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· Nov 4
Imagine all the people
In a new survey we found 447 tariffs and services that allow Europeans to adapt their EV or heat pump to time-varying energy and grid tariffs, their own rooftop solar generation, the current grid mix ...
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NEW REPORT!
447 smart tariffs and services enabling Europeans to adapt their EV, heat pump or storage tank to variable prices, ☀️, and grid signals. Consumers benefit from lower prices and increased comfort, and the energy system benefits from this consumer flexibility, reducing costs for everyone.
447 smart tariffs and services enabling Europeans to adapt their EV, heat pump or storage tank to variable prices, ☀️, and grid signals. Consumers benefit from lower prices and increased comfort, and the energy system benefits from this consumer flexibility, reducing costs for everyone.
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Repeating myself: China is now so large int terms of population, economy and emissions that it (should) makes sense for China to act unilaterally on climate change.
Nice quote from @frankjotzo.bsky.social , illustrating the air quality transition China has undergone along with its push to clean energy reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-g...
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Repeating myself: China is now so large int terms of population, economy and emissions that it (should) makes sense for China to act unilaterally on climate change.
End of this year, the hydrogen refuelling stations in Berlin-Rothenbachstraße, Biebelried, Braunschweig, Duisburg, Essen, Hasbergen, Ingolstadt, Kirchheim, Laatzen, Limburg, Lohfelden, Metzingen, Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Wendlingen will close.
H2 MOBILITY führt Transformationsprozess fort: Von Wasserstofftankstellen der ersten Generation hin zu neuen leistungsstarken Tankstellen | H2.LIVE
Berlin, 10. November 2025 | Das Unternehmen bekräftigt seinen Fokus auf leistungsfähige Wasserstofftankstellen für leichte und schwere Nutzfahrzeuge und schreitet in dem wichtigen Transformationsproze...
h2.live
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
End of this year, the hydrogen refuelling stations in Berlin-Rothenbachstraße, Biebelried, Braunschweig, Duisburg, Essen, Hasbergen, Ingolstadt, Kirchheim, Laatzen, Limburg, Lohfelden, Metzingen, Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Wendlingen will close.
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Ein 350 Millionen schweres Steuergeschenk für die Luftverkehrsindustrie raushauen, das Bahnfahrende mit der Verteuerung des Deutschlandtickets querfinanzieren. Chapeau: Das ist Robin Hood rückwärts bei gleichzeitiger Klimazerstörung.
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Ein 350 Millionen schweres Steuergeschenk für die Luftverkehrsindustrie raushauen, das Bahnfahrende mit der Verteuerung des Deutschlandtickets querfinanzieren. Chapeau: Das ist Robin Hood rückwärts bei gleichzeitiger Klimazerstörung.
An interesting example of how a non-grid operator can achieve a (temporary) grid connection using a battery. Once the grid operator has made the permanent connections, the battery can be used elsewhere.
A temporary variant on contestable build that can be scaled further?
A temporary variant on contestable build that can be scaled further?
De provincie Noord-Holland stelt € 150.000 beschikbaar aan Woningcorporatie Parteon om de nieuwbouwwoningen aan de D. Doniastraat in Zaandam eerder op te kunnen leveren aan de bewoners. www.noord-holland.nl/Actueel/Arch...
Provincie Noord-Holland helpt woningbouw met oplossing...
De provincie Noord-Holland stelt €150.000 beschikbaar aan Woningcorporatie Parteon om de nieuwbouwwoningen aan de D. Doniastraat in Zaandam eerder op te kunnen leveren aan de…
www.noord-holland.nl
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
An interesting example of how a non-grid operator can achieve a (temporary) grid connection using a battery. Once the grid operator has made the permanent connections, the battery can be used elsewhere.
A temporary variant on contestable build that can be scaled further?
A temporary variant on contestable build that can be scaled further?
Will it be electric prosperity or combustion-driven impoverishment?
Europe’s electric mobility transition reaches a technological fork in the road
Europe’s electric mobility transition reaches a technological fork in the road
With the 2035 engine phase-out nearing, Brussels is not split on whether to decarbonise transport, but how to do it - through an all-electric path or a mix of technologies
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Will it be electric prosperity or combustion-driven impoverishment?
"Für jede Trafostation eine LEG" [‘A local energy community for every transformer station’]
It is fascinating how local energy communities are encouraged in Switzerland (so not governed by EU law, that also creates that role), and how the (local) utilities are also actively involved in this.
It is fascinating how local energy communities are encouraged in Switzerland (so not governed by EU law, that also creates that role), and how the (local) utilities are also actively involved in this.
"Für jede Trafostation eine LEG"
Winterthur - Stadtwerk Winterthur will mit lokalen Elektrizitätsgemeinschaften vor allem zur Erreichung der städtischen Klima- und Energieziele beitragen. Produktmanager Roland Hongler erklärt, wie da...
www.energate-messenger.ch
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Für jede Trafostation eine LEG" [‘A local energy community for every transformer station’]
It is fascinating how local energy communities are encouraged in Switzerland (so not governed by EU law, that also creates that role), and how the (local) utilities are also actively involved in this.
It is fascinating how local energy communities are encouraged in Switzerland (so not governed by EU law, that also creates that role), and how the (local) utilities are also actively involved in this.
🇳🇴 EV drivers in many areas can now earn a 'Ladebonus' for offering flexibility to the energy system, regardless of their energy supplier or contract. With the 'Norgespris' static low price removing incentives for smart home charging, this enables grid-friendly behaviour in a user-friendly way.
Ladebonus – smartere lading for både deg og strømnettet
Med Ladebonus kan du få lavere laderegning samtidig som du hjelper strømnettet. Nå kan boligselskap med Zaptec-ladere ta i bruk løsningen i flere områder i Norge.
elaway.io
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🇳🇴 EV drivers in many areas can now earn a 'Ladebonus' for offering flexibility to the energy system, regardless of their energy supplier or contract. With the 'Norgespris' static low price removing incentives for smart home charging, this enables grid-friendly behaviour in a user-friendly way.
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Important decision for V2G in Germany: parliament approves a legislative amendment that exempts electricity stored and supplied by bidirectional charging cars from energy tax and network costs. This makes the business case viable (and equivalent to large stationary batteries).
Bund ebnet Weg für bidirektionales Laden - electrive.net
Der Bundestag hat überraschend eine wichtige Entscheidung zur bisherigen Mehrfach-Belastung von Strom beim bidirektionalen Laden getroffen. Die Netzentgelte
www.electrive.net
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Important decision for V2G in Germany: parliament approves a legislative amendment that exempts electricity stored and supplied by bidirectional charging cars from energy tax and network costs. This makes the business case viable (and equivalent to large stationary batteries).
This has long been a French aspiration: that there should be futures contracts for the afternoon (currently there are only base and peak contracts, which no longer reflect the fundamentally changed reality brought about by solar power generation).
EEX envisage des contrats à terme solaires 12h-16h
Elle pourrait ainsi proposer un contrat qui couvrirait la plage horaire de 12h00 à 16h00 ainsi que des « produits financiers visant à couvrir les risques liés aux revenus » des systèmes de stockage d’...
montelnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This has long been a French aspiration: that there should be futures contracts for the afternoon (currently there are only base and peak contracts, which no longer reflect the fundamentally changed reality brought about by solar power generation).
Important decision for V2G in Germany: parliament approves a legislative amendment that exempts electricity stored and supplied by bidirectional charging cars from energy tax and network costs. This makes the business case viable (and equivalent to large stationary batteries).
Bund ebnet Weg für bidirektionales Laden - electrive.net
Der Bundestag hat überraschend eine wichtige Entscheidung zur bisherigen Mehrfach-Belastung von Strom beim bidirektionalen Laden getroffen. Die Netzentgelte
www.electrive.net
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Important decision for V2G in Germany: parliament approves a legislative amendment that exempts electricity stored and supplied by bidirectional charging cars from energy tax and network costs. This makes the business case viable (and equivalent to large stationary batteries).
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This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
$32 Million Commitment Announced to Electrify Cooking Appliances in NYCHA Buildings Through Induction Stove Challenge - NYSERDA
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced that the next phase of the ...
www.nyserda.ny.gov
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
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I am quoted in this Guardian article on sustainable transport policy (or lack thereof) in Berlin www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘The car belongs in Berlin’: city backpedaling on bike-friendly policies, critics say
Car-critical measures have been slashed since the conservative CDU came into power in 2023, triggering protests and dividing communities
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I am quoted in this Guardian article on sustainable transport policy (or lack thereof) in Berlin www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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NEW: I wrote about British churches installing heat pumps, in some cases in 1,000-year-old buildings! Decarbonisation may not be easy, but many view it as an act of faith.
This is a special feature to mark The Reengineer’s first anniversary! Spread the word! 🥳
www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...
This is a special feature to mark The Reengineer’s first anniversary! Spread the word! 🥳
www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...
Let there be warmth! The British churches putting their faith in heat pumps
Ancient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of decarbonisation
www.thereengineer.pro
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NEW: I wrote about British churches installing heat pumps, in some cases in 1,000-year-old buildings! Decarbonisation may not be easy, but many view it as an act of faith.
This is a special feature to mark The Reengineer’s first anniversary! Spread the word! 🥳
www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...
This is a special feature to mark The Reengineer’s first anniversary! Spread the word! 🥳
www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...
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One indicator of all this: Germany's car exports to China are headed to very low levels.
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
One indicator of all this: Germany's car exports to China are headed to very low levels.
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NEW | Solar and wind have grown fast enough to meet ALL new electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, leaving fossil generation at a standstill.
Ember forecasts that 2025 could be the first year since Covid-19 without a rise in fossil power.
https://loom.ly/AK3Fn3I
Ember forecasts that 2025 could be the first year since Covid-19 without a rise in fossil power.
https://loom.ly/AK3Fn3I
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
NEW | Solar and wind have grown fast enough to meet ALL new electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, leaving fossil generation at a standstill.
Ember forecasts that 2025 could be the first year since Covid-19 without a rise in fossil power.
https://loom.ly/AK3Fn3I
Ember forecasts that 2025 could be the first year since Covid-19 without a rise in fossil power.
https://loom.ly/AK3Fn3I
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Wonderfully clever 1980s advert for UK's InterCity rail service.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Wonderfully clever 1980s advert for UK's InterCity rail service.
Flexibility from EV charging and heat pumps reduces the total system costs for Switzerland by 1.7% for heat pumps only, 2.1% for EVs only, and 4.0% for both. Strong modelling results and recommendations to ensure that consumer-friendly flex offers are scaled up.
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Flexibility from EV charging and heat pumps reduces the total system costs for Switzerland by 1.7% for heat pumps only, 2.1% for EVs only, and 4.0% for both. Strong modelling results and recommendations to ensure that consumer-friendly flex offers are scaled up.
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And even more, if you include Norway, which is also a Nordic country 😉
When it comes to the electrification of transport, Nordic countries are the leaders: in 2024, more than half of the new cars registered in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland were electric.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
And even more, if you include Norway, which is also a Nordic country 😉
One of the most ill-conceived EV charging solutions is to place the plug in the kerb. Clearly, no one has considered the costs of groundwork and accessibility. Introducing a special arm for the latter does not improve the situation. This is not innovation, this is stupidity.
#ladebordstein #eladebordstein #elektromobilität #eauto #emobility #ladeinfrastruktur #innovation #barrierefreiladen #innovationfüralle #einsteckhilfe | Der Ladebordstein
Mehr Zugänglichkeit beim Laden – mit der Einsteckhilfe!🔋🔌
Die Ladeinfrastruktur ist für mobilitätseingeschränkte Personen oft schwer erreichbar.♿ Unsere Lösung: die Einsteckhilfe – eine clevere, kost...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One of the most ill-conceived EV charging solutions is to place the plug in the kerb. Clearly, no one has considered the costs of groundwork and accessibility. Introducing a special arm for the latter does not improve the situation. This is not innovation, this is stupidity.
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"on average, the use of an EV would generate an extra-European trade deficit twice as low (-51%) as that of a PHEV or EREV.
[..] battery use - even assuming most of the added value remains outside the EU - combined with European electricity, requires far less extra-EU import value than petroleum"
[..] battery use - even assuming most of the added value remains outside the EU - combined with European electricity, requires far less extra-EU import value than petroleum"
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"on average, the use of an EV would generate an extra-European trade deficit twice as low (-51%) as that of a PHEV or EREV.
[..] battery use - even assuming most of the added value remains outside the EU - combined with European electricity, requires far less extra-EU import value than petroleum"
[..] battery use - even assuming most of the added value remains outside the EU - combined with European electricity, requires far less extra-EU import value than petroleum"
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"Allowing the sale of plug-in hybrids or range-extended
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
Plug-in hybrid vehicles and the 2035 objective: analysis of the socio-economic and climate impacts of a prolonged authorization of sales in the name of ‘technological neutrality‘ - Iddri
Allowing the sale of plug-in hybrids or range-extended electric vehicles beyond 2035? The IMT shows that such a choice would (1) cost users more,
institut-mobilites-en-transition.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Allowing the sale of plug-in hybrids or range-extended
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
"Allowing the sale of plug-in hybrids or range-extended
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
Plug-in hybrid vehicles and the 2035 objective: analysis of the socio-economic and climate impacts of a prolonged authorization of sales in the name of ‘technological neutrality‘ - Iddri
Allowing the sale of plug-in hybrids or range-extended electric vehicles beyond 2035? The IMT shows that such a choice would (1) cost users more,
institut-mobilites-en-transition.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Allowing the sale of plug-in hybrids or range-extended
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
electric vehicles beyond 2035 would 1️⃣ cost users more, particularly the most modest ones driving older used vehicles, 2️⃣ lead to significantly higher greenhouse gas emissions, and 3️⃣ negatively impact the trade balance and national sovereignty."
Now, 10,000 EV drivers in Finland are contributing to grid stability. The smart charging service Synergi, which already optimises EV charging according to dynamic power prices, now provides FCR support to the national grid using this aggregated fleet.
Finland’s first EV virtual power plant goes live
With the launch of its smart charging service, over 10,000 Finnish households can earn monetary rewards by allowing Synergi to optimise their home EV charging during grid-friendly hours.
tech.eu
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Now, 10,000 EV drivers in Finland are contributing to grid stability. The smart charging service Synergi, which already optimises EV charging according to dynamic power prices, now provides FCR support to the national grid using this aggregated fleet.
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NEW RESEARCH: Our study shows high-temperature heat pumps are the most cost-effective path to decarbonising industrial heat at low to medium temperatures.
We find industrial heat pumps can cut heating costs by up to 75% vs h2 & and beat natural gas.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
We find industrial heat pumps can cut heating costs by up to 75% vs h2 & and beat natural gas.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Techno-economic analysis of technologies for decarbonizing low- and medium-temperature industrial heat
Techno-economic analysis shows that high-temperature heat pumps achieve the lowest
cost of heat when considering options for industrial decarbonization in Europe, especially
when combined with thermal...
www.cell.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW RESEARCH: Our study shows high-temperature heat pumps are the most cost-effective path to decarbonising industrial heat at low to medium temperatures.
We find industrial heat pumps can cut heating costs by up to 75% vs h2 & and beat natural gas.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
We find industrial heat pumps can cut heating costs by up to 75% vs h2 & and beat natural gas.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Local energy communities meet public EV charging in Burgenland, Austria 🇦🇹.
Discounted EV charging is available at times when there is an abundance of wind and solar energy, reducing the public charging price to €0.26/kWh.
www.fcbe.at/laden/
Discounted EV charging is available at times when there is an abundance of wind and solar energy, reducing the public charging price to €0.26/kWh.
www.fcbe.at/laden/
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Local energy communities meet public EV charging in Burgenland, Austria 🇦🇹.
Discounted EV charging is available at times when there is an abundance of wind and solar energy, reducing the public charging price to €0.26/kWh.
www.fcbe.at/laden/
Discounted EV charging is available at times when there is an abundance of wind and solar energy, reducing the public charging price to €0.26/kWh.
www.fcbe.at/laden/