Auke Hoekstra

Auke Hoekstra

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TU Eindhoven researcher; EVs, batteries, grid implications; debunks energy myths

BYD's 1.5 MW Flash Chargers Add 400 Km in 5 Minutes
SocialApr 8, 2026

BYD's 1.5 MW Flash Chargers Add 400 Km in 5 Minutes

BYD's new Flash Charging stations hit up to 1.5 MW peak power. With their Blade Battery 2.0, it adds ~400 km range in 5 minutes (10-70% charge) or 97% in 9 minutes.

By Auke Hoekstra
Arming Ukraine Beats Humiliating Europe to Deter Putin
SocialApr 6, 2026

Arming Ukraine Beats Humiliating Europe to Deter Putin

Good point: arming Ukraine is more useful than humiliating Europe before Trump in the way of Mark Rutte if we want to stave off Putin.

By Auke Hoekstra
Iberian Blackout Caused by Voltage Control, Not Renewables
SocialMar 20, 2026

Iberian Blackout Caused by Voltage Control, Not Renewables

The final report on the Iberia Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) blackout is out. A lot of people will be blaming renewables and talk about inertia. But the cause was bad voltage control and that's surprisingly easy to fix. Let me explain. https://t.co/d2slhAOHGu

By Auke Hoekstra
Solar Plus Storage: A Viable Global Power Solution
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Solar Plus Storage: A Viable Global Power Solution

"Solar and batteries can power the world" Tom Brown is mostly on BlueSky these days but this is a great blogpost so I'm sharing it here too. https://t.co/KU6aqsHfEZ https://t.co/1pVWCGUOKs

By Auke Hoekstra
Developing Nations Leapfrog Fossil Era, Embrace Clean Power
SocialFeb 17, 2026

Developing Nations Leapfrog Fossil Era, Embrace Clean Power

I *love* this ternary chart showing developing economies increasingly go directly for clean electrons (solar plus some wind), bypassing the fossil economy that the US and EU went through. I expect Africa will take an even more direct route than India. https://t.co/KjsZV3S6P1...

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BTI Dismisses Solar, Wind While Championing Costly Nuclear
SocialFeb 11, 2026

BTI Dismisses Solar, Wind While Championing Costly Nuclear

Many got on the make-clean-energy-cheap bandwagon in 2008 and before. But @TheBTI would always claim that most attention had to go to nuclear (which of course did not get cheaper) and belittled solar & wind. No solar champions at all....

By Auke Hoekstra