Ben McWilliams
@bmcwilliams.bsky.social
Affiliate Fellow, studying issues concerning all things (European) energy, climate and clean tech at the Bruegel think tank.
🇵🇱 Polish electric vehicle growth is impressive
Earlier this year, the Polish government passed a subsidy scheme of up to 40,000 zloty (€9,500 ish) for the purchase of new electric vehicles
📈 Pure BEV sales up from 2% to 10% & rapidly approaching EU average
tinyurl.com/yj4kfydu
Earlier this year, the Polish government passed a subsidy scheme of up to 40,000 zloty (€9,500 ish) for the purchase of new electric vehicles
📈 Pure BEV sales up from 2% to 10% & rapidly approaching EU average
tinyurl.com/yj4kfydu
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🇵🇱 Polish electric vehicle growth is impressive
Earlier this year, the Polish government passed a subsidy scheme of up to 40,000 zloty (€9,500 ish) for the purchase of new electric vehicles
📈 Pure BEV sales up from 2% to 10% & rapidly approaching EU average
tinyurl.com/yj4kfydu
Earlier this year, the Polish government passed a subsidy scheme of up to 40,000 zloty (€9,500 ish) for the purchase of new electric vehicles
📈 Pure BEV sales up from 2% to 10% & rapidly approaching EU average
tinyurl.com/yj4kfydu
Historically high imports of American (US) LNG imports landed in the EU during October 2025
🔢 dataset updated as always by @keliauskaite.bsky.social
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
🔢 dataset updated as always by @keliauskaite.bsky.social
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Historically high imports of American (US) LNG imports landed in the EU during October 2025
🔢 dataset updated as always by @keliauskaite.bsky.social
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
🔢 dataset updated as always by @keliauskaite.bsky.social
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
🆕 📆 September 2025 - EU sets new record for electric vehicle registrations
🔵 29% of newly registered vehicles were electric, previous record was 28% in August 2023
🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇱 are out in front
🇪🇸🇱🇻🇵🇱🇵🇹 are accelerating quickly
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
🔵 29% of newly registered vehicles were electric, previous record was 28% in August 2023
🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇱 are out in front
🇪🇸🇱🇻🇵🇱🇵🇹 are accelerating quickly
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🆕 📆 September 2025 - EU sets new record for electric vehicle registrations
🔵 29% of newly registered vehicles were electric, previous record was 28% in August 2023
🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇱 are out in front
🇪🇸🇱🇻🇵🇱🇵🇹 are accelerating quickly
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
🔵 29% of newly registered vehicles were electric, previous record was 28% in August 2023
🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇱 are out in front
🇪🇸🇱🇻🇵🇱🇵🇹 are accelerating quickly
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
Last year, the EU imported *€90 billion* in clean tech products.
This compares to exports of €83 billion, meaning the EU currently runs a modest net import position.
Data available with breakdowns per product category and trading partner 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
This compares to exports of €83 billion, meaning the EU currently runs a modest net import position.
Data available with breakdowns per product category and trading partner 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Last year, the EU imported *€90 billion* in clean tech products.
This compares to exports of €83 billion, meaning the EU currently runs a modest net import position.
Data available with breakdowns per product category and trading partner 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
This compares to exports of €83 billion, meaning the EU currently runs a modest net import position.
Data available with breakdowns per product category and trading partner 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
Broken down further, the fossil fuel reduction is driven almost exclusively by coal and the renewables gain almost exclusively by wind
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Broken down further, the fossil fuel reduction is driven almost exclusively by coal and the renewables gain almost exclusively by wind
🇬🇧 A decade of UK electricity transformation
📉 A 110 TWh drop in fossil fuel output (equivalent to one-third 2014 demand)
🟢 50% met by growth in renewables
🔴 50% met by reduction in electricity demand
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
📉 A 110 TWh drop in fossil fuel output (equivalent to one-third 2014 demand)
🟢 50% met by growth in renewables
🔴 50% met by reduction in electricity demand
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🇬🇧 A decade of UK electricity transformation
📉 A 110 TWh drop in fossil fuel output (equivalent to one-third 2014 demand)
🟢 50% met by growth in renewables
🔴 50% met by reduction in electricity demand
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
📉 A 110 TWh drop in fossil fuel output (equivalent to one-third 2014 demand)
🟢 50% met by growth in renewables
🔴 50% met by reduction in electricity demand
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
📈 In 2022, as natural gas prices soared households rushed to buy heat pumps
✅ Good news for decarbonisation & energy security
⏩ Fast forward to 2024 and sales slowed
A key metric to monitor - european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/h... - ahead of ETS-2 introduction in 2027
✅ Good news for decarbonisation & energy security
⏩ Fast forward to 2024 and sales slowed
A key metric to monitor - european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/h... - ahead of ETS-2 introduction in 2027
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📈 In 2022, as natural gas prices soared households rushed to buy heat pumps
✅ Good news for decarbonisation & energy security
⏩ Fast forward to 2024 and sales slowed
A key metric to monitor - european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/h... - ahead of ETS-2 introduction in 2027
✅ Good news for decarbonisation & energy security
⏩ Fast forward to 2024 and sales slowed
A key metric to monitor - european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/h... - ahead of ETS-2 introduction in 2027
different sources & methodologies so hard to draw too clear comparisons, but we see battery jobs growing up to 35k in 2024
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/b...
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/b...
October 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
different sources & methodologies so hard to draw too clear comparisons, but we see battery jobs growing up to 35k in 2024
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/b...
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/b...
🇭🇺 Hungary leads European solar deployment
In 2024, one-quarter of all electricity generation in Hungary came from solar.
⚡This has been a rapid transition. One decade ago, the solar share was 0%.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
In 2024, one-quarter of all electricity generation in Hungary came from solar.
⚡This has been a rapid transition. One decade ago, the solar share was 0%.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🇭🇺 Hungary leads European solar deployment
In 2024, one-quarter of all electricity generation in Hungary came from solar.
⚡This has been a rapid transition. One decade ago, the solar share was 0%.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
In 2024, one-quarter of all electricity generation in Hungary came from solar.
⚡This has been a rapid transition. One decade ago, the solar share was 0%.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
🇪🇺 Last year the EU exported *€80 billion* clean tech products.
The @bruegel.org European Clean Tech Tracker contains a dedicated trade section where you can break these flows down for yourself 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
The @bruegel.org European Clean Tech Tracker contains a dedicated trade section where you can break these flows down for yourself 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
October 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🇪🇺 Last year the EU exported *€80 billion* clean tech products.
The @bruegel.org European Clean Tech Tracker contains a dedicated trade section where you can break these flows down for yourself 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
The @bruegel.org European Clean Tech Tracker contains a dedicated trade section where you can break these flows down for yourself 👇
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade
Italian lobbying to weaken emissions regulation in the automotive sector somewhat makes sense, but with booming EV exports (€54 billion last year) and a steadily growing domestic market, I find the German position harder to understand?
October 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Italian lobbying to weaken emissions regulation in the automotive sector somewhat makes sense, but with booming EV exports (€54 billion last year) and a steadily growing domestic market, I find the German position harder to understand?
Electric vehicle registrations soar across Europe 🚗⚡️
🆕 EV share of car registrations is 28% in August 2025
🥈 Second highest month on record
Growth even more impressive in the UK reaching 38%.
Interactive dataset here 👉 european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
🆕 EV share of car registrations is 28% in August 2025
🥈 Second highest month on record
Growth even more impressive in the UK reaching 38%.
Interactive dataset here 👉 european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Electric vehicle registrations soar across Europe 🚗⚡️
🆕 EV share of car registrations is 28% in August 2025
🥈 Second highest month on record
Growth even more impressive in the UK reaching 38%.
Interactive dataset here 👉 european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
🆕 EV share of car registrations is 28% in August 2025
🥈 Second highest month on record
Growth even more impressive in the UK reaching 38%.
Interactive dataset here 👉 european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
🧑🤝🧑 Clean tech employment data are hard to estimate but crucial to understand.
Thanks to work by @prognos.com we include them in our Tracker tinyurl.com/bdm3e96n
👉 One stand-out message. The EU mid-2010s tariffs on solar panels hurt employment. Solar jobs are in installation not manufacturing.
Thanks to work by @prognos.com we include them in our Tracker tinyurl.com/bdm3e96n
👉 One stand-out message. The EU mid-2010s tariffs on solar panels hurt employment. Solar jobs are in installation not manufacturing.
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🧑🤝🧑 Clean tech employment data are hard to estimate but crucial to understand.
Thanks to work by @prognos.com we include them in our Tracker tinyurl.com/bdm3e96n
👉 One stand-out message. The EU mid-2010s tariffs on solar panels hurt employment. Solar jobs are in installation not manufacturing.
Thanks to work by @prognos.com we include them in our Tracker tinyurl.com/bdm3e96n
👉 One stand-out message. The EU mid-2010s tariffs on solar panels hurt employment. Solar jobs are in installation not manufacturing.
EU imports of Chinese electric vehicles steady after tariffs
📈 From 2019 to 23 imports grew substantially
📆 Oct-24, EU passed tariffs on 🇨🇳 produced EVs
🚫 Imports have since steadied at 1/2 billion monthly
📊 Explore @bruegel.org dataset:
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
📈 From 2019 to 23 imports grew substantially
📆 Oct-24, EU passed tariffs on 🇨🇳 produced EVs
🚫 Imports have since steadied at 1/2 billion monthly
📊 Explore @bruegel.org dataset:
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
EU imports of Chinese electric vehicles steady after tariffs
📈 From 2019 to 23 imports grew substantially
📆 Oct-24, EU passed tariffs on 🇨🇳 produced EVs
🚫 Imports have since steadied at 1/2 billion monthly
📊 Explore @bruegel.org dataset:
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
📈 From 2019 to 23 imports grew substantially
📆 Oct-24, EU passed tariffs on 🇨🇳 produced EVs
🚫 Imports have since steadied at 1/2 billion monthly
📊 Explore @bruegel.org dataset:
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
Great example of revenue from the EU's carbon price used to stimulate transition
✈️ At €75 per tonne, the following ten airlines will receive annual subsidies of between €3 and €20 million to support the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel
💰Total subsidy package of €1.5 billion
✈️ At €75 per tonne, the following ten airlines will receive annual subsidies of between €3 and €20 million to support the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel
💰Total subsidy package of €1.5 billion
September 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Great example of revenue from the EU's carbon price used to stimulate transition
✈️ At €75 per tonne, the following ten airlines will receive annual subsidies of between €3 and €20 million to support the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel
💰Total subsidy package of €1.5 billion
✈️ At €75 per tonne, the following ten airlines will receive annual subsidies of between €3 and €20 million to support the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel
💰Total subsidy package of €1.5 billion
🇳🇱 A decade of Dutch electricity transformation
Today, more than 50% of the ≈ 100 TWh generated in NL comes from clean sources
💨 + 28 TWh from wind
☀️ + 22 TWh from solar
🏭 - 28 TWh from coal & gas
⚖️ Exports have grown + 19 TWh
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
Today, more than 50% of the ≈ 100 TWh generated in NL comes from clean sources
💨 + 28 TWh from wind
☀️ + 22 TWh from solar
🏭 - 28 TWh from coal & gas
⚖️ Exports have grown + 19 TWh
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
September 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🇳🇱 A decade of Dutch electricity transformation
Today, more than 50% of the ≈ 100 TWh generated in NL comes from clean sources
💨 + 28 TWh from wind
☀️ + 22 TWh from solar
🏭 - 28 TWh from coal & gas
⚖️ Exports have grown + 19 TWh
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
Today, more than 50% of the ≈ 100 TWh generated in NL comes from clean sources
💨 + 28 TWh from wind
☀️ + 22 TWh from solar
🏭 - 28 TWh from coal & gas
⚖️ Exports have grown + 19 TWh
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/dep...
Germany stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of Europe when it comes to electric vehicle exports.
In 2024, German EV exports were over €50 billion.
Followed by
🇧🇪 Belgium at €14 billion
🇪🇸 Spain at €7 billion
🇸🇪 Sweden at €6 billion
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
In 2024, German EV exports were over €50 billion.
Followed by
🇧🇪 Belgium at €14 billion
🇪🇸 Spain at €7 billion
🇸🇪 Sweden at €6 billion
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
September 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Germany stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of Europe when it comes to electric vehicle exports.
In 2024, German EV exports were over €50 billion.
Followed by
🇧🇪 Belgium at €14 billion
🇪🇸 Spain at €7 billion
🇸🇪 Sweden at €6 billion
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
In 2024, German EV exports were over €50 billion.
Followed by
🇧🇪 Belgium at €14 billion
🇪🇸 Spain at €7 billion
🇸🇪 Sweden at €6 billion
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/geography
With @nieuws.nos.nl we discussed the impracticality of the €750 billion energy imports agreed between the EU and US.
This is political signalling, not something that could realistically be achieved.
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
This is political signalling, not something that could realistically be achieved.
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
September 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
With @nieuws.nos.nl we discussed the impracticality of the €750 billion energy imports agreed between the EU and US.
This is political signalling, not something that could realistically be achieved.
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
This is political signalling, not something that could realistically be achieved.
nos.nl/artikel/2582...
German exports of electric vehicles are booming.
💰 Reaching highs > €5bln monthly
The continued political obsession over the internal combustion engine phase-out is weird.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
💰 Reaching highs > €5bln monthly
The continued political obsession over the internal combustion engine phase-out is weird.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
September 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
German exports of electric vehicles are booming.
💰 Reaching highs > €5bln monthly
The continued political obsession over the internal combustion engine phase-out is weird.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
💰 Reaching highs > €5bln monthly
The continued political obsession over the internal combustion engine phase-out is weird.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
yes, strong growth in UK. Moving ahead of EU average from 2024 onwards
September 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
yes, strong growth in UK. Moving ahead of EU average from 2024 onwards
🚗 Electric vehicle sales grow steadily across Europe.
In June, 26% of newly registered cars were electric (compares to 20% in Jun24).
Italy and Spain lag the average. Germany edges in front. Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark are far ahead.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
In June, 26% of newly registered cars were electric (compares to 20% in Jun24).
Italy and Spain lag the average. Germany edges in front. Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark are far ahead.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
September 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🚗 Electric vehicle sales grow steadily across Europe.
In June, 26% of newly registered cars were electric (compares to 20% in Jun24).
Italy and Spain lag the average. Germany edges in front. Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark are far ahead.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
In June, 26% of newly registered cars were electric (compares to 20% in Jun24).
Italy and Spain lag the average. Germany edges in front. Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark are far ahead.
european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...
Trump's seemingly credible threat to impose tariffs on copper is causing a surge in US prices vs global benchmark
July 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trump's seemingly credible threat to impose tariffs on copper is causing a surge in US prices vs global benchmark
🔋 USA clean technology manufacturing fell in the first quarter of 2025.
General economic uncertainty combined with uncertainty over the future of the inflation reduction act seem to be having an effect 👇
General economic uncertainty combined with uncertainty over the future of the inflation reduction act seem to be having an effect 👇
June 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🔋 USA clean technology manufacturing fell in the first quarter of 2025.
General economic uncertainty combined with uncertainty over the future of the inflation reduction act seem to be having an effect 👇
General economic uncertainty combined with uncertainty over the future of the inflation reduction act seem to be having an effect 👇
💻 A timely new tool from the @iea.org tracks global data centre deployment and consumption
❓Total consumption of 500 TWh is 1.5% of global electricity demand. It's about half the power the world consumes for producing alluminium, which I find a useful sense check.
www.iea.org/data-and-sta...
❓Total consumption of 500 TWh is 1.5% of global electricity demand. It's about half the power the world consumes for producing alluminium, which I find a useful sense check.
www.iea.org/data-and-sta...
June 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
💻 A timely new tool from the @iea.org tracks global data centre deployment and consumption
❓Total consumption of 500 TWh is 1.5% of global electricity demand. It's about half the power the world consumes for producing alluminium, which I find a useful sense check.
www.iea.org/data-and-sta...
❓Total consumption of 500 TWh is 1.5% of global electricity demand. It's about half the power the world consumes for producing alluminium, which I find a useful sense check.
www.iea.org/data-and-sta...
🔴 Fresh data for natural gas demand April 2025 @
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
EU gas demand has dropped again, back-on-track with REPowerEU targets.
Driven by large drops in household and power demand
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
EU gas demand has dropped again, back-on-track with REPowerEU targets.
Driven by large drops in household and power demand
June 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🔴 Fresh data for natural gas demand April 2025 @
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
EU gas demand has dropped again, back-on-track with REPowerEU targets.
Driven by large drops in household and power demand
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
EU gas demand has dropped again, back-on-track with REPowerEU targets.
Driven by large drops in household and power demand