primer from @ember-energy.org
🚨 NEW | Counting energy from the perspective of the consumer, rather than the supplier, can help us better understand the dramatic changes sweeping the energy sector today 🔎🌪️⚡️
With this new framework, Ember unpacks 4 key battles for the future of energy 🧵 1/7 👇
With this new framework, Ember unpacks 4 key battles for the future of energy 🧵 1/7 👇
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 AM
In the battle for our energy future, it's Electrons vs. Molecules. A great primer from @ember-energy.org
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I've been cranking numbers. Full year 2025, it looks like nuclear power just about kept its nose ahead of wind and solar. But in H2 2025, while wind didn't quite overtake nuclear, solar did. In 2026 nuclear will drop to third place in the production of clean electricity.
February 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I've been cranking numbers. Full year 2025, it looks like nuclear power just about kept its nose ahead of wind and solar. But in H2 2025, while wind didn't quite overtake nuclear, solar did. In 2026 nuclear will drop to third place in the production of clean electricity.
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Spain is... doing something special.
February 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Spain is... doing something special.
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NEW🚨EU energy markets will be high on the agenda of EU leaders at the upcoming European Council in March. In this new paper, we propose 3 steps to improve the efficiency of the EU energy system:
🖥️ Open data
🔌 Integrate network planning
📚Alignment of national plans
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
🖥️ Open data
🔌 Integrate network planning
📚Alignment of national plans
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
Better coordination for a more efficient European energy system
EU energy efficiency hinges on open data, integrated grid planning and aligned national plans as electrification raises the cost of fragmentation
www.bruegel.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM
NEW🚨EU energy markets will be high on the agenda of EU leaders at the upcoming European Council in March. In this new paper, we propose 3 steps to improve the efficiency of the EU energy system:
🖥️ Open data
🔌 Integrate network planning
📚Alignment of national plans
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
🖥️ Open data
🔌 Integrate network planning
📚Alignment of national plans
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...
I recorded a video about energy taxation and the bottom of my t-shirt says 'flex' but looks like it might say 'sex'. www.linkedin.com/posts/electr...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I recorded a video about energy taxation and the bottom of my t-shirt says 'flex' but looks like it might say 'sex'. www.linkedin.com/posts/electr...
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European electricity group urges companies to prioritise physical and cybersecurity
“Preparing for, responding to and recovering from both physical and hybrid attacks must be a key element of power companies’ strategies going forward”, says Eurelectric
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europea...
“Preparing for, responding to and recovering from both physical and hybrid attacks must be a key element of power companies’ strategies going forward”, says Eurelectric
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europea...
February 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
European electricity group urges companies to prioritise physical and cybersecurity
“Preparing for, responding to and recovering from both physical and hybrid attacks must be a key element of power companies’ strategies going forward”, says Eurelectric
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europea...
“Preparing for, responding to and recovering from both physical and hybrid attacks must be a key element of power companies’ strategies going forward”, says Eurelectric
www.cleanenergywire.org/news/europea...
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FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
FACTCHECK: Centrica's Chris O'Shea got blanket coverage for claiming electricity will cost more in 2030 than in energy crisis (Chris Stark: "he's wrong on this")
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
I asked Centrica for evidence – they didn’t reply
(Bills in crisis were >2x today, before huge govt subsidies)
1/4
600 days to form a government for the Brussels region. Brutal.
Relire notre direct - Gouvernement bruxellois : la région a son accord de gouvernement, déjà approuvé par les militants MR et Engagés
Relire notre direct - Gouvernement bruxellois : la région a son accord de gouvernement, déjà approuvé par les militants MR et Engagés - RTBF Actus
www.rtbf.be
February 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
600 days to form a government for the Brussels region. Brutal.
Holy moly. Had an incredibly busy day ferrying kids and various meetings around town. Just calculated I did 57km on the e-bike. No way I could have done that in a car. E-bikes for the win. @dlknowles.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Holy moly. Had an incredibly busy day ferrying kids and various meetings around town. Just calculated I did 57km on the e-bike. No way I could have done that in a car. E-bikes for the win. @dlknowles.bsky.social
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On energy market design : "we had an intense discussion" during the informal #EUCO said @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
🚨She promised to come up with "different options" on whether there is a need to change the market design during March EU summit❗️
🚨She promised to come up with "different options" on whether there is a need to change the market design during March EU summit❗️
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
On energy market design : "we had an intense discussion" during the informal #EUCO said @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
🚨She promised to come up with "different options" on whether there is a need to change the market design during March EU summit❗️
🚨She promised to come up with "different options" on whether there is a need to change the market design during March EU summit❗️
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This week on @cleaninguppod.bsky.social I sat down with @roberthoglund.bsky.social, a towering figure on the thinking/doing front line of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). And he says the sector needs to stop promising "speed and scale" and focus on "proving and learning". Spot on. youtu.be/YpddT8QDkcw
The Billion-Tonne Promise of Carbon Removal Isn't Working | Ep244: Robert Höglund
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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February 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This week on @cleaninguppod.bsky.social I sat down with @roberthoglund.bsky.social, a towering figure on the thinking/doing front line of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). And he says the sector needs to stop promising "speed and scale" and focus on "proving and learning". Spot on. youtu.be/YpddT8QDkcw
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I did not expect to see this in the WSJ:
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
Europe Needs to Learn Its Lesson: Stop Relying on Imported Energy
Growing reliance on American gas looks foolish given how unpredictable the White House has become.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I did not expect to see this in the WSJ:
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around"
Agreed!
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“I think Greenland was a wake-up call. There is more talk [in Brussels] about replacing one dependency with another.”
This is what I told the Wall Street Journal about Europe’s increasing dependence on US LNG following the end of Russian pipeline gas.
This is what I told the Wall Street Journal about Europe’s increasing dependence on US LNG following the end of Russian pipeline gas.
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“I think Greenland was a wake-up call. There is more talk [in Brussels] about replacing one dependency with another.”
This is what I told the Wall Street Journal about Europe’s increasing dependence on US LNG following the end of Russian pipeline gas.
This is what I told the Wall Street Journal about Europe’s increasing dependence on US LNG following the end of Russian pipeline gas.
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"China is not decarbonising out of altruism. It is building dominance across supply chains that matter in an electrified world...Coal has not vanished. But its role is changing. Growth is slowing. Capacity factors are falling. Clean electricity is doing the heavy lifting"
Capital Follows Electrons: How Electrification Is Driving Growth
Why clean electricity is becoming the decisive factor in industrial competitiveness When companies decide where to build factories, smelters, data centres, or processing plants, they tend not to wax ....
www.energycentral.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"China is not decarbonising out of altruism. It is building dominance across supply chains that matter in an electrified world...Coal has not vanished. But its role is changing. Growth is slowing. Capacity factors are falling. Clean electricity is doing the heavy lifting"
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C’est une victoire !
Le Parlement européen vient d’adopter la loi climat, fruit d’une large coalition, des Verts à la droite rationnelle, unie autour d’un objectif commun : répondre à l’urgence climatique et assumer la responsabilité historique de l’Europe.
(1/3)
Le Parlement européen vient d’adopter la loi climat, fruit d’une large coalition, des Verts à la droite rationnelle, unie autour d’un objectif commun : répondre à l’urgence climatique et assumer la responsabilité historique de l’Europe.
(1/3)
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
C’est une victoire !
Le Parlement européen vient d’adopter la loi climat, fruit d’une large coalition, des Verts à la droite rationnelle, unie autour d’un objectif commun : répondre à l’urgence climatique et assumer la responsabilité historique de l’Europe.
(1/3)
Le Parlement européen vient d’adopter la loi climat, fruit d’une large coalition, des Verts à la droite rationnelle, unie autour d’un objectif commun : répondre à l’urgence climatique et assumer la responsabilité historique de l’Europe.
(1/3)
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My plumber last week telling me he has shares in an hydrogen fuel company and it's the future. Ahh, mate. The vested interests also have culpability for feeding misinformation to trades and hobbling the adoption of new skills and technology.
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
My plumber last week telling me he has shares in an hydrogen fuel company and it's the future. Ahh, mate. The vested interests also have culpability for feeding misinformation to trades and hobbling the adoption of new skills and technology.
Not the names I was expecting but two extremely knowledgeable, dedicated MEPs for important files.
The @socialistsanddemocrats.eu have chosen Tsvetelina Penkova to be European Parliament's rapporteur for the revision of the regulation on trans-European energy infrastructure #TEN-E, and Niels Fuglsang to be rapporteur on the permitting measures of the #gridsPackage
February 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Not the names I was expecting but two extremely knowledgeable, dedicated MEPs for important files.
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In May, it will be exactly 30 years since Robert Belcaster resigned from the Chicago Transit Authority after it became clear he purchased Ballard stock before awarding the company with the first ever fuel cell bus program.
A grift which never stopped giving since.
A grift which never stopped giving since.
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 AM
In May, it will be exactly 30 years since Robert Belcaster resigned from the Chicago Transit Authority after it became clear he purchased Ballard stock before awarding the company with the first ever fuel cell bus program.
A grift which never stopped giving since.
A grift which never stopped giving since.