{"id":180962,"date":"2026-01-28T12:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=180962"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:48:03","slug":"dunkelflaute-over-belgium-causes-electricity-prices-to-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/01\/28\/dunkelflaute-over-belgium-causes-electricity-prices-to-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dunkelflaute\u2019 boven Belgi\u00eb zorgt voor piek in elektriciteitsprijzen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A small 'dunkelflaute' <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">die boven Belgi\u00eb hangt, zorgt ervoor dat de elektriciteitsprijzen de pan uit rijzen. <span class=\"NA6bn BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\">The term 'dunkelflaute', a combination of the German words 'dunkel', meaning 'dark', and 'Flaute', meaning 'lull',<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"NA6bn BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\"> beschrijft het gelijktijdig optreden van duisternis en een windstilte. Dunkelflautes komen meerdere keren per winter voor in Noordwest-Europa. Ze duren meestal 1-3 dagen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Het fenomeen is te wijten aan het verwachte grijze en windstille weer, waardoor er heel weinig hernieuwbare energie wordt geproduceerd. Als de productie van hernieuwbare energie daalt, is het elektriciteitssysteem afhankelijk van gasgestookte energiecentrales en import, die duurder is. <\/span><\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small &#8216;dunkelflaute&#8217; hanging over Belgium is causing electricity prices to spike. The term &#8216;dunkelflaute&#8217;, a combination of the German words &#8216;dunkel&#8217;, meaning &#8216;dark&#8217;, and &#8216;Flaute&#8217;, meaning &#8216;lull&#8217;, describes the simultaneous occurrence of darkness and a lull in wind activity. Dunkelflautes occur\u00a0several times every winter in Northwestern Europe. 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The term &#8216;dunkelflaute&#8217;, a combination of the German words &#8216;dunkel&#8217;, meaning &#8216;dark&#8217;, and &#8216;Flaute&#8217;, meaning &#8216;lull&#8217;, describes the simultaneous occurrence of darkness and a lull in wind activity. Dunkelflautes occur\u00a0several times every winter in Northwestern Europe. They usually last 1\u20133 days.The phenomenon is due to expected gray and windless weather, which results in very little renewable energy being produced. When renewable production drops, the electricity system must rely on\u00a0gas-fired power plants and imports, which are more expensive. This content has been archived. 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