Montel • 20th March 2023

Dutch eye first tender for offshore wind and green hydrogen

The Dutch government could as early as next year open a tender for the construction of a 500 MW offshore hydrogen electrolyser powered exclusively by nearby offshore wind turbines, a world first.

Montel • 15th March 2023

Dutch emissions drop 30% below 1990 levels for first time

Dutch greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell more than 30% below benchmark 1990 levels for the first time ever in 2022, amid a sharp drop in gas demand and a rise in renewable energy output, the Dutch statistics office said.

Energy Institute • 15th March 2023

Europe’s gas grid could gain new life in a hydrogen economy

As Europe turns towards decarbonisation, parts of its vast gas grid could find a new lease of life in transporting hydrogen instead. Energy journalist Karolin Schaps investigates how plausible the task of repurposing old gas pipelines is and, if it is a no-brainer, why conversion is not taking place more quickly.

Montel • 14th March 2023

TSO Tennet suffers nearly EUR 1bn loss on high energy prices

Dutch state-owned TSO Tennet recorded an accounting loss of EUR 976m last year as record-high energy prices made it more expensive than ever to contract grid balancing capacity needed to integrate growing intermittent renewable energy production into the grid.

Montel • 6th March 2023

Renewables account for record 40% of Dutch annual power mix

Renewable energy sources accounted for a record 40% of the electricity mix in the Netherlands last year thanks to a strong build-out of wind and solar capacity, government data showed.

Thomson Reuters Foundation • 2nd March 2023

No land, no problem: Netherlands innovates to lead EU solar drive

The Netherlands, Europe's solar panel leader, is finding innovative places to site solar projects on limited land.

Montel • 1st March 2023

Dutch energy suppliers’ profits no higher than 5% – watchdog

The profits made by the Netherlands’ three largest energy suppliers, Eneco, Essent and Vattenfall, are no higher than 5% of revenue, a market watchdog investigation into whether consumers were being overcharged has found.

Montel Magazine • 24th February 2023

Bouncing back

Gas demand in the Netherlands, one of Europe’s most gas-intensive economies, has fallen to the lowest level in more than 50 years – will it rebound?

Montel • 14th February 2023

Dutch TSO scraps plans for floating LNG at Terneuzen

Dutch gas TSO Gasunie has dropped plans to build a temporary floating LNG import terminal at the southwestern Dutch port of Terneuzen.

reNEWS • 9th February 2023

COP explores Dutch market entry

Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) is mulling a move into the Dutch offshore wind market. The Danish developer has opened an office in Utrecht but the company, the development arm of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), declined to comment on potential bids in upcoming Dutch offshore tenders.

Montel • 31st January 2023

Dutch to set Groningen field closure date in June

The Dutch government will decide in June whether it will finalise the closure of the huge Groningen gas field this year or in 2024. The government had promised to fully shut down gas production at the field last year but the gas supply crunch exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced the Netherlands to delay the definitive closure date.

Montel • 16th December 2022

Shell, Eneco win 760 MW Dutch offshore wind tender

The Dutch government has picked Shell and Eneco as winners of the 760 MW Hollandse Kust West 6 offshore wind park tender. The Dutch Ecowende consortium, which is also jointly developing the 760 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm to start operating next year, secured the bid on the back of innovative ecological proposals, the government said.

International Bar Association • 15th December 2022

Copper shortfall’s ‘dramatic impact’ on energy transition drives search for answers

The global clean energy transition is moving at full speed, with the electrification of energy generation happening quicker than expected as governments fast-track regulatory support for green power sources in response to the energy crisis. As demand is rising for greentech such as electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels and transmission cables, so is the need for the copper that conducts the electricity powering the energy transition.

Montel Magazine • 14th December 2022

Dutch fret about prized TTF as price cap looms

The Netherlands is fiercely opposed to the EU’s TTF price cap proposal, saying it could harm security of supply and financial stability, as it also worries about the measure destroying liquidity on the benchmark European gas index.

Montel • 13th December 2022

Dutch VTTI to auction LNG capacity rights in early 2023

Dutch energy and chemical storage specialist VTTI will hold an open season early next year to auction off capacity rights to a 5bcm floating LNG terminal it plans to open in the Netherlands in early 2024.

Montel • 9th December 2022

Dutch government to subsidise Bergermeer gas injections in 2023

The Dutch government will continue subsidising gas storage injections next year, setting aside EUR 520.5m for the filling of the commercial 4.6bcm Bergermeer gas storage site, the country’s largest.

Montel • 30th November 2022

Dutch to cap power generation revenues at EUR 130/MWh

The Dutch government has capped power producers’ revenue at EUR 130/MWh for seven months from 1 December, implementing the EU-wide income price ceiling rule but below the EUR 180/MWh maximum agreed by EU ministers in September.

reNEWS • 17th November 2022

reNEWS Global Offshore Wind Report 2022 - Danish chapter

Denmark is experiencing another barren year, with Vattenfall's 344MW Vesterhav Nord & Syd complex the only offshore wind farm set to generate fresh green electrons for the Scandinavian nation in 2023.

Energy Institute • 16th November 2022

Sky-high gas prices encourage clean hydrogen as a decarbonisation tool for industry

The ongoing energy crisis and its unprecedently high wholesale gas prices have been a major burden for Europe’s fossil fuel-intensive industrial sector, but they have also brightened the case for investing in clean hydrogen as an alternative and greener feedstock. Karolin Schaps investigates the role green hydrogen is playing in Europe’s industry.

Montel • 14th November 2022

Largest Dutch fund to enter 4 GW offshore wind tenders

The Netherlands’ largest pension fund, ABP, wants to start building offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea and plans to enter next year’s tender for the 4 GW Ijmuiden Ver I-IV offshore wind sites.