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Jaap Burger@jaapburger· 27d

The important V2G annex is also part of it. This should make it possible to approve V2G across the whole of Europe: the aim is to have a single approval for the entire EU (and for AC: the ability to certify the charging point and the vehicle separately)

ANNEX III
Certification Framework for V2G electric vehicles and V2G electric vehicle supply
equipment (V2G EV and V2G EVSE)

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· 28d

Getting somewhere

Screenshot of a dashboard showing, amongst other things, that over 440,000 charging points have a price, of which 20,000 are time-of-use and 3,300 are dynamic. Nearly 5,000 operators.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· 29d

It’s only called Batman if it’s coming from the specific region in France, otherwise it’s called solar [☀️ generation in France on Saturday 11 July 2026, via the national grid operator’s éCO2mix app]

Solar generation curve with bites midday

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· 29d

The transportation industry and electric truck pioneer companies' assessment of the market relevance of alternative truck powertrains and fuels for 2030.

Assessment of the market relevance of alternative truck powertrains and
fuels for 2030. Results from four survey waves (2021–2026) of the
transportation industry and electric truck pioneer companies.

H2 falls, battery-electric climbs

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jul 10

Open data = filling out a form monthly to get static data

Please find the OCPI Data request documents attached.

We are currently working hard behind the scenes to implement automation for this process. In the meantime, please complete the form monthly to ensure we have an updated snapshot of the necessary information.
 
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this transition period.
 
Thank you for your patience.
If you need any further assistance or have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Best wishes,
Customer Experience Team

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jul 9

Open data that is geoblocked... really? This is one operator's response.

Good afternoon Jaap,

These are the correct links, however they’re geoblocked to the UK only – if you’re outside the UK then using a VPN would be required.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jul 4

Wow. In Switzerland 🇨🇭, Mercedes-Benz / Daimler Trucks has sold more electric heavy trucks than diesel ones this year!

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jul 3

Data from the useful country fact sheets published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre today. Also includes this overview of the electricity-to-gas price ratio in the EU.

Overview of the electricity-to-gas price ratio in the EU. Low values, below 1.5: Sweden, Netherlands. Highest ratio (above 3.5): Belgium.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jul 3

What is the market share of heat pumps (% of all heat pumps and boilers sold in a year) in European countries? A clear leading group in the North, a perhaps surprising group of followers (Portugal, France, Austria) and many countries where there is still considerable scope for growth

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jul 3

A very informative Finnish 🇫🇮 display of real-time charging information, such as which sockets are occupied, out of order or available It also shows the total charging capacity per site (which is often lower than the sum of the individual charging points), suitability for trailers, photos and reviews

Charging points in use / available / out of order, utilisation rate, pictures

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jul 2

Strike while the iron (or planet) is hot French utility EDF is tempting customers to get external thermal insulation with a free air-conditioning unit. Might this help reach a different target audience? www.izi-by-edf-renov.fr/landing-page...

Meme
No to: a heat pump and insulation for my house to reduce my heating bill

Yes to: Airconditioning and insulation for my house to keep myself cool

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 29

Octopus Energy 🇩🇪: €300 for a 2 kWh plug-in home battery. Users receive a yearly credit of €120 when they combine this with Octopus' static energy rates. octopusenergy.de/smarte-gerae...

So wirst du Teil davon
Vertrag
Schließe einen normalen Octopus-Stromtarif ab
Powerbank läuft als Add-on zu deinem normalen Octopus-Tarif (z.B. Relax/Basic) – egal ob Bestands- oder Neukund*in.
Für nor 299 Euro
Hol dir deinen Octopus-Speicher für 299 €
Ein kompakter Speicher mit rund 2 kWh Kapazität, so klein wie ein Getränkekasten und in 3 Min. selbst eingerichtet.
Taschenrechner
Gratis Feierabendstrom
Wir laden deinen Speicher tagsüber automatisch, wenn Strom grün & günstig ist. Abends versorgt er kostenlos deinen Haushalt.
Ein Smart Meter neben einem Heimspeicher
Hol noch mehr raus
Modernisiere deine Technik und hol dir ein Smart Meter oder ein Shelly. Damit funktioniert die smarte Steuerung noch besser.
In unter 3 Jahren 
So schnell amortisiert sich dein Speicher

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 29

EU Member States are deprioritising 'non-wires' solutions or non-fossil flexibility as alternatives for network expansion. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

(b) consider with priority alternatives to network expansion, such as non-wire solutions
pursuant to Regulation (EU) …/… [the TEN-E Regulation as proposed by
COM(2025)xxxx] or non-fossil flexibility;

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 26

Interessante figuur over omzettingsverliezen met bidirectioneel laden (of 🔋) gebaseerd op praktijktest: de geteste omvormer werkt steeds minder efficiënt verder af van de maximale capaciteit. Overigens ook dan nog meer opbrengst uit zon dan lage terugleverprijs. www.nelectra.be/stream/ev-02...

Aannames: import stroom van net a 30 cent / kWh. Teruglevering aan net vergoeding 4,71 cent / kWh.

10 kWh opwek uit zonnepanelen is zo bij direct verbruik 3 € waard, bij teruglevering aan net 0,471 €.

Omzetting naar batterij op 2,5 kW vermogen levert 83% DC-zijdig op. Weer omgezet naar AC blijft daar 40% van over op 300 W vermogen: netto 3,32 kWh = 0,996 €.

Op 2 kW vermogen, 87%: 7,2 kWh = 2,16 €

Op 4 kW vermogen, 94%: 7.8 kWh =280.800 kJ 2,34 €

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 26

705! 🎂

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 25

How to make public EV charging cheaper: summertime edition pdf carousel: www.linkedin.com/posts/jaapbu...

How to make public EV charging cheaper: summertime edition

Summertime quick win: cheap midday charging

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 24

This new energy supplier in Belgium (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels) provides access to the TSOs' imbalance prices. It works with smart control of devices (EVs and heat pumps) and is now accepting early bird interest requests. 10senergy.com

Quarter-hour real-time pricing. Live Elia market price - 96 price points per day - Negative prices = you earn. 8.2% of 2024 windows went negative

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 24

A fine collection of resources on electrification by @irena-official.bsky.social, @janrosenow.bsky.social, @ecioxford.bsky.social, @ember-energy.org, @adrianhiel.bsky.social, @mliebreich.bsky.social and others

Screenshot of resources section on the website linked in the post above, showing various electrification-related publications

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 24

www.electrifynow.world

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 23

🇳🇱 Nederlandse routekaart bidirectioneel laden www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...

Hoe ziet bidirectioneel laden er in de toekomst uit?

Interoperabiliteit
Elk voertuig kan met elke
laadpaal bidirectioneel laden.

Laadpunten
Bidirectioneel laden kan thuis,
maar ook aan straatladers en op het werk.

Toepassing
Bidirectionele voertuigen werken
soepel samen met het net, EMS’en,
zonnepanelen en thuisbatterijen.

Businesscase
Bidirectioneel laden loont.

Vertrouwen consumenten
Consumenten weten waar ze aan
toe zijn en hebben vertrouwen
in bidirectioneel laden.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 23

And yet another EV charging card giving access to ‘all’ chargers in Europe. And this one, too, makes ‘the pile of cards in your glove box’ redundant, just like the previous ones. And just like the next one, if this one adjusts its rates again.

One card that replaces all the others

Forget the pile of passes in your glovebox. The Electra card unlocks over 800,000 charge points across Europe, every network combined, in a single move.
Mark your calendar for June 29 to order it directly from the app.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 19

There are now more than 3 million heat pumps installed in the Netherlands. From 2019 onwards, there has been linear growth of 400,000 additions per year. opendata.cbs.nl#/CBS/nl/data...

Number of heat pumps installed in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2025. The number was very low until 2010, increasing until 2019, with stronger linear growth from that year onwards.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 19

Impressive real-world numbers of EDF 🇫🇷 (with its smart charging subsidiary DREEV) for charging a fleet of electric waste collection trucks: 10 MWh of charging for 10 trucks, at a cost of minus €129, by collecting otherwise wasted energy and providing grid support

"I get paid to load my trucks": What if flexibility was your best ally to optimize your TCO?
Field feedback on electric garbage trucks in dynamic control
(V1G) analyzed 30 days of recharging a fleet:
• 10 electric dumpsters
• 10 MWh of charged energy
• Multi-year fixed-price electricity contract
Observed results:
Net cost of charging: •-€129 -€129 (i.e. cents / kWh)
• €768 difference vs. uncontrolled charging
120% relative gains
Energy reading
This result highlights an important evolution:
The cost of energy is no longer determined solely by the contract, but by the management.
By aligning the recharge with periods when the spot price is low
— or even negative — it becomes possible to capture an invisible value in a static approach.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 19

Vlag uit voor de #ClimateClassic

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 19

"Dynamic electric vehicle charging incentives induce large shifts in both the timing and location of charging. Incentives designed to shift charging toward peak solar generation periods result in a 34% increase in midday charging." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Two graphs show how the average charging demand decreases during the peak period (4pm–8pm) and how it increases during the sun soak period (10am–3pm), following the start of the incentive period

Graphs show how the average charging demand decreases during the peak period (4pm–8pm) and how it increases during the sun soak period (10am–3pm), for vehicle owners with solar, and without

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 19

Hadden al die eerdere crises niet al genoeg aanleiding moeten zijn geweest om op nationaal niveau aandacht te besteden aan het aanpassen van scholen aan de huidige tijd? Een 2020-plan om in 2025 alle scholen klaar te hebben?

Website van het Jeugdjournaal toont artikelen over hittegolven in 2026, 2025, 2022, 2019

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 19

Electrification = resilience The municipal police force in Hermosillo, Mexico 🇲🇽, is also successfully putting the combination of EVs, solar power generation and storage into practice. www.integratetozero.org/i2z-deployme...

POLICE - MEXICO
The Municipal Climate Change and Energy Agency of Hermosillo (AMCCEH), thanks to this support channelled through Integrate to Zero (I2Z), with technical support from ICM, and BASE, is transforming itself into a Public Energy Services Company (ESCO) and has initiated efforts to electrify the municipal vehicle fleet and equip its public buildings with sustainable on-gri, on-site and on-road energy solutions, starting with patrol cars and police stations. I2Z, ICM, and BASE, have provided resources and technical expertise to AMCCEH for the establishment of the public ESCO. The pilot project involving a charging station, with solar photovoltaic panels and storage batteries, already supplies 33% of the power needed by the police electric patrol cars operating at the charging station. AMCCEH has plans underway to expand this green energy configuration to other police stations and other public agencies.

Update 2026: From pilot project to solar-powered scale-up

Could Hermosillo be home to one of the world's most electrified police fleets?

What began as an I2Z-supported pilot integrating solar PV, battery storage and EV charging at a police command post has helped inspire a much larger transition. The original system was designed to support 18 electric patrol vehicles, while demonstrating how on-grid, on-site and on-road energy solutions can reduce charging costs, cut emissions and support public service delivery. Hermosillo has since scaled its ambition significantly, moving to 370 electric police patrol vehicles supported by solar-powered charging stations at police sites. The project shows how targeted pilot funding combined with ESCO like finance models can go beyond a single installation - building trust, practical experience, technical capacity and reliable data that can help cities replicate and scale integrated zero-carbon solutions.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 17

In Q1 2026, there are 26 times more recharging points compared to 2020. [..] TEN-T core compliance increased by ~10 times - from 3.4% in 2024 to 31% in 2026. In total, Ukraine has reached roughly a third of AFIR distance targets."

Map of Ukraine showing sections compliant with EU AFIR

Jaap Burger@jaapburger· Jun 17

"Despite the war, Ukrainians continue actively purchasing battery electric vehicles. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, BEV fleet has increased 5-fold while the total public charging power - almost tripled." www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ele...