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Bram Claeys

@bramclaeys.bsky.social
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Renewables, efficiency & politics. Belgian dad riding a bike in the apocalypse. Secretary General at @ceereu.bsky.social.

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 7h
EU Director General Celine Gauer reminding us that in most countries electricity is taxed much higher than gas. Presenting a barrier to affordability and flexibility. Citizen Energy Forum @ec.europa.eu
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/09/2026
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges people to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as she tells UK citizens to plan for national emergencies British people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days without power or water, as the UN said the El Niño climate phenomenon was “supersizing before our eyes”, exacerbating extreme weather events worldwide. Forecasters say they are braced for the biggest El Niño in 1,000 years, bringing wildfires and floods to parts of the world, and the threat of a wet, stormy winter for the UK. As the British government plans a campaign urging citizens to prepare for national emergencies, Angela Eagle told the Guardian the likelihood of a wild winter showed the importance of having supplies at home. Continue reading...
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 26/08/2026
In the future, humanity’s primary function will be cleaning up after our robot overlords spasm into a pile of debris.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Great news: night train connection Brussels - Copenhagen - Malmö in 2028. www.euronews.com/travel/2026/...
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New sleeper train to launch between Brussels and Malmö in 2028
Creating a direct overnight rail connection between the Benelux, Denmark and southern Sweden, European Sleeper’s first route into Scandinavia is targeted to begin operations in April 2028.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🔌💡What do energy regulators do, and why is their independence in the interest of consumers and a fair energy transition? Great discussion with @euractiv.com about the @ec.europa.eu ideas to change electricity grid tariff design. www.euractiv.com/news/intervi... 1/2
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INTERVIEW: EU electricity bill law 'interferes with independence of regulators' | Euractiv
Chief of Brussels energy regulator association CEER slams new Commission proposal
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Aziatische hoornaar nest? Asian hornet nest?
Picture of white grey small round wasp nest hanging in a shed
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Brussels this morning. LGBTQI+ Choirs festival. This is Toulouse
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🔌💡An empty room today... but in two weeks, it'll be at the centre of some of Europe's most pressing energy conversations. 30 June | 14:00 - 17:30 | Online @ceereu.bsky.social Info & registration: www.ceer.eu/event/annual...
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🔌💡An empty room today... but in two weeks, it'll be at the centre of some of Europe's most pressing energy conversations. 30 June | 14:00 - 17:30 | Online @ceereu.bsky.social Info & registration: www.ceer.eu/event/annual...
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Veel te vroeg wakker, maar ik was gelukkig niet de enige.
List of birds spotted by Merlin app, showing name and picture of bird
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I really don't appreciate how fear of getting scammed by some AI bot is making me paranoid about any messages that are a bit odd and ask me to call a number. Life was simpler when the ask was simply to wire a small fortune to Nigeria.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🔌💡Artikel in MO* over Russische aanvallen op elektriciteitsysteem in Oekraïene, en hoe decentrale hernieuwbare energiebronnen, opslag en ook de synchronisatie van het net met rest van Europa daar antwoord op kunnen bieden. Kernramp in Tsjernobyl is net 40 jaar geleden. www.mo.be/analyse/oorl...
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Oorlog maakt Oekraïne duidelijk dat hernieuwbare energie betrouwbaarder en goedkoper is – MO*
Dankzij zonne- en windenergie zijn de Oekraïners minder kwetsbaar voor vernieling of sabotage.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🔌💡Artikel in MO* over Russische aanvallen op elektriciteitsysteem in Oekraïene, en hoe decentrale hernieuwbare energiebronnen, opslag en ook de synchronisatie van het net met rest van Europa daar antwoord op kunnen bieden. Kernramp in Tsjernobyl is net 40 jaar geleden. www.mo.be/analyse/oorl...
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Oorlog maakt Oekraïne duidelijk dat hernieuwbare energie betrouwbaarder en goedkoper is – MO*
Dankzij zonne- en windenergie zijn de Oekraïners minder kwetsbaar voor vernieling of sabotage.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Straight from The Ministry of the Future - except in that book they pumped water to the surface of the South Pole. nos.nl/collectie/13...
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Nederlands bedrijf doet in Noordpoolgebied proef om zee-ijs dikker te maken
Het Nederlandse bedrijf Arctic Reflections hoopt een manier te vinden om het smelten en opwarmen van het Noordpoolgebied tegen te gaan.
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Martien Visser @bmvisser.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Vanmiddag overal op het Europese vasteland gratis* stroom. Landen als Spanje, Portugal, Hongarije en Griekenland doen ook mee. Arme Noren ! #grafiekvandedag *zelfs negatieve prijzen.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
TIP: Per jaar bijna €300 besparen door over te stappen van gewoon variabel naar dynamisch stroomcontract, beide lokaal+groen geproduceerd. Die besparing rekende de V-test van VL nustsregulator me voor. Heb dus de stap gezet. Nam 20 minuten. Check voor uzelf op www.vtest.be 🔌💡 1/n
Screenshot comparing old and new energy contract
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Seemed appropriate to have an old school map of Europe in my new office at the Council of European Energy Regulators @ceereu.bsky.social ☺️ Thanks Pieter at www.oudeschoolkaarten.be/index.html
large multicolored map of europe on office wall
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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Absolute insanity
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Offer and demand, and grid congestion leading to negative prices. This time for gas in Texas. 🔌💡 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Negative West Texas Gas Prices Reveal Mismatch in Global Energy
A dislocation in global energy supplies means that even as buyers in some parts of the world are desperate to secure gas, there’s so much extra production in Texas that producers are burning it off as...
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ceer.eu.bsky.social @ceereu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Join us in Brussels on 30 April 2026 for the Women in Energy Awayday! 📅 A day to connect, share and learn with the #WomenInEnergy community. ℹ️ More info and registration link here: www.ceer.eu/event/women-...
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Mooie samenvatting door @thijsvandegraaf.bsky.social Russisch gas is nog hetzelfde politieke wapen als 4 jaar geleden, en is ondertussen niet langer zo goedkoop als in de lange termijn contracten van toen. vrtnws.be/p.eBYdwoEG7VE
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VIDEO Thijs Van de Graaf (UGent): "Denken dat een terugkeer naar Russisch gas alles oplost, is een beetje kortzichtig" | VRT NWS Nieuws
Thijs Van de Graaf (UGent): "Denken dat een terugkeer naar Russisch gas alles oplost, is een beetje kortzichtig". Bekijk de video op VRT NWS: nieuws.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Great milestone for offshore wind in the USA. 🔌💡 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/13/m...
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Vineyard Wind 1, first offshore wind project for Massachusetts, completes construction - The Boston Globe
Fiinal blades were installed Friday evening, completing the project’s offshore construction.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12/03/2026
"The women who changed the system so I could be here" @greenpartyhan.bsky.social pays homage to women who fought for change in her maiden speech during the International Women's Day debate.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Unavailability of nuclear was - obviously second to the gas price shock - a major cause of the 2022 electricity price crisis.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
After the Russian large scale invasion of Ukraine, EU leaders introduced windfall profit taxes on fossil fuel producers. www.energyflux.news/war-profits-...
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War profits, quantified
As Middle East regional war upends global gas markets, US LNG exporters stand to pocket a multi-billion-dollar windfall
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
4 years ago today Russia launched its large scale invasion of Ukraine. 🔌💡
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 17/02/2026
OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone.... Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!! ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Solar light snow man
Picture of snowman with solar garden lights as arms
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 10/02/2026
BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively. All due online by 2029.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Leestip dit weekend. www.tijd.be/ondernemen/z...
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Welke toekomst ligt er nog voor onze industrie? ‘We zullen ons moeilijke vragen moeten stellen’
In het Antwerpse NextGen-district moeten de bedrijven verrijzen die Europa groener, slimmer en minder afhankelijk moeten maken. Makkelijk wordt dat niet als intussen hele traditionele sectoren teloor ...
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Cool. Discarded wind blades reused as sound barrier (pilot) 🔌💡 www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/ki...
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Wieken van oude windmolens krijgen tweede leven als geluidscherm langs de snelweg | VRT NWS: nieuws
Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws uit binnen- en buitenland dankzij de betrouwbare en diepgaande berichtgeving van VRT NWS.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
My favorite graph from the brand new EU Electricity Review by @ember-energy.org 🔌💡 It shows new battery storage capacity is coming, especially to the countries that need it to integrate their solar and wind. Good for consumers, and sign that market signals work. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
graph from Ember EU electricity review with battery pipelines in different countries
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 20/01/2026
If you think gas power is cheap, meet Keadby 2, the last CCGT gas plant built in Great Britain It opened in 2023, after 5yrs of development, at a cost of £350m Owner SSE says it would now cost 3.5x to build the same plant (~£1.2bn) 1/6
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
IJsvogel gespot. Een klein gelukje.
Picture of ship on land next to ship lift of Ittre. Blue sky. Shadow of man on ground.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Does heat pump still save CO2 in a cold and snowy Belgian week, with record fossil gas power generation? Turns out it does. 🔌💡 Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump. 1/n
graph for week of 5 to 9 January 2026 in Belgium, with a red line showing CO2 intensity of grid power, and hourly CO2 emissions from heat pump in light grey and gas boiler in dark grey. Heat pumps is always less. Text box says heat pump saved 81 kg of CO2 emissions.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Does heat pump still save CO2 in a cold and snowy Belgian week, with record fossil gas power generation? Turns out it does. 🔌💡 Anecdotal but real life data from our Vaillant air-to-water heat pump. 1/n
graph for week of 5 to 9 January 2026 in Belgium, with a red line showing CO2 intensity of grid power, and hourly CO2 emissions from heat pump in light grey and gas boiler in dark grey. Heat pumps is always less. Text box says heat pump saved 81 kg of CO2 emissions.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Rumors confirmed: Belgian ex-energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten becomes new CEO of Wind Europe, replacing Giles Dickson. 🔌💡 @windeurope.bsky.social www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
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Ex-minister voor Groen Tinne Van der Straeten verlaat Kamer en wordt CEO bij WindEurope | VRT NWS: nieuws
Groen-kopstuk en voormalig minister van Energie Tinne Van der Straeten wordt de nieuwe CEO van WindEurope, de Europese sectororganisatie van de windenergie. Dat heeft de organisatie maandag bekendgema...
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Batteries showing up in the electricity wholesale market. energy-charts.info/charts/power...
net electricity generaiton in Belgium showing battery storage contributionnet electricity generaiton in Belgium showing battery storage contribution compared to loadnet electricity generation in Europe showing battery storage consumption and generation
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Op weg naar Antwerpen om het bij de VTM over energiecontracten te hebben. Met de trein geen probleem. @sncb-nmbs.bsky.social @vtmnieuws.be
Foto van trein aan besneeuwd perron tegen bewolkte witte lucht
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Ugh.
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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
🇪🇺 What a week, huh? 30 Dec.: Eurotunnel blocked due to power failure 31 Dec.: Finnish subsea cable cut in Gulf of Finland 2 Jan.: Latvian subsea cable cut in Baltic Sea 3 Jan.: Power failure affecting 45k Berlin households due to sabotage 4 Jan.: Greek airspace shut down due to "airborne jamming"
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Russia in ‘Phase 0’ of NATO war preparations, analysts say
The strategy follows increased ‘hybrid’ attacks on NATO countries.
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Iedereen die het over renovaties en warmtepompen wil hebben is hartelijk welkom aan mijn kant van de tafel. www.standaard.be/binnenland/t...
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Labrys of Aëlla @aellalabrys.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Lemmy Kilmister (24. Dezember 1945 - 28. Dezember 2015). 🤘🕯 "If you’re a racist or a fascist, fuck off. Don’t buy my records. Don’t come to my shows." Ich muss immer grinsen, wenn ich mal wieder ein AfD-Fascho mit Lemmy-Avatar sehe. youtu.be/6lvHOdJUGZM?...
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Motörhead - Sympathy for the Devil
YouTube video by Pedro Junior
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
🏠💳Help WarmNest woningen in Pajottenland en Zennevallei energetisch renoveren voor sociale verhuur. www.klimaatpunt.be/particuliere... Ik hielp mee het Fonds Vrienden van Klimaatpunt oprichten, om WarmNest te financieren. Uw (fiscaal aftrekbare) gift via: donate.kbs-frb.be/actions/FFO-... 🔌💡
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Warmnest, Zorgeloos renoveren en verhuren van je woning - Klimaatpunt
WarmNest begeleidt eigenaars bij het renoveren van woningen tot kwalitatieve, energiezuinige sociale huurwoningen.
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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 16/12/2025
BREAKING: The EU chooses complexity over clarity. Clinging to combustion engines won't make European carmakers great again. Today’s proposal from the European Commission will extend the sales of cars with engines & divert investment from EVs, while China races further ahead of Europe’s carmakers. 🧵
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Ik vind dat Kris een punt heeft. Al heb ik als EV rijder met een oprit misschien makkelijk praten.
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The Green Tank @thegreentank.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
⚡💶 Why is #Greece still one of Europe’s most expensive electricity markets? 📈 High fossil gas use 📉 Low energy storage 🆚 Greece vs Portugal: #DAM prices 36% higher since 2022 📢 What drives this & how can it change? 📌Read our full report 🔗 shorturl.at/JQvWg #electricityprices
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
"Zelfs in slecht geïsoleerd huis wordt gebruik warmtepomp goedkoper dan gasboiler" 🔌💡https://www.tijd.be/netto/gezinsuitgaven/energie/zelfs-in-slecht-geisoleerd-huis-wordt-gebruik-warmtepomp-goedkoper-dan-gasboiler/10639889.html
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Zelfs in slecht geïsoleerd huis wordt gebruik warmtepomp goedkoper dan gasboiler
Door een nieuwe koolstofheffing en de verschuiving van accijnzen zal verwarmen op gas de komende jaren zelfs in slecht geïsoleerde huizen duurder worden dan met een warmtepomp. Dat blijkt uit een nieu...
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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Smart gas grid projects? 🔌💡 Commission incl. 3 "smart gas grid" projects on PCI/PMI list of infrastructure eliglble for EU funds: IE, BG-GR, SI-HR. Goal: blend fossil gas, H2 and/or bioCH4. Sounds like the opposite of smart? Or just a way to keep funding gas? ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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