Sam Hamels @samhamels.bsky.social · 28/04/2026📢CALL FOR PAPERS 📜 Workshop on the Economics of Flexible Electricity Demand October 28th, 2026, Ghent Submit your paper (PDF) to marten.ovaere@ugent.be by May 30th! Attendees are also welcome at our Policy & Industry Day on October 27th For all info: link in comment below 110
Reposted by Sam HamelsJoannes Laveyne @jolaveyne.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Energy abundance suggereert dat overvloed van duurzame energie vanzelf tot verduurzaming leidt. Maar dit is al zo vaak weerlegd. Zonder actieve vraagstimulering ontstaat geen structureel gebruik. Overvloed zonder consumptie is verspilling. Mijn stuk in De Standaard: www.standaard.be/opinies/over...standaard.beOverheden moeten de vraag naar duurzame energie actief stimulerenHet heeft geen zin massaal te investeren in de productie van koolstofarme stroom, als de consument die toch niet wil gebruiken, schrijft Joannes Laveyne. 2145
Sam Hamels @samhamels.bsky.social · 01/05/2025After again seeing some people freak out about primary energy figures, I felt it was time to write this post. The energy transition is, in some ways, easier than it looks. www.linkedin.com/pulse/primar...linkedin.comThe primary energy fallacyLooking at primary energy figures can be little depressing and frightening. You may be forgiven to think "Oh God, fossil fuels are still so dominant, and look at how small renewables still are 😱" This... 082
Sam Hamels @samhamels.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Zonnepanelen, windmolens, EV's, warmtepompen, new nuclear, upgrades aan elektriciteitsnetten en de bouw van compleet nieuwe netten om waterstof en CO2 te transporteren. De rode draad is: een verschuiving in de balans tussen CAPEX en OPEX in ons energiesysteem. Een draadje 🧵 120
Reposted by Sam HamelsJaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 22/02/2025With current regulatory conditions - dynamic tariff, intraday optimisation, optional time-varying network tariff starting April - German EV drivers can already reduce charging cost by -68%. Making taxes time-varying as well: -84%. With #V2G: €355 net revenue www.rabot.energy/wp-content/u... 0123
Sam Hamels @samhamels.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I just gave a 2h lecture about electricity markets, with a focus on futures and the day-ahead market. Slides: bit.ly/4gKMg6v Video: youtu.be/nHywOS1mHLQ?... Enjoy! 🍿youtu.beSam Hamels - Guest lecture on electricity markets (Feb 17, 2025)YouTube video by Sam Hamels 0112
Sam Hamels @samhamels.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Just learned that China is now building windmills with a capacity of 26MW *each*. Unthinkable just a few years ago. 052
Reposted by Sam HamelsSam Hamels @samhamels.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Thuisbatterij eigenaars hebben er baat bij dat "iemand" hen helpt om hun thuisbatterij zo snel mogelijk terug te verdienen. EV eigenaars om hun laadfactuur to laag mogelijk te krijgen WP eigenaars om hun verwarmingsfactuur zo laag mogelijk te krijgen. 1/6 131
Reposted by Sam HamelsJaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 25/11/2024(Existing) heat pumps (and 🔋) are getting smarter by the day: on top of optimising for ☀️ & energy tariffs, these devices can now also be controlled to run the national grid more efficiently. GBP 5 - 20 / month bonus for participants, a more efficient and therefore cheaper energy system for all.current-news.co.ukGood Energy to pilot automated flexibilityGood Energy will pay its customers to automate flexible heat pump and home battery use using its new platform, FlexiRewards. 2235
Reposted by Sam HamelsJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Have we been duped by the primary energy fallacy? Critics of renewables often say that we cannot possibly replace the vast amount of fossil fuel we currently use with clean energy. The good news is that we don’t have to. My article in Medium explains why. medium.com/@jan.rosenow...medium.comHave we been duped by the primary energy fallacy?Whenever I post something on renewable energy on social media it never takes long for negative comments to arrive in my feed. One type of… 23476158
Reposted by Sam HamelsColin McKerracher @colinmckerracher.bsky.social · 19/11/2024*taps mic* Each year, I hear about all the reasons that EVs will fail, and each year sales keep going up. On track for just under 17 million in 2024, in line with BNEF forecast's from the start of the year about.bnef.com/blog/are-glo... 38634166
Reposted by Sam HamelsAdrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Charging can be added with remarkable speed. 12210
Sam Hamels @samhamels.bsky.social · 19/11/2024media.tenor.coma close up of a person hugging another person with the words `` everybody needs a sam '' .ALT: a close up of a person hugging another person with the words `` everybody needs a sam '' . 040