European Bob
@muppetkeeper.bsky.social
European Engineer - may not play nicely with people who hate clean energy progress.
Well tomorrow I’m doing the impossible, driving from Yorkshire to Spain in an EV with only 200 miles of range. I’m getting quite good at the impossible, this will be my third time 😂. (1400 miles each way).
September 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Well tomorrow I’m doing the impossible, driving from Yorkshire to Spain in an EV with only 200 miles of range. I’m getting quite good at the impossible, this will be my third time 😂. (1400 miles each way).
I have to admit, despite being a grid engineer 20 years ago, I didn’t expect to be sat at home, charging 2 EVs, running a heat pump to heat water, charging my home batteries and doing washing, all for free and all to help stabilise the grid. 17kW pulling now, not bad on an 80Amp domestic supply.
September 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I have to admit, despite being a grid engineer 20 years ago, I didn’t expect to be sat at home, charging 2 EVs, running a heat pump to heat water, charging my home batteries and doing washing, all for free and all to help stabilise the grid. 17kW pulling now, not bad on an 80Amp domestic supply.
My EV is in for a service, the dealership gave me a plug in hybrid loan car… It’s almost brand new, and already ruined. The battery (20kWh) was entirely empty and had never been charged, it took 20 minutes of 7.5kW charging before the gauge moved from 0%, so the buffer was empty too.
August 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
My EV is in for a service, the dealership gave me a plug in hybrid loan car… It’s almost brand new, and already ruined. The battery (20kWh) was entirely empty and had never been charged, it took 20 minutes of 7.5kW charging before the gauge moved from 0%, so the buffer was empty too.
100, 120, 135, 150, 165.
Nothing special, just the quiet progress of the maximum charging speed of the humble little Volkswagen ID.3 60kWh battery pack since its launch the end of 2020.
5 years, a lot of progress.
Nothing special, just the quiet progress of the maximum charging speed of the humble little Volkswagen ID.3 60kWh battery pack since its launch the end of 2020.
5 years, a lot of progress.
August 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
100, 120, 135, 150, 165.
Nothing special, just the quiet progress of the maximum charging speed of the humble little Volkswagen ID.3 60kWh battery pack since its launch the end of 2020.
5 years, a lot of progress.
Nothing special, just the quiet progress of the maximum charging speed of the humble little Volkswagen ID.3 60kWh battery pack since its launch the end of 2020.
5 years, a lot of progress.
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VHS-C: when a lazy idea stumbles towards perfection
YouTube video by Technology Connections
youtu.be
August 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
20 years ago I was hoping to be alive long enough to see Nuclear Fusion industrialised.
Now I find my self just wanting to be alive long enough for all the anti-progress bullshit around wind / solar / batteries / EVs to have gone away.
Now I find my self just wanting to be alive long enough for all the anti-progress bullshit around wind / solar / batteries / EVs to have gone away.
August 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
20 years ago I was hoping to be alive long enough to see Nuclear Fusion industrialised.
Now I find my self just wanting to be alive long enough for all the anti-progress bullshit around wind / solar / batteries / EVs to have gone away.
Now I find my self just wanting to be alive long enough for all the anti-progress bullshit around wind / solar / batteries / EVs to have gone away.
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Sounds about right.
August 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Sounds about right.
Some time over the last few weeks the UK offshore wind farm Dogger Bank A seems to have sprung into life. When fully operational that will be another 1.2GW of wind available against the UKs roughly 45GW max demand.
July 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Some time over the last few weeks the UK offshore wind farm Dogger Bank A seems to have sprung into life. When fully operational that will be another 1.2GW of wind available against the UKs roughly 45GW max demand.
A new solar record was achieved 8th July, which is a mild surprise as it was a very hot day.
July 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A new solar record was achieved 8th July, which is a mild surprise as it was a very hot day.
Whilst the drivel and anti EV sentiment continues to pour out in the UK, quietly 25% of all cars sold in June were EV, and another 15% were plug in hybrid. Whilst I think PHEV aren’t necessary, they are a gateway to full BEV.
July 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Whilst the drivel and anti EV sentiment continues to pour out in the UK, quietly 25% of all cars sold in June were EV, and another 15% were plug in hybrid. Whilst I think PHEV aren’t necessary, they are a gateway to full BEV.
UK June 2025 Car registration figures are in. Overall YOY growth is 6.7%.
Pure BEV is 24.8% of the market, up 39.1% YOY, PHEV is also 11.2%, up 28.8% YOY.
So that’s 40% of the cars sold in June have a plug…
Pure BEV is 24.8% of the market, up 39.1% YOY, PHEV is also 11.2%, up 28.8% YOY.
So that’s 40% of the cars sold in June have a plug…
July 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
UK June 2025 Car registration figures are in. Overall YOY growth is 6.7%.
Pure BEV is 24.8% of the market, up 39.1% YOY, PHEV is also 11.2%, up 28.8% YOY.
So that’s 40% of the cars sold in June have a plug…
Pure BEV is 24.8% of the market, up 39.1% YOY, PHEV is also 11.2%, up 28.8% YOY.
So that’s 40% of the cars sold in June have a plug…
Green line renewalables, Orange line gas, black line wholesale price. Anyone notice a pattern?
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June 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Green line renewalables, Orange line gas, black line wholesale price. Anyone notice a pattern?
Source grid.iamkate.com
Source grid.iamkate.com
Just three news stories today from the UK, where tosspot right wingers are either breaking the law, worrying about flags or giving money back to world ruining billionaires. Right wing cockwombles don’t care about you or the planet, just making themselves richer, stop voting for them.
June 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just three news stories today from the UK, where tosspot right wingers are either breaking the law, worrying about flags or giving money back to world ruining billionaires. Right wing cockwombles don’t care about you or the planet, just making themselves richer, stop voting for them.
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
UK King and ‘Queen’ land in Canada to meet Carney. Oooh, the orange man child isn’t going to be happy! 😂😂😂
May 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
UK King and ‘Queen’ land in Canada to meet Carney. Oooh, the orange man child isn’t going to be happy! 😂😂😂
EV Adoption - The press love to tell you it’s stalled, so you point to actual numbers. So they follow up with “yeah, but only growth in China”.
One thing China HAD that we DIDNT in Europe was reasonably priced EVs, but now we do have some, and most of those have waiting lists to buy them.
One thing China HAD that we DIDNT in Europe was reasonably priced EVs, but now we do have some, and most of those have waiting lists to buy them.
May 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
EV Adoption - The press love to tell you it’s stalled, so you point to actual numbers. So they follow up with “yeah, but only growth in China”.
One thing China HAD that we DIDNT in Europe was reasonably priced EVs, but now we do have some, and most of those have waiting lists to buy them.
One thing China HAD that we DIDNT in Europe was reasonably priced EVs, but now we do have some, and most of those have waiting lists to buy them.
Trump supporting candidate soundly beaten in the Presidential elections in Romania, against all expectations! Centrist President elected instead of far right.
May 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump supporting candidate soundly beaten in the Presidential elections in Romania, against all expectations! Centrist President elected instead of far right.
I was bored with Americans telling me I pay 50% income tax for healthcare in the UK, so I did some digging.
USA Fed Govt pays $4,500 per head for healthcare, for that most Americans get almost nothing (£3500)
The UK government pays £2800 per head for the NHS, and for that we get almost everything.
USA Fed Govt pays $4,500 per head for healthcare, for that most Americans get almost nothing (£3500)
The UK government pays £2800 per head for the NHS, and for that we get almost everything.
May 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I was bored with Americans telling me I pay 50% income tax for healthcare in the UK, so I did some digging.
USA Fed Govt pays $4,500 per head for healthcare, for that most Americans get almost nothing (£3500)
The UK government pays £2800 per head for the NHS, and for that we get almost everything.
USA Fed Govt pays $4,500 per head for healthcare, for that most Americans get almost nothing (£3500)
The UK government pays £2800 per head for the NHS, and for that we get almost everything.
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I have completed my long-overdue Sights and Sounds video on Aztec
youtu.be/IrZCYj2ZHj8
These videos are intended to help non-sighted folks have a better understanding of what the devices I feature are like, which is quite a task for pinball! And there a clean audio recordings of the machine itself
youtu.be/IrZCYj2ZHj8
These videos are intended to help non-sighted folks have a better understanding of what the devices I feature are like, which is quite a task for pinball! And there a clean audio recordings of the machine itself
Sights and Sounds: Aztec Pinball Machine Gameplay and Playfield Layout
YouTube video by Technology Connextras
youtu.be
May 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I have completed my long-overdue Sights and Sounds video on Aztec
youtu.be/IrZCYj2ZHj8
These videos are intended to help non-sighted folks have a better understanding of what the devices I feature are like, which is quite a task for pinball! And there a clean audio recordings of the machine itself
youtu.be/IrZCYj2ZHj8
These videos are intended to help non-sighted folks have a better understanding of what the devices I feature are like, which is quite a task for pinball! And there a clean audio recordings of the machine itself
@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social so Jake, did you actually ask people about freedom of movement or did you just make it up. Please post your statistics here and who carried out the survey.
May 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@jakerichardsmp.bsky.social so Jake, did you actually ask people about freedom of movement or did you just make it up. Please post your statistics here and who carried out the survey.
Well I was upset with myself earlier this week as I felt “caught out” by the national power cut here in Spain. I was a grid engineer in the UK and really thought it would take them a few days to bring the power back. We are in Spain for 3 months, and just finishing our stay before heading home
May 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Well I was upset with myself earlier this week as I felt “caught out” by the national power cut here in Spain. I was a grid engineer in the UK and really thought it would take them a few days to bring the power back. We are in Spain for 3 months, and just finishing our stay before heading home
News report from Spain, where I’m living this month. A brief interruption in power slightly increased the number of people on the beach and the demand for cash. But since 11pm last night all back to normal
April 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
News report from Spain, where I’m living this month. A brief interruption in power slightly increased the number of people on the beach and the demand for cash. But since 11pm last night all back to normal