Andreas Graf

Things are better over there.

Two additions to the official agenda, according to several sources: 👉 PINC report on nuclear investments expected next week 👉 RePower package on phasing out Russian fuel due on 17 June

ADAC study: 🇩🇪🇩🇪 which #BEV is the cheapest per km ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging

A mostly updated version of who reaches 80% BEV new registrations when.

🚗 New passenger car registrations for Europe were released today, and I’ve just updated my full chart collection! 📊 (Link below) 🔌 New BEVs in April: 184,685 units ⚡ (17.2% market share) Here’s a quick thread with some highlights 👇

+++NEW ANALYSIS+++ UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade Highlights: 🏭end of coal power after 142yrs 🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share 🌄renewables at record-high 45% carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-e… 1/9

This graphic is going viral. This is how it was calculated... let's get geeky🤓...

Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Jan. 1, 2025, as a key transit contract expired. Europe will have to draw even more heavily on its gas stockpiles for the rest of the winter. Gas prices are at a 14-month high of ~€50 per MWh. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Regulatory policies that restrict fossil heating are still being newly introduced in a few places in Europe. Today Slovenia, Brussels and Flanders join 🇩🇪 , 🇦🇹, 🇫🇷, 🇱🇺, 🇩🇰 and 🇮🇪 with rules that restrict fossil heating via rules for new construction or connections.

How the new year is starting in Flanders: "As of 2025, natural gas connections will be generally banned in new constructions, for both residential and non-residential buildings." vlaanderen.be/en/moving-hous…

How the new year is starting in Brussels: lecho.be/monargent/doss…

How the new year is starting in Slovenia: "Investors who apply for building permits after 1 January 2025 will not be allowed to install natural gas or heating oil boilers, and restrictions on new natural gas concessions have remained intact." sloveniatimes.com/40447/gas-boil…

Das ist ein heftiges Ergebnis bei der FDP in Bayern: Fraktionsvize Lukas Köhler und der Parlamentarische Geschäftsführer Stephan Thomae verlieren drei bzw. zwei Kampfabstimmungen und werden im nächsten Bundestag wohl nicht mehr vertreten sein. Sie treten jetzt nicht weiter an.

"We show that uniform carbon dividends (...) receive substantially more support than a carbon dividend that favours poorer people, than earmarking revenues for climate projects and especially than using revenues for the general government budget." nature.com/articles/s4189…

Das muss man sich mal auf der Zunge zergehen lassen: Die Genehmigungen für Windparks haben sich gegenüber 2017 *verzehnfacht*. Wenn sich das so verstetigt, können wir bald mit 10+ GW Onshore-Zubau im Jahr rechnen. Das ist dann wohl dieses Deutschland-Tempo.

Love this-- Geothermal is only 0.3% of global electricity today, and rises to only 0.6% by 2050 on "current policies". But IEA show that it **could** be 15% of global electricity by 2050 **if** there are major innovations and cost reductions. Very recommended reading👍

Eurozone industrial production was flat in October but excluding Ireland's large jump, it dropped 0.5% m/m with the index at the lowest level in years outside of the pandemic. Not a good start to Q4. The @ecb's policy easing cannot be quick enough for Europe's battered industry.

Cost of electricity relative to fossil fuels is key factor when it comes to industrial electrification. In most EU countries electricity is taxed more & renewables support levies are often put on electricity & not on fossil fuels. See our new report👇 raponline.org/knowledge-cent…

EU is a net importer of clean tech to the tune of ≈ €1 bn per month. 🌞 €1 bn net solar PV imports (down from €2bn during energy crisis) 🔋🪫 €1 to €2 bn net battery imports 🚙 €1 bn net EV exports Trade in wind, hydro and heat pumps is minor. bruegel.org/dataset/europe…

La production de biométhane a atteint 4,9 milliards de mètre cube en Europe 🇪🇺 en 2023. Ses usages vont principalement au transport (23%), au bâtiment (17%), à la production d’électricité (15%) et à l’industrie (13%). ➡️ europeanbiogas.eu/22-bcm-of-biog…