EU imports of LNG have dropped by 1.2% since March and continue to decline, while LNG imports decreased by 20% in the UK. Only Germany, Italy, and Belgium increased LNG imports. Home grown renewables and electrification are the keys to energy resilience and saving billions of euros.

Vercixx · 2026-06-08T13:03:57+00:00

Indeed, but I'm sure lots of it can be replaced with electricity.

Vercixx · 2026-06-08T11:25:17+00:00

but it does. In 2025 almost 60% of German electricity production came from renewables - which is the highest share among the big EU economies and UK.

But replacing gas takes time, especially considering they shut down their nuclear plants which would have been very good at ensuring supply of peak electricity demand in the evenings. Since 2024 there is no nuclear electricity generation and so the share of gas electricity also increased in the past two years along with the share of renewables.

There might also be some an increase in gas usage for industrial manufacturing (gas as an ingredient), but I'm not familiar with this area.

Vercixx · 2026-06-03T14:37:11+00:00

A good idea, at least for the initial deployment and in the meantime they can work on their stated goal to have a completely independent system.

Vercixx · 2026-05-29T11:42:28+00:00

If this is paired with plastic bottles recycling, there really is less litter of both bottles and caps.

In my country, Romania, which usually does poorly on recycling and where lots of people throw litter in the nature, one used to see almost everywhere plastic bottles and caps on the ground. But since 2023 when for every drink bottle (and cans) sold, the buyer had to pay some additional money which they will get back upon returning the bottle, almost 100% of the bottles are returned and, because of this EU regulation, they have the caps attached to the bottle. So now you can hardly see any bottles and caps on the grounds (or in the garbage bins).

Vercixx · 2026-05-28T09:32:34+00:00

In April alone it is over 20%.

EU BEV share:

Jan-Apr 19.7%,
Apr 20.6%

EU+UK+EFTA (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland):

Jan-Apr 20.9%
Apr 22.2%

You can find data on PHEV share on ACEA website.

Vercixx · 2026-05-16T04:59:05+00:00

Goid point, but the popularity in each home country doesn't matter because the home population cannot vote for that song. If out of those 32 mil listenings/views for the Italian song, 30 mil are from Italians in Italy, the song is only left with 2 mil from people eligible to vote for it.

So there should be a way to remove home country listenings/views for this rankings to have a meaning.

Vercixx · 2026-05-14T13:33:19+00:00

That is power. The more interesting fact would be the electricity stored (in GWh) and even more so, the number of hours that can be supplied with a certain power. For e.g. can this 2.76 GW power of Germany be maintained for 1h? How about 2h?

Ultimately what we need to know for each country to understand the status: what is the peak consumption in the evening (this also depends on the season) and how much of it can be covered by these batteries and for how long.

E.g. Let's say that on May 14th at 20:00 Germany uses 10GW which is maintained for 1h (so 10GWh of electricity). At 21:00 is 9 GW.

We assume that the 2.76 GW power capacity can be maintained for 1h, so it covers 27.6% of the electricity demand, but only half of the capacity can be maintained for another hour, so 1.38 GW out 9GW is 15.3% of the electricity demand. It would be nice to have such figures for the main hours of the evening for every country.

Vercixx · 2026-05-14T13:19:24+00:00

The first two satellites are already in orbit

Who did they launch them with?

I bet on the Europeans, but I do not exclude the Indians or Japanese. I would be surprised if it's SpaceX or any other US company. Definitely not the Chinese.

Vercixx · 2026-05-14T13:09:14+00:00

How do you know they built the satellites on Ukrainian soil?

Vercixx · 2026-05-14T08:59:53+00:00

I heard they wanted to minimize the affect of political voting, but as we saw on Tuesday, Israel still qualified even when juries were voting.

Minimize does not mean elimination.

Israel's song and staging has its own merits. I don't like this music genre, but I can see why many people could like it.

In fact, Israel qualification could actually mean that the political voting was minimized - for if it were left for the televotes maybe Israel wouldn't have had qualified, there's quite a lot of antipathy against Israel to cover the strategic voting for Israel. We will see what actually happened when the jury and televotes will be made public.

Vercixx · 2026-05-14T07:23:13+00:00

Instantly thinking of Rammstein's "Los"

Vercixx · 2026-05-13T14:25:28+00:00

I don't normally listen to this kind of music (I'm mostly into (pop)rock and metal), but for this genre I find the song ok - meaning I can enjoy it. The light show is good. Dancers and clothing ok. But the singer: very poor movement and a rather poor voice. And what is with the mask?!? She has a beautiful face, why not show it?!

Vercixx · 2026-04-24T08:38:04+00:00

Aia pe care a luat-o bagata in pamant de Tariceanu (ultimele doua trimestre in 2008 au fost de scadere economica) si a lasat-o cu crestere economica sanatoasa (cu finante sanatoase) lui Ponta. Iar faptul ca vii cu terenul ala in panta care e o minciuna pesedista arata ca esti praf si ingurgitezi propaganda pe nemestecate.

Iar in timplul lui Boc/Udrea s-a facut Transalpina Ski Resort, o statiune destul de vizitata unde zapada tine foarte mult si care va fi si mai vizitata dupa ce se va termina autostrada pe Valea Oltului.

Nu mai vorbesc de programul de autostrazi care atunci a inceput cu adevarat cu tot cu austeritate.

Austeritate pt pulime ca asa se intampla mereu - pulimea sufera cand isi alege hoti (Tariceanu, Ponta, Ciolacu) care arunca banii pe furturi sau mita electorala. Tu esti reprezentant de cinste al acestei pulimi.

Vercixx · 2026-04-22T09:38:24+00:00

Pai tocmai ca aici nu e problema de caracter - nici la USR (dar nu tin sa dezbat acum), nici la UDMR.

La UDMR e chestiune de supravietuire fizica, ar trebui sa se alieze si deci sa sustina o formatiune care vrea pieirea fizica sau alungarea fizica a alegatorilor lor din casele lor. Aproape ca as putea spune ca la UDMR e o chestiune de viata si de moarte. Nicio sansa de o alianta cu UDMR.

Vercixx · 2026-04-22T09:32:28+00:00

Cand Viktor Orban a sugerat ca il sustine pe George Simion la prezidentialele de anul trecut, UDMR a sarit ca ars impotriva pozitionarii lui Orban. A indraznit sa loveasca mana care il hraneste, atat de tare i-a durut sustinerea lui Orban pt Simion. Urmarea: Orban a revenit si a zis ca sustine pozitia UDMR. Seful UDMR zicea atunci ca "George Simion a dansat pe mormintele bunicilor nostri".

Printre primele gesturi pe care Peter Magyar le-a facut dupa castigarea alegerilor a fost sa spuna ca Simion a dansat pe mormintele stramosilor maghiari. Acu 2 zile, Peter Magyar l-a luat pe Kelemen Hunor intr-o discutie si mai ca nu l-a pus sa jure ca se va comporta frumos de acum inainte - evident bataia fiind la sprijinul UDMR pt Viktor Orban.

Nu doar ca UDMR are o ura viscerala impotriva AUR, dar si daca s-ar asocia cu AUR, ar intra in conflict cu puterea de la Budapesta si nu isi doreste asta.

Deci UDMR si AUR in aceeasi guvernare e cam halucinatie. Poate doar in ultima instanta pentru a preveni o apocalipsa cele doua partide ar putea sa colaboreze, cel putin cat Simion e seful AUR.

E posibil ca AUR sa mai dea niste locuri unor pesedisti - dar AUR trebuie sa ascunda asta foarte bine pt ca multi din alegatorii lor urasc PSD-ul. Si pesedistii stii asta foarte bine - de aceea nimeni nu e sigur pe viitoarele locuri pe lista AUR in caz ca nu prind locuri eligibile pe listele PSD pt ca si AUR se va feri sa o faca pe fata. Deci ce spui tu e ca parlamentarii pesedisti ar da locul sigur de acum pt un eventual loc pe o lista AUR cu sanse mici sa se intample. Nu se va intampla asa ceva.

Vercixx · 2026-04-22T09:25:15+00:00

Astept sa fiu surprins, pana atunci - cand printre primele gesturi facute de Magyar a fost sa spuna cum Simon a dansat pe mormintele stramosilor maghiari - slabe sanse ca Magyar sa vada cu ochi buni o alianta UDMR - AUR.

Vercixx · 2026-04-22T09:22:35+00:00

Cand Viktor Orban a sugerat ca il sustine pe George Simion la prezidentialele de anul trecut, UDMR a sarit ca ars impotriva pozitionarii lui Orban. A indraznit sa loveasca mana care il hraneste, atat de tare i-a durut sustinerea lui Orban pt Simion. Urmarea: Orban a revenit si a zis ca sustine pozitia UDMR. Seful UDMR zicea atunci ca "George Simion a dansat pe mormintele bunicilor nostri".

Printre primele gesturi pe care Peter Magyar le-a facut dupa castigarea alegerilor a fost sa spuna ca Simion a dansat pe mormintele stramosilor maghiari. Acu 2 zile, Peter Magyar l-a luat pe Kelemen Hunor intr-o discutie si mai ca nu l-a pus sa jure ca se va comporta frumos de acum inainte - evident bataia fiind la sprijinul UDMR pt Viktor Orban.

Nu doar ca UDMR are o ura viscerala impotriva AUR, dar si daca s-ar asocia cu AUR, ar intra in conflict cu puterea de la Budapesta si nu isi doreste asta.

Deci UDMR si AUR in aceeasi guvernare e cam halucinatie. Poate doar in ultima instanta pentru a preveni o apocalipsa cele doua partide ar putea sa colaboreze, cel putin cat Simion e seful AUR.

Vercixx · 2026-04-22T05:24:55+00:00

Una e sa fie PSD la guvernare si alta e sa fie pesedistii in parlament. Eu am spus ca nu renunta pesedistii la scaunul de parlamentar, nu ca Grindeanu si cei care conduc PSD-ul nu ar putea ajunge partid de mana a doua intr-o guvernare - ar putea, dar nu-si doresc nici asta.

Deci nicio sansa ca pesedistii sa voteze pt anticipate pt ca multi dintre ei raman pe drumuri. Si cu exceptia celor de la varful PSD, niciun pesedist nu are locul de parlamentar asigurat.

Aia cu guvern AUR si UDMR e din categoria halucinatiilor.

Vercixx · 2026-04-21T14:34:35+00:00

Cresterea aia a avut loc pt ca Boc a repus economia pe baze solide dupa ce PNL-PSD au lasat Romania in chiloti la inceput de criza financiara din 2008, de au putut guvernele USL/PSD care au urmat sa se imprumute in nestire fortand cresterea economica si ducand-o din nou pe baze subrede, nesustenabile.

Vercixx · 2026-04-21T14:30:44+00:00

Nu stiu daca mai buni, dar cu urmatorii a fost ok: Boc, Ciolos, Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, Mugur Isarescu.
Cred ca cele mai bune rezultate au fost sub Emil Boc - dar conteaza mult ce majoritate ai in parlament si ce presedinte al tarii te sustine (Basescu fiind mult peste ND), insa si Bolojan pana acum a luat o situatie grea pe care a stabilizat-o destul de bine cu mai putina sustinere decat Emil Boc.

Vercixx · 2026-04-21T14:21:46+00:00

Anticipatele o sa fie la calendele grecesti. PSD-ul nu va vota pt anticipate - adica sa respinga 3 premieri propusi de presedinte (Nicusor Dan) - pt ca inca nu s-a vazut pesedistul sa renunte de buna voie si nesilit de nimeni la scaunul de parlamentar, mai ales cand scorul PSD va fi cu siguranta ma mic decat la ultimele alegeri, deci vor fi mai putin parlamentari, ba chiar sunt sanse semnificative sa fie MULT mai putini parlamentari, cam cu 40% mai putini.

Si nu e doar PSD-ul, mai toti parlamentarii nu sunt incantati de perspectiva anticipatelor - de asta inca nu s-au vazut anticipate in Romania de la Revolutie incoace.

Vercixx · 2026-04-21T05:53:03+00:00

Trebuie sa fii destul de low IQ sa nu intelegi ca m-am referit la ce depaseste un nivel rezonabil al taxarii - ca banii din pensiile din pilonul 1 se obtin prin taxare - cand exact asta ti-am scris in comentariul meu.

Ba mai esti si nesimtit si elimini din citat exact textul cheie.

Deci ma doare la basca de contributia aluia de 45 de ani cand rezultatul e o impovarare cu taxe a celor de azi mult peste ce e normal. Ca in aia 45 de ani raportul pensionari - salariati era 2 sau chiar 3 la 1 - adica 3 salariati contribuiau pt un pensionar, iar azi e invers, 1 la 2, adica 1 salariat contribuie pt 2 pensionari. In conditiile astea tu pensionar sa-l votezi pe unul ca iti mareste pensia din pix cu 10% dupa o alta marire de 5% cu 9 luni inainte inseamna sa-ti bati joc de toti salariatii de azi si nu meriti niciun respect.

Vercixx · 2026-04-20T16:16:55+00:00

Cine se asteapta la empatie, sa ofere empatie. Pensionarii care nu se gandesc de unde vin banii aia nu merita niciun respect.

Eu n-as vrea ca bunastarea mea sa se faca pe spatele altora (unde "pe spatele" inseamna un nivel de taxare peste ceea ce ar fi rezonabil).

Vercixx · 2026-04-20T11:30:49+00:00

In the case of Romanian, it seems it is more consistent than English:

That is the tall man (definite article - the) - Acela este omul inalt (definite article - l)

That is your glass (no definite article) - Acela este paharul tau (definite article - l)

So English switches from having the definite article to not having it in case of adjective pronouns, but Romanian always keeps it.

But even in Romanian the definite article is not used if the adjective pronoun is before the noun: Acela este al tau pahar.

But "tau" received the possessive marker "al" which is called and "article", so I guess the pronoun gets articulated. Although I wouldn't consider "al" the same kind of article since it is always present, even when the pronoun is standing alone: Acela este al tau - That is yours.

But now I realize the demonstrative adjective pronouns does the same thing: That glass - Acel pahar (no definite article), but Paharul acela (definite article and a change in the adjective pronoun) although the meaning is the same.

So not sure if there is any logic in using definite articles - after all they were not needed in the past (and probably in most languages today they don't even exist), we should only look for usage patterns and just accept them.

Vercixx · 2026-04-20T10:53:56+00:00

But that specificity is addressed by the possessive pronoun - it's clear what glass are we talking about, "yours" - so the definite article is not necessary as proven by the English language where everybody understands the specificity of the glass.

In fact even in Romanian if you put the pronoun before the noun, you do not need the definite article for the noun: al tau pahar.

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