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Excited about heat and building decarbonisation, working @regassistproj - heating & cooling / district heating / heat planning / energy communities.

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European grids are decarbonising fast, but industrial electrification is falling behind. @soxenaar.bsky.social and @janrosenow.bsky.social discuss how governments and industries can ensure electrification benefits both the climate and EU energy independence. More👇in Foresight.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Ramping up industrial electrification is a win-win for EU import dependency and climate. But how to unleash its potential from currently only 3% of process heat? @soxenaar.bsky.social & me @regassistproj.bsky.social have some answers. foresightmedia.com/story/sem2gj...

How to drive industrial electrification for climate and strategic independenceforesightmedia.com While European grids are decarbonising at a record pace, electrification of industrial energy demand is lagging behind. Governments and industry play a pivotal role in ensuring the huge benefits of el...

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To reiterate, the UK has just jailed five climate protesters for *discussing* a climate protest. As I've said elsewhere, this isn't just a victory for the fossil fuel industries, but for the most extreme authoritarianism.

I've been mostly on X, sharing outrage with so many at the 4 and 5 years jail sentences given yesterday to 5 peaceful climate activists who had attended a zoom call to discuss non-violent climate protests. George Monbiot: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Protest is the wellspring of democracy – that’s why Labour must repeal the Tories’ draconian laws | George Monbiotwww.theguardian.com The pernicious, oppressive era of arresting people for holding signs or merely walking down the street must come to an end, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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New EU #energypoverty alleviation framework is big! 📺I made a video explainer. Listen to the video as a presentation/podcast or use it as a resource to fast forward, pause & take note of the detail in each slide. More resources in thread. @regassistproj.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1b2...

The new EU provisions on energy povertywww.youtube.com Louise Sunderland, managing principal for RAP's Europe programme, discusses the new EU energy poverty mitigation framework currently in place as part of the ...

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NEW! Equipping #road #freight corridors for #electrictrucks is a big EU #infrastructure challenge. For @foresightdk, Julia Hildermeier and I sum up our analysis of cost of megawatt charging and discuss policy solutions to use our #grids better. 👉 foresightmedia.com/historie/se7...

Treat the cause, not the symptom: Preparing for megawatt truck charging uptake in Europeforesightmedia.com Electrifying freight across Europe is key to bringing down the region’s transport emissions and helping the EU achieve its climate targets. Building fast, high-capacity truck charging—known as megawat...

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NEW RESEARCH: What do we do with the gas grid when gas demand drops? Who will pay for the gas grid if more and more people disconnect? A new regulatory approach is urgently needed to ensure costs for gas grid do not spiral out of control. Free copy here 👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1jJcf9C%7E...

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Maryland’s Gov. Wes Moore recently issued an executive order that asks, in part, that the Maryland Department of the Environment propose zero-emission heating and clean heat standards. RAP has been working with MDE on developing clean heat standards.🧵https://bit.ly/3yZLOBd

Moore pushes cleaner home and water heating options to combat climate changebit.ly An executive order from the governor requires new standards for using low-emission electric options for new and replacement heating equipment in homes, such as furnaces and water heaters.

Leapfroggin anyone? Ethiopia bans import of ICE cars. With low power prices due to hydro this will make car transport both cheaper and cleaner. All EV's to come from China ofcourse. www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/e...

Äthiopiens rasante Verkehrswende: Importstopp für Verbrennerwww.tagesschau.de Die äthiopische Regierung hat ein Einfuhrverbot für Verbrenner erlassen. Bald sollen nur noch E-Autos auf den Straßen unterwegs sein. Wie reibungslos klappt die ostafrikanische Verkehrswende? Von Antj...

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Unthinkable just a few years ago: For the first time renewables (wind, solar, hydro) produced more EU electricity than fossil fuels in 2023. 2/3 of EU electricity is from non-fossil fuel generation. Source Ember

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Electric vehicles & heat pumps are all the rage. But let's not forget electrification of industry - 90% of all process heat could be electrified" ✅driving down emissions ✅increasing efficiency ✅modernising European industry ✅avoiding volatile fossil fuel prices www.euractiv.com/section/ener...

Electrification: Europe's forgotten industry decarbonisation optionwww.euractiv.com After having spent years on hydrogen, policymakers should now focus on the direct electrification that could deliver 90% of process heat by 2035, argues a new study by think-tank Agora Industry.

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We’re wrapping up our 2023 Impact Report series by featuring the work we did last year around our core initiative of Design a Clean Energy Future. Let’s take a look at some of the key projects that center on this initiative. bit.ly/3vOJGLo

2023 Impact Reportbit.ly In 2023, RAP's team of experts provided policymakers and regulators the tools and knowledge to face energy sector challenges. Here's how.

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We have an internship position open for our @regassistproj.bsky.social European Programme! The role is based in our Berlin office and requires a good knowledge of German to support our ongoing work on the decarbonisation of electricity, transport and heating in Germany [1/3]

Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) hiring Internship, European Programme in Berlin, Germany | LinkedInwww.linkedin.com Posted 2:56:06 PM. POSITION: Internship, EU Programme (Freiwilliges Praktikum)LOCATIONBerlin, Germany with the…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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20% of global energy is for heat used in industry. Most is from fossil fuels. Thermal energy storage can connect cheap renewable electricity with industrial processes. These transform electricity into heat, store the energy & dispatch as needed. www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/15/1...

How thermal batteries are heating up energy storagewww.technologyreview.com The systems, which can store clean energy as heat, were chosen by readers as the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2024.

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The power grid is the new frontier of the energy transition. In a new policy toolbox for RAP’s website, I have collected regulatory options to: - better use - allocate existing, and - build additional grid capacity. With examples around the globe. All in an interactive table. bit.ly/4dAUNJ0

RIP first come, first servedbit.ly The lack of power grid capacity is evolving to be one of the key barriers in the energy transition. Here is look at many options to tackle grid scarcity.

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The end of an era: 10 years ago coal generated almost 40% of the UK‘s electricity. In less than 6 months the last remaining coal power plant will be shut down. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

End times for the UK’s final coal-fired power stationwww.theguardian.com At Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, the turbines will stop spinning for good this year as the UK meets its pledge to ban coal use. We meet staff proud of the site’s 56-year history

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🚨NEW REPORT: 🚨 How do we crack the decarbonisation of heat challenge? ➡️Clean heat standards are an important part of the answer. It is a novel mechanism similar to zero emission vehicle standards and renewable portfolio standards but for heat. 🧵 tinyurl.com/4p6fadkr

Woah, as of 2023 Dutch gas demand is back to a level lower than... before the statistics started in 1984. But, with production declining even faster (with Groningen field closure) import dependency is higher than ever.

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Heat pumps cut gas demand by 2/5 compared to gas boilers even if running on 100% gas power. This is counter to the false myth that heat pumps using gas generated electricity use more gas than gas boilers. More in my @carbonbrief.org heat pump myth buster www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...

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@regassistproj.bsky.social is currently undergoing a new chapter of growth, which includes leadership changes. Find out more by following the link. bit.ly/3U5gtW3

A New Chapter of Growth for RAPbit.ly Richard Sedano transitions to a new role in RAP and co-founder David Moskovitz tapped as interim CEO. RAP begins comprehensive global search for next CEO.

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"While headwinds remain, the future looks promising for large heat pumps." Find out more about industrial decarbonisaton from @EURACTIV www.euractiv.com/section/ener...

Large electrical heat pumps can be key to decarbonising Europe's industrywww.euractiv.com In the industrial heartland of Italy, a quiet revolution in European factory floors is being built west of Milan, where the unemployment rate is less than half of the country’s, companies are electrif...

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Hugely important findings for heat electrification: Hourly gas data proves peak heat demand is far lower than previously thought "domestic peak heat demand in GB can be up to 149GW, which is up to 53% less than previously widely cited values" www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

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MEGA FACTCHECK: Heat pumps are central for the transition to sustainable heating. But heat pumps face relentless hostile media coverage. I comprehensively debunked 18 heat pump myths in Carbon Brief. Find it here 👉https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18-misleading-myths-about-heat-pumps/

Good news for the climate: internal-combustion car sales in China are in a free fall 🎢. EV sales went from 1.1m in 2019 to 8.1 in 2023, saving >20 Mt CO₂. This fundamental shift is causing factories to be shutdown or repurposed for EV's, and has made China the leading auto exporting country.

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Today’s heat pump deep dive from @regassistproj.bsky.social is about Slovakia. 🇸🇰 We’ve looked at the situation in developed markets (🇫🇷) and emerging markets (🇵🇱). If you’re curious about some of the key barriers in a struggling market, this thread is for you. 🧵 www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

Cleaning up heat: Policy and the economics of heat pumps in Slovakiawww.raponline.org Slovakia’s climate plans call for decarbonising buildings, shifting to clean technologies and reducing energy consumption. Fossil fuels currently provide RAP analysed the national policies, regulation...

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A fundamental transformation of world energy system is underway. In NZE IEA scenario by 2050: ⚡️electricity is up >2x to >50% of final energy consumption ☀️solar & wind make up 40% of primary energy 📉final energy demand falls by 22% due to electrification & efficiency

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Today we're launching a tracker to monitor European government commitments to move their power systems away from fossil fuels. A surprising 60% of the EU power market is covered with some sort of commitment. They're not all good enough but we do have 4 frontrunners. More here 👇

NEW | 10 EU governments representing over 60% of the bloc's power mix have committed to move their electricity systems away from fossil fuels by 2035 or sooner. Find out more at our brand new Government 2035 Commitment Tracker: beyondfossilfuels.org/government-2...

Renewables are absolutely killing it 🚀, outpacing growth in fossil fuel use by 2-1 since 2019 But, energy efficiency improvements are lagging The challenge for the coming years: ramping up electrification of our energy use, esp. in heat and transport Because electrification = efficiency

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It's election year! Please register for the EU elections (by 31-03) and the Belgian local elections (by 31-07)! 📬 It takes 30 seconds if you use Itsme: lnkd.in/eXjur3qX (website in FR, NL or DE)

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BREAKING: Heat pump sales in 14 European countries fell by around 5% overall in 2023 compared to 2022. ➡️ Why did this happen? ➡️ What is the outlook? ➡️ How can policy revert this trend? A 🧵

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The EU is not yet on the right track to set up efficient infrastructures for hydrogen if incumbent fossil gas system operators going to do that job, @megana.bsky.social from @regassistproj.bsky.social and Michaela Holl from @agoraew.bsky.social are saying. www.euractiv.com/section/ener...

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BREAKING: UK government confirms launch of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism in 2024 - first of its kind in the world. Policy will require boiler makers to sell a number of heat pumps equivalent to 4% of their boiler sales. Targets will increase in future. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Clean heat market mechanismwww.gov.uk We're seeking views on the design of a market-based mechanism to support the development of the market in low-carbon electric heat pumps.