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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026

I got to Copenhagen this morning and have been biking around all day and, y'all, I don't know if you've heard about this, but ... this place has pretty good bike infrastructure. You read about it but it's still just mind-blowing to see. Swarms of bikes, everywhere. Swarms!

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was asked by a colleague from my oil & gas days (who has remained in the industry) why UK producing its own gas is less acceptable to the Greens (& others) than importing it from America and West Africa.' The full question & my reply is now online at: climateuncensored.com/there-is-no-...

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There Is No Atmospheric Exemption for British Oil and Gas - Climate Uncensored

I was recently contacted by a colleague from my days in the 1980s and 90s when I worked as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas sector. He remains in the

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels, or just the liquid fuels traded at the global market (where some supply is intermittent and causes prices to spike) will reduce the vulnerability to price hikes. And reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well. :-)

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International Energy Agency @iea.org · 10/09/2026

Our Coal 2026 Mid-Year Update is out now. It shows the energy market impacts of the Middle East conflict are pushing up global coal demand – with higher natural gas prices spurring a shift towards coal in some regions in 2026. Read more 👉 buff.ly/SaqwPms

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LeRaffl @leraffl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🇩🇰 Denmark (Private) - August 26 - BEV Trajectory 96.1% BEV 0.1% PHEV 3.8% ICE Trailing 12 months are: 93.8% BEV 0.9% PHEV 5.3% ICE Graphs are available in the Gallery: leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gall...

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There is also an analysis in English made by Carbon Brief and CREA at www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... The use of oil in China i Q2 2026 fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport. The market share of electric trucks exceeded 45% of new sales.

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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use - Carbon Brief

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.

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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Good morning with good news! Europe installed 8.8GW of wind in the first half of 2026 with a course for a record year. Germany, who have led the way in reducing permitting times, are well ahead of everyone else.

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Troels Christensen @troelschristensen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Monthly share of #SolarEnergy ☀️ in August covering almost 24% of the #electricity ⚡️ demand in #Denmark 🇩🇰 New records set in many EU countries. #RenewableEnergy 💚 #dkgreen 📊 by @energy-charts.bsky.social 🔗 energy-charts.info/charts/renew...

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Troels Christensen @troelschristensen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Highest share of #SolarEnergy ☀️ recorded in July covering 26% of the #electricity ⚡️ demand in #Denmark 🇩🇰 energy-charts.info/charts/renew... New records set in many EU countries. Pick one in the top right corner. #RenewableEnergy 📊 by @energy-charts.bsky.social 🔗 energy-charts.info/charts/renew...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

What gives me hope: Not everyone falls for misinformation and the heating market in Germany has shifted dramatically despite all the toxicity around the topic.

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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

New @ember-energy.org analysis shows gas is losing its share in the global power mix as renewables increasingly meet rising electricity demand. The UK, Germany, & Italy — have remained below their historical gas generation peaks for at least 5 consecutive years! ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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Gas share in global power mix has declined for a fifth consecutive year | Ember

Gas is losing its share in the global power mix as renewables increasingly meet rising electricity demand.

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Troels Christensen @troelschristensen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Stock of passenger cars on Danish roads in May 2026: 🔸 Total 2.95 million 🔸 21,6% (636.473), or 1 in 5, is a #BEV 🔸 Up 51,9% (217.300) since May/25 🔸 6,7% (157.600) #ICE cars off the roads since May/25 Article by Statistics #Denmark (in 🇩🇰) 🔗 www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

So, a legal limit of around 32 km/h, I suppose. Very nice to to se accidents get reduced in severity and amount.

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Lars Dahlager @larsdahlager.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Puha, det tog lang tid. Men efter høj efterspørgsel har jeg lavet den store guide til hvilken brugt elbil du skal købe, hvis du ikke flyder i penge - inklusive alle faldgruberne for hver enkel af de 17 modeller jeg har udvalgt.. God læsning - det er et gavelink. lnkd.in/dhFFgftx

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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LeRaffl @leraffl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🇩🇰 Denmark (Heavy Duty) - April 26 - BEV Trajectory 18.9% BEV 0.0% PHEV 81.1% ICE Trailing 12 months are: 27.5% BEV 0.0% PHEV 72.5% ICE Graphs are available in the Gallery: leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gall...

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Brian Vad Mathiesen @brianvad.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Vi har brug for en kulturforandring i vores opfattelse af elnettet. Fremtidens elsystem kan ikke drives med gårsdagens logik. Det største problem i elnetdebatten lige nu er ikke kun mangel på kobber. Det er mangel på fleksibilitet i måden, vi tænker adgang til nettet på. 👇🏼

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/05/2026

Another for instance! Down in Queensland, Australia, fossil gas used to provide all the peak power. Then batteries start nibbling at it. Then chomping on it. And now they've basically eaten it all up. No more gas. Look at this graphic! Glorious. reneweconomy.com.au/big-batterie...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

NEW ANALYSIS: Do renewables make electricity cheaper or more expensive? I pulled together wholesale and retail data across Europe and the US. Wholesale prices track gas exposure, not renewables share. Retail prices barely track either. Read full piece👇 janrosenow.substack.com/p/do-renewab...

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Do renewables make electricity cheaper or more expensive?

The honest answer is: it depends on what you measure, and where you look.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Aaahh, well of course, haha. That is not the math most people agreed on to call math. It is very sad to see people use a tool (here math) completely wrong, without realising it themselves, but instead telling a wrong story far and wide.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Why is it important to move the energy as hydrogen rather than methane, for which there is an existing grid of pipelines. Is it overall cheaper or more efficient to refurbish and old pipe systems and make new pipelines, rather than invest in the process equipment to make methane with electricity?

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Exactly because "heat is heat", it is a matter of emitting just as much heating power into a building, as seeps out of it, to maintain a given temperature. (adding heat faster, will raise the room temperature) Any heat source that can at least match the heat loss, will be fully able to keep up.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Regardless of insulation of a houses you want to heat, it is worth choosing the most efficient heat source. That will be a heat pump, that takes most the heat from the air or soil just outside and only need 20 to 35 % of the delivered heat to come from electricity. No heat load/loss is too big.

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Brian Vad Mathiesen @brianvad.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

EU’s energy problem is bigger than one fuel, one route, or one crisis. Since 1973 several shocks has hit. And the dependency has changed from Soviet to Russia to now the middle East and North America. The structural issue is import dependency. In 2025, the EU’s energy import dependency was ~60%. 👇

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 01/04/2026

German truckers face over €1,200 a month in additional diesel costs due to the current volatility in oil prices. Our new research shows that the crisis has increased fuel cost for diesel trucks in Germany alone more than 2.5 times that of electric trucks. Explore the research 👉 bit.ly/4m090Uo

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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"The study ... checked homes for gas leaks that occur chronically, when cookers were switched off and found 40 per cent of kitchens had gas leaks in the three countries they took samples from." IT, NL and UK. Via @davidesabbadin.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

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‘Eye-popping’ levels of carcinogen found in UK gas supply, researchers warn

Cancer-causing substance benzene was found in all 72 domestic gas samples collected in the UK, the Netherlands and Italy

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Well, the lowest running costs comes with an optimised heating system, based on heat pumps. (Running costs gets even lower with a solar system that can deliver part of the electricity.) Buying a new gas boiler comes with a big risk of yet an other price shock.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Affording heat pumps. Many installers get better to figure out how few parts will need to be changed or added, to make a heating system work well in a given house. And then present a trade-off between installation cost and running costs. Going for extra belts and braces will increase the cost.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Plenty many *new* cars are sold each year. Whomever makes those purchases, seems to have a choice. If money are tight, a used electric car is likely a better deal than a new petrol car, given lower running costs. Cars in general are an expensive way to transport persons. Biking is cheaper.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Er der noget, der hindrer dig i at stå tidligere op og gå tidligere i seng, uanset om solen står højest på himlen "kl. 12" eller "kl. 13"? Skal du absolut vente på officiel "sommertid"? Det spændende er, hvor stor en andel af befolkningen, der reelt er afhængige af hvad vi kalder et tidspunkt.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Uh, det er et ekstra krav, altså om det skal være UTC+1 (nuværende dansk normaltid) eller UCT+2 (nuværende dansk sommertid) året rundt. Jeg håber, at vi kan starte med at samle opbakning til ikke at skifte klokkeslæt 2 gange årligt! Jeg håber ikke, at sagen strander uenighed over klokkeslættet.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The sudden price jumps of petrol, diesel & methane gas are due to wars and violent events, thaw we cannot control directly. But the people buying new cars, can choose one powered by electricity. When a gas/oil boiler breaks down beyond repair, the owner can choose the replacement to be a heat pump.

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Brian Vad Mathiesen @brianvad.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Danmark går næppe mod bilfrie søndage eller akutte restriktioner lige nu. Men det ville være en fejl at tro, at vi derfor kan tage let på energikrisen. Danmark står stærkere end mange andre lande, fordi vi ikke er ensidigt afhængige af olie eller naturgas. 👇

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Gas: A quick fix that takes many people: Turn down water flow temperature, as this site from 2022 explains: moneysavingboilerchallenge.com/walkthrough/ (It tells people not to do anything if there is a storage cylinder for hot water in the system, even when these have a separate knob for its temp.

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Money Saving Boiler Challenge

Find out how to save money on your bills and reduce energy waste from your home with this one simple step. www.moneysavingboilerchallenge.com

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Som elektronik-nørd, er jeg begejstret for ordlegen. :-)

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The more plumbers/installers that become competent in making a water-based heating systems deliver the needed heat at a low water temperature, the more people will get a good chance of getting an efficient system with a heat pump.

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 15/03/2026

The EU still relies heavily on imported fossil fuels in most sectors, making it vulnerable to price shocks 📈 With the EU power sector’s relatively low fossil reliance (19%) – electrification with homegrown wind and solar, can enhance energy security 🔐 ember-energy.org/lat...

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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

In the first half of 2019, Spain’s power prices reflected the cost of fossil generation in 75% of hours - this dropped to just 19% in the same period in 2025. via @ember-energy.org ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Det kan altså variere meget. Fra 'Klimastatus og -fremskrivning' 2024 til 2025, er prognosen af skæringsdatoen udskudt 3 år, til at være år 2032. www.kefm.dk/Media/638917... på 3. side i PDF'en, Side "183". At skifte væk fra gas, hjælper både med klima og med kriser som den i Hormuzstrædet.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Prognoserne om hvornår produktion af bio-metan i Danmark overgår metan-forbruget i Danmark, har typisk en antagelse om at forbruget falder, fordi industri og boligejere skifter gasfyr ud med varmepumper (og fjernvarme, der skifter til overskudsvarme og varmepumper).

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

fx utætte biogas-anlæg, der taber metan, eller gas-motorer og gas-turbiner, der leder lidt uforbrændt metan med ud gennem skorstenen. så udledning kan være lille, men ikke 0. For batterier er ulempen mest produktionen, hvor der hidtil er brugt meget varme på at bage/tørre en påsprøjtet væske.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Gas fra biogas-anlæg samt fra el-drevne elektrolyse-anlæg er jo en væsentlig anden oprindelse end at udvinde de fossile råstoffer. Pointen er, at der er en fungerende lager-teknik, hvor meget af det nødvendige udstyr allerede er i drift. Gas er godt til at dække 2 uger uden vind. Ulempen er ...

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 13/03/2026

NEW: Why does gas set the price of electricity – and is there an alternative? Make yourself a tea (or grab a beer??) and enjoy my Friday longread on marginal pricing, ideas for market reform – & how to break the link btwn gas & power prices for good www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/8

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Lager-data, for metan i Danmark: * Volume 10.820 TWh * Injection 4.2 GW * Withdrawel 8.1 GW Ifølge gasstorage.dk/our-storage/ (Til sammenligning har det årlige el-forbrug været under 40 TWh/år) Dertil kommer batterierne. Mange fjernvarme-systemer gemmer varme til mindst 8 timer, nogle til dage.

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Our storage

Gas Storage Denmark A/S owns and operates Denmark’s 2 underground gas storage facilities in Stenlille and Lille Torup

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

De 2 danske gas-lagre i undergrunden kan holde metan nok til 8 ugers typisk vinter-forbrug (ofte 10 uger), såfremt nogen køber gas nok til at fylde dem op. gasstorage.dk/gas-storage-... For at blive uafhængig af udlands-forbindelser og importeret træ, bliver der nok behov for lidt flere gasmotorer.

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Undergrundslagring i Danmark

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

De perioder ud af et år, hvor el fra vind+sol overstiger forbruget, vil stige i takt med at der opsættes flere turbiner og paneler. Dermed bliver gabene mindre. Der er få timer med 0 effekt fra vind+sol, og en stor andel af årets timer med en nyttig produktion, der med fordel kunne fordobles.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Gabet, som sol+vind ikke kan udfylde, opgjort som en årlig energi-mængde, skrumper jo mere vi øger høsten af vind og sol med flere turbiner og paneler. Det kan udbygges indtil "gabet" kan fyldes at den bio-metan, der kan produceres i DK. Dertil kommer batterier, der nok vil absorbere døgn-udsving.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Retningen er rigtig. Der er allerede i Danmark en brugbar måde at lave el i de mørke & vindstille perioder: Lagret metan-gas fra biogas-anlæg, der kan brændes af i gas-motorer. Udstyret var her allerede. For nogle år side kunne træ+gas alene dække el-nettets spidslast. Nu falder motor-kapaciteten.

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Pig pee is very thin, but a vast volume, so it is kind of cumbersome to transport. The gasification plants would likely prefer clover/grass over pig manure, as feedstock. The association expresses hope and desire to expand gas production based on straw and grass. (Source: The same page 15)

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Nikolai Beier @beiernikolai.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

ens.dk/en/energy-so... figure 3, "slurry"+"livestock manure"= 31 % of the gas was from animals in stables. 'industrial waste' from the food industry: 28 % The association of the plant owners: www.biogas.dk/wp-content/u... page 15: 'liquid manure' gives off 1/3 of the produced gas; +'deep litter'.

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