Joannes Laveyne

@jolaveyne.bsky.social

PhD MSc at Electrical Energy Lab of Ghent University. Spaceflight enthusiast. Speelvogel. West-Vlaming in Hent. Stating a personal opinion.

Badenoch: "Does he not agree that what the country deserves is a televised debate between Nigel Farage and Count Binface?" Starmer: "My advice to everyone is: put your vote in the bin."

Dus, drie politici, waarvan 1 over de flexi-regeling stemt in de Kamer, richtten in 2021 met het geld van House of HR een interimkantoor voor 60+'ers op die werken onder het flexistatuut.

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Electric cars are taking off quickly in Latin America— Five years ago, almost no one in Latin America bought an electric car. Today, the situation is different: electric cars now make up a meaningful and fast-growing share of new car sales.

Line chart of the share of new cars sold that are electric from 2010 to 2025 where there is a sharp rise after 2020 — the United States shows earlier growth and countries like Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Chile catch up by 2025, with shares rising from nearly 0% to around 10% for the leading countries. Data source: International Energy Agency, Global EV Outlook 2026. License: CC BY.

Als ik u zou vragen in welk kwartier van de dag de piek van het Belgische elektriciteitsverbruik meestal valt, en laat u kiezen tussen 9h45, 11h45, 17h45 of 18h30, wat zou u dan antwoorden? Het antwoord kan u verbazen, en het heeft iets met Nelson Mandela te maken. www.linkedin.com/pulse/over-p...

Over piekverbruik en Nelson Mandela

Als ik u zou vragen in welk kwartier van de dag de piek van het Belgische elektriciteitsverbruik meestal valt, en ik u laat kiezen tussen 9h45, 11h45, 17h45 of 18h30, wat zou u dan antwoorden? Ik verm...

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Although some are concerned about the economic impact of falling birth rates, the data suggests the opposite: lower birth rates predict faster growth in wages and GDP per worker. The reason: a labour shortage encourages greater adoption rate of technology. www.nber.org/papers/w35401

Baby Busts and Growth Booms: Demographic Change and the Macroeconomy

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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NEW: Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate KEY FACT: Many European cities, on the world's fastest-warming continent, never needed AC in the past For some strange reason – I can't imagine why – many commentators prefer to ignore this

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Contrary to the meme bandwagon the last few weeks, Europe does not have an institutional anti-AC agenda. It's our urban planning regulations. You are also not allowed to just add external shading or solar panels to your home.

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · last mo.

There's a peculiarly British problem that stops millions of people from adopting cheaper, greener energy solutions. That problem is leasehold. Excellent story by @oliviarudgard.bsky.social. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

De energietransitie is, zoals iedere transitie, al complex genoeg. Zelfs voor experts kost het veel moeite om uit te leggen hoe alles in elkaar zit en waarom. Maar met koppen als deze krijg je op den duur gewoon geen zin meer om er nog aan te beginnen. www.tijd.be/ondernemen/m...

Schakelt Elia straks massaal zonnepanelen uit? Vlaamse energiewaakhond kritisch voor 'noodstop'

Hoogspanningsnetbeheerder Elia overweegt vanop afstand meer en meer zonnepanelen uit te schakelen wanneer een overvloed aan zonnestroom het net overspoelt. De Vlaamse Nutsregulator heeft bezwaren tege...

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A new record power price for Belgium? The previous record dates from 17 August 2022, if I’m not mistaken, when we hit €750/MWh. Possible reasons: increased consumption due to air conditioning, no wind, and (French) nuclear power stations having to scale back their output because of the heat.

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An 8-point plan by Michael on how to make electricity cheap (again). Note that none of those include overbuilding our supply. Rather, we should focus on expanding the bulk supply of cleanish energy first, and solve the hardest problems last.

Michael Liebreich@mliebreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Make Electricity Cheap Again! Power needs to be cheap, clean, abundant and resilient. Here's my 8-point plan to turn the current Power Price Doom Loop into an Electrification Virtuous Circle. mliebreich.substack.com/p/make-elect...

Cool (pun intended) innovation for renters and flats: portable split-unit AC. Quieter and much more efficient than traditional monoblocs with an air hose, and therefore considerably cheaper to run. It's essentially a heat pump, so it can also provide heating. Also available in Belgium!

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In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.

A victorious Andy Burnham MP (24,937 votes), as the result of the Makerfield by-election is announced, flanked by defeated candidates Count Binface (a bloke in a vaguely sci-fi costume with a large bin for a helmet; 95 votes) and Robert Pownall (who is in a full body fox costume, holding a sign reading "Protect British Wildlife"; 18 votes). There are some other candidates there just out of shot but that's not important right now.

Photo: Jon Super/AP

Het meest opmerkelijke aan dit rapport lijkt me niet de locatie van Eemshaven ipv Borssele en Zeeland voor de nieuwe Nederlandse kerncentrales te zijn, maar het feit dat het kabinet slechts de inplanning van 2 ipv de voorziene 4 reactoren liet onderzoeken. www.volkskrant.nl/economie/nie...

Nieuwe kerncentrales alleen haalbaar in Groningse Eemshaven, provincie wil er niets van weten

De Groningse Eemshaven is de enige locatie in Nederland waar het technisch en zonder enorme extra kosten mogelijk is twee nieuwe kerncentrales te bouwen. Die conclusie van hoogspanningsbeheerder Tenne...

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