Surplus heat from atNorth’s new Ballerup datacentre will heat up to 8,000 homes on the outskirts of Copenhagen – and it is exactly the type of solution Heat Roadmap Europe has highlighted for a decade. 👇

The new EU PCI/PMI list is an important strategic correction in Europe’s energy infrastructure priorities. But we’re still missing half of the picture: heat. The stronger focus on electricity transmission, offshore grids, interconnectors, storage and smart grids is essential. 👇

Efter vi skal rose Kæbenhavn Kommunes Klimaplan 2035 - skal vi lige afværge en enkelt - ret stor - katastrofe. Del opslaget - Vil i ikke hjælpe med at afværge et projekt, som vil binde os til biomasse i for stor en udstrækning i København? Det er Punkt 4 i planen. Jeg har editeret teksten her:

New open-access paper out in Energy (Elsevier) 🚀 8 hydrogen-based e-SAF pathways for Denmark – from point-source CO₂ and DAC to anaerobic digestion and biomass gasification, using both methanol-to-jet and Fischer–Tropsch routes as assessed. Key insights 👇

Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004. Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.

Udsvingene i elprisen kan toppe i disse år ⚡️ Det er konklusionen i vores nye Elpris Outlook 2025, som viser, at vind, sol og batterier giver mere stabile priser. Se, hvordan fremtidens elmarked udvikler sig👇🏼 #dkgreen greenpowerdenmark.dk/nyheder/ny-a...

⚡ Negative power prices are breaking records in Denmark — 661 hours already in 2025- Last Sunday, consumers in both East and West Denmark experienced 11 hours in a row of negative electricity prices. It’s the third year in a row with new records. This is a milestone — but also a dilemma: 👇

By September 2025, the EU must submit its new NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) for 2035. The dilemmas are clear: - Can the EU credibly deliver its 2030 –55% target when several Member States are already struggling? I do think we can come on track with cost-effective known technologies. 👇

Early involvement and good dialogue make the difference for energy infrastructure and production ⚡ In Sorø, Denmark’s second-largest solar park has been opened without major protests by Andel - a rare story in today’s debates. 👇

It took about 25 years — but it is important. The ÖBB line to Italy through Graz and Southern Austria is part of a larger rail expansion. 🚆 👇

The new "Norgespris" of 40 øre/kwh is so low, it is hard to understand. This will not bring competitiveness to Europe. This will only reduce incentives for market reform in Germany and not give the hourly price signal needed to handle fluctuations and natural constraints. 👇🏼

Efter vi skal rose Kæbenhavn Kommunes Klimaplan 2035 - skal vi lige afværge en enkelt - ret stor - katastrofe. Del opslaget - Vil i ikke hjælpe med at afværge et projekt, som vil binde os til biomasse i for stor en udstrækning i København? Det er Punkt 4 i planen. Jeg har editeret teksten her:

♻️ A new chapter in Denmark’s energy transition: surplus heat from European Energy’s large e-methanol plant in Kassø. The to date largest PtX plant in Denmark. 🚀 The first commercial deliveries reached Aabenraa District Heating - Is it the first globally? 👇

🚢⚡ A new era of green high-speed transport is on its way across the Kattegat! Molslinjen has ordered two – likely soon three – all-electric mega-catamarans from Incat Tasmania. These vessels, set to enter operation 2027/2028, represent the world’s largest electrification project at sea to date. 👇

Renewable energy + electrification are cheaper than fossil fuels. Nonetheless @exxonmobil continues to push for less focus on Climate policies. When renewables + electrification is cheaper Exxons is also pushing for reliance on expensive energy supply + lower security of supply!

Podcast on Feasibility of 100% Renewable Energy Systems youtu.be/GXadcmYfWGY for this paper from 2018 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs... @lut.fi @nworbmot.bsky.social @kornelis.bsky.social @brianvad.bsky.social

🔄 Fra madaffald til lunkent vand? @biogasdanmark.bsky.social argumenterer i @altingetdk.bsky.social for, at vi fortsat skal satse på gasfyr: 1️⃣ sorter madaffald i København 2️⃣ transport til biogasanlæg 3️⃣ Gassen gennem naturgasnettet 4️⃣ Bruges i gaskedel i parcelhus i Dragør til lunkent vand. 👇

When I saw how many biomass-based CHP plants were pre-qualified in the current Danish CCS tendering process before the holiday, I became deeply worried. Why? Because we already use far too much biomass in power plants. Adding CCS further reduces flexibility at a time when we need the opposite. 👇

The Danish government has announced a major cut in the electricity tax – from 72.7 øre/kWh to the EU minimum of just 0.8 øre/kWh in 2026 and 2027. For households, this means significant savings: A typical family: ~4,000 DKK less per year Pensioner couples: ~2,700 DKK less per year 👇🏼

⚡️ Denmark is experiencing a surge in interest for large-scale battery storage. According to Klimamonitor, Energinet now has project applications for 6.4 GW of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) on its desk – almost double the 3.5 GW registered last year. 👇

🔋☀️ Solar panels, batteries and energy security Many Danish households already have solar panels on the roof or an EV in the garage – but what happens if the power goes out? Even though the potential is huge (400,000 EVs and 150,000 solar installations in Denmark).... 👇

Denmark hasn't burned coal for months. But shutting the last coal plant by 2028 could be risky. Without wind or sun, what backs us up? Should be gas/biogas-plants Green backups must be in place or price spikes/blackouts may follow: www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide... #EnergySecurity #CoalPhaseout #SmartEnergy

🌍 The world is accelerating renewables – but neglecting the system redesign we urgently need. Back in 2021, in “Global Smart Energy Systems Redesign to Meet the Paris Agreement” (published in the first issue of Smart Energy), we outlined the key elements required to meet global climate targets. 👇

🌞 Solar power helped Europe pass the heatwave “stress test” 🔌 As temperatures rose in Europe at the start of July, so did electricity demand, driven by the growing need for air conditioning. In Spain alone, demand rose by 14% during the heatwave, pushing power prices >€470/MWh in some countries. 👇🏼

🌊 Tidal energy milestone: 6½ years of continuous operation underwater. A turbine at the MeyGen site in Scotland has passed a major milestone. More than six years of uninterrupted underwater operation without unplanned maintenance. 👇

✈️ First Electric Aircraft Lands at Copenhagen Airports A/S Thursday, July 10 marks a milestone for Danish aviation and the green transition: For the first time, an electric passenger aircraft will land! 👇

Professor undsiger storbanken: Dyr olie og gas fra Norge løser ikke Europas problem Læs mere👇 #dkbiz

1/6 The Strait of Hormuz and Danish use of biomass Denmark’s reliance on 200 PJ of biomass - nearly 30% of national energy use -is not a model to follow. It should be 30–40% lower. If the Strait of Hormuz were to close, oil and gas prices could spike dramatically.

Great to meet @adamelman.bsky.social n, Head of Sustainability at Google for Europe, Afrika and the Middle East, during a roundtable discussion with key stakeholders on the green transition and digitalisation in Denmark. Adam shared valuable perspectives from Google’s work across Europe. Thread 👇

💡 Momentum in global electrification and renewable energy deployment - but still large emissions! A new report from Energy Institute's Statistical Review of World Energy highlights: - Electricity demand grew by 4%, outpacing total energy demand - accelerating of electrification. 👇

1/6 The Strait of Hormuz and Danish use of biomass Denmark’s reliance on 200 PJ of biomass - nearly 30% of national energy use -is not a model to follow. It should be 30–40% lower. If the Strait of Hormuz were to close, oil and gas prices could spike dramatically.

1/4 Europe is producing so much solar and wind power that electricity prices are now historically low — even negative in places like Spain and Germany. But here’s the real paradox: We don’t celebrate this success enough.

1/4 🌍🔋 Call for Papers: Cross Atlantic Network on System Integration (CANSI) 2025 🔋🌍 in SMART ENERGY, an @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journal. Submission deadline: 14th August 2025. 📚 What’s in focus? ✔️ Renewable Energy Integration ✔️ Energy System Flexibility ✔️ Power-to-X

Jeg glæder mig til debatterne på Folkemødet! Det er nødvendigt med en biomasseafgift - eller bare udfase hele tilskuddet, for at få skabt rum for en nødvendig elektrificering af fjernvarmen, og mere rum i elsektoren til vind og sol. 👇

1/3 Gate 21 arbejder efter Triple Helix-princippet: 🔄 Offentlig sektor 🔄 Privat sektor 🔄 Viden og forskning … i tæt samarbejde om grøn omstilling, energibesparelser og robuste løsninger.

1/3 🌞🔋 Big steps for renewable energy in New South Wales: Solar + battery project gets the green light. A $312 million project has secured state approval: 90 MW solar + 360 MWh battery = clean power + grid flexibility ✅ A solution that fits sun-rich Australia. ☀️🔌 #EnergyTransition

1/7 🌊 Offshore Wind in Denmark: Ambitious Deal, Misunderstood Numbers 💡 Denmark just agreed to launch tenders for 3 major offshore wind farms – potentially doubling capacity. But the debate on public support is clouded by confusion. Let’s break it down 👇

1/3 💡 62 mia. kr. i støtte til havvind? Nej vel! Det såkaldte støtteloft er netop et loft – ikke et realistisk estimat. Selv regeringens middelskøn på 31 mia. kr. er sandsynligvis alt for højt. #dkgreen #dkpol #havvind #energi

EU to Phase out all Russian energy imports by 2027 🚨 As part of a strengthened #REPowerEU plan, the @ec.europa.eu is expected to propose a binding legal roadmap to end all imports of Russian energy: gas, oil, and enriched uranium: “We no longer want a single molecule from Russia”, #DanJørgensen 👇

🌟 𝗘𝗿 𝗱𝘂 𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗷𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗷𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲? - 𝘀𝗮̊ 𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗴! 19. maj samles 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀 til årsmøde hos 𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗱𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗦 💪 📢 Årstema: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘂𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 – 𝗚ø𝗿 𝗸ø𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁 en 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹? Spiller køn en rolle i forskning, iværksætteri og teknologiudvikling?

Forsker i sammensætning af energi-systemer Brian Vad Mathiesen @brianvad.bsky.social Det var ønsket om at følge Brian, der i sin tid fik mig til at oprette en Twitter-konto. Nu er det dejligt at se, at folk rykker videre til bedre platforme såsom BlueSky, og "finder hinanden" igen. :-)

While batteries (BESS) is important, it cannot replace the need to flexible power plant or combined heat & power plant capacity. I cannot emphasize this enough. There seems to be many misconceptions here. And a lot tend not to look enough at the seasonal variants on the demand and production side.

Poland is becoming a climate champion long before they thought themselves. I wonder how that changes their decisions going forward. We cannot call them climate champions yet. But the gazelle is moving fast due to cheap renewable energy that can be deployed rapidly.

While batteries (BESS) is important, it cannot replace the need to flexible power plant or combined heat & power plant capacity. I cannot emphasize this enough. There seems to be many misconceptions here. And a lot tend not to look enough at the seasonal variants on the demand and production side.

Texas just hit major renewable energy milestones! On March 20, solar power generated a record-breaking 26 GW, covering 56% of the state's electricity demand. Wind and solar together reached nearly 40 GW, and on March 25, battery storage provided 5.6 GW during peak hours—more than 10% of demand. 👇

56th of 88 days in 2025. Nothing else needs to be said.

🚀 Can jet fuel be green? This study explores hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuels (e-SAF) and whether they can be both energy-efficient and cost-competitive in Denmark’s future energy system. 🔹 Key takeaways: 👇

🎤 Join Us at the 20th SDEWES 2025 Conference in Dubrovnik! On behalf of the organizing committee, we are excited to invite you to participate in Special Sessions at the 20th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), taking place October 5–10, 2025. 👇

📢 Exciting news from Smart Energy! ✅ Smart Energy now indexed in Web of Science, first Impact Factor 5.5 ✅ Scopus CiteScore 9.2, ranking #60 out of 672 journals (91st percentile) ✅ CiteScore Tracker at 12 Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and editorial team www.sciencedirect.com/journal/smar...

Today, we held a conference in Tænketanken Brundtland on the new demands for industrial policies in an increasingly uncertain era. The policies we see today are may not be fundamentally different from before.