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The EU’s Russian Gas Ban changes everything says top Gas analyst David Toke has a podcast chat on key world oil and gas issues with top gas journalist Seb Kennedy - and Toke also reports on a good plan to stop gas plants earning super-profits

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Energy storage could cut Brazil’s electricity system costs 16% in 2029 Storage is essential to expand renewables penetration and ensure grid flexibility, according to a study by consultants PSR. Regulatory and tax barriers still limit the sector, however, and new revenue...

‘Energy storage could cut Brazil’s electricity system costs 16% in 2029’ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/22/e...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-cheape...

China is beating the hell out of the West when it comes to exports of solar pv, batteries and electric vehicles www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
See also ‘Some data on how Trump is helping China by opposing green energy’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

Tuition fees set to be lowered at universities with poor teaching Labour is considering bringing the cap below £9,000 a year on campuses where standards aren’t met

self-defeating proposal by Government to lower fees for universities judged to have lower teaching quality. Lower fees will mean fewer staff which will reduce staff-student ratios and reduce student contact time for teaching www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Campaigners warn of ‘dangerous experiment’ as nuclear plans face backlash Climate Camp Cymru supports Llynfi Valley protest against small modular reactors – campaigners urge Pembrokeshire to stay alert ENVIRONMENTAL activists from across Wales – including several from Pembr...

Campaigners argue against proposed ‘small modular reactor’. pembrokeshire-herald.com/124146/campa... But how feasible are SMRs? See ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

Base Power hauls in $1B for mass deployment of huge home batteries It’s a standout fundraise for the current cleantech market. The Texas startup will use the money to beef up manufacturing and install batteries even…

Base Power hauls in $1B for mass deployment of huge home batteries www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...

See also ‘How economists get it wrong about the value of home solar pv and batteries’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-econom...

The German electricity network operator reports increasing network reliability as renewables increase their share of generation www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/P...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...

EVs reach record 98.3 pct share of new car sales in Norway, surge across Europe The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) took off in September across Europe, led as always by Norway, but also with strong showings in key markets such as the UK, Denmark and Spain.

‘EVs reach record 98.3 pct share of new car sales in Norway, surge across Europe’ thedriven.io/2025/10/09/e...
See also how increasing EV use will reduce overall energy consumption in ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...

En Allemagne, 500 MW de PV + stockage attribués à moins de 48 €/MWh 🤩

Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0531/kWh Germany has concluded a new renewables tender for innovative projects, securing 485 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0479 ($0.0557)/kWh to €0.0559/kWh

Germany awards just under 500 MW of solar plus storage projects at little more than 5 eurocents per kwh pv-magazine.com/2025/10/08/g...
See also ‘How falling battery prices and renewables will slash electricity bills’
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‘Overvoltage key factor in Iberian blackout’ - a law (changed after the blackout) actually prevented renewables from contrbuting to voltage control renews.biz/103454/overv...
See also ‘Renewables based systems are reducing blackouts in UK and USA!’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/renewables...

Blaming nuclear's overruns and delays on the NRC (or the ONR) is like blaming a drunk driver's car wreck on the DMV.

#NuclearIsItsOwnWorstEnemy

A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental

‘The US and UK governments’ attack on the integrity of their own nuclear safety regulators makes no sense....' www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...
See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

Turning to the sun: Solar rise in Central Europe | Ember

Hungary is the surprise leader in terms of proportion of electricity coming from solar PV. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
See also Which 'country' is leading the world in solar PV and battery power - and why’ - California would be tops if it were a country! davidtoke.substack.com/p/who-is-lea...

Twe public reaction would come if anyone tried to do this!

“A lot of what is now the most expensive gas power should no longer be needed. As you will have heard before, the wholesale electricity prices are set by the highest price offered by gas fired power plant. This is referred to as ‘marginal pricing’.”

How wind power cuts UK wholesale electricity prices by a quarter A new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has calculated that in 2024 UK wholesale electricity prices would have been over 30 per cent higher if there had been no wind power ge...

'How wind power cuts UK wholesale electricity prices by a quarter' davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-wind-p...

Newspaper headlines: 'Tory 'ICE' force would deport 150,000 a year' and 'Tony of Arabia' The Tory party's immigration plans and former PM Tony Blair's possible role in Gaza make Sunday's papers.

If this really were to happen, which I doubt, London would become a war zone for years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How wind power cuts UK wholesale electricity prices by a quarter A new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has calculated that in 2024 UK wholesale electricity prices would have been over 30 per cent higher if there had been no wind power ge...

'How wind power cuts UK wholesale electricity prices by a quarter' davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-wind-p...

UK Power networks to use heat from data centres to heat homes and replace gas boilers www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/news/uk-powe... See also: 'How data centres will cut carbon emissions, not increase them' davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-data-c...

YouTube video by Christian Breyer Beyond the Grid - How Solar Home Systems Could Revolutionise Africa's Electrification

Podcast on Beyond the Grid - How Solar Home Systems Could Revolutionise Africa's Electrification youtu.be/yYKaUI8ZbSA for this paper from 2017 doi.org/10.3390/en10...
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‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders Analysis reveals £416 of average bill of £1,719 taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested

‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?
See also: ‘Why have UK energy prices been so high? Privatisation and liberalisation is largely to blame’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-have-u...

IEA says more oil and gas investment may be needed The International Energy Agency said in a report that its analysis of 15,000 oil and gas fields showed that output was declining more rapidly than in the past, which has "implications for markets and ...

IEA says that ‘more oil and gas investment may be needed’ www.tbsnews.net/world/iea-sa...
Just how green is the IEA? See also ‘How the IEA is still grossly biased against renewables’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-the-ie...

I may be missing something here George but I don't think SMRs are as good as you think they are - bsky.app/profile/davi...

Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer I'm the urban spaceman, baby; here comes the twist-- I don't exist (Bonzo Dog Doo-dah band)

See also @davidtoke.bsky.social substack on this

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Two stories: 1) How SMRs may curb nuclear development and... 2) Why Reform can't cancel UK's renewable energy projects Two posts in one!

Two stories: 1) How SMRs may curb nuclear development and... 2) Why Reform can't cancel UK's renewable energy projects davidtoke.substack.com/p/two-storie...

"Electrification of transport, heating and industry will create a more efficient system, experts say’ "

#renewables #climatecrisis is real

The reshaping of energy consumption Electrification of transport, heating and industry will create a more efficient system, experts say

‘The reshaping of energy consumption…..Electrification of transport, heating and industry will create a more efficient system, experts say’ www.ft.com/content/d857... See also ‘How small increases in renewables produce big cuts in carbon emissions’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/how-small-...