Montel • 3rd December 2024

Dutch utility weighs alternatives for loss-making 750 MW CCGT

(Montel) EP NL is considering alternative power production options including installing a battery or using hydrogen as fuel for its 750 MW Rijnmond 1 CCGT plant, which it plans to close. The company, a Dutch subsidiary of Czech utility EPH, announced on Monday it would end operations at Rijnmond 1 on 31 March 2026 unless the government implemented a capacity mechanism.

reNEWS • 21st November 2024

Dutch waters calm before the storm

The Netherlands has entered a construction-calm period following the delivery of the 2.3GW Hollandse Kust Noord and Zuid offshore wind farms over the past year. With 4.7GW installed by the end of 2023, the country surpassed its 10-year target of 4.5GW set in 2013. Next off the production line will be the Ecowende project. A consortium of Shell, Eneco and Japan’s Chubu – which entered the partnership in February – is expected to start building the 760MW Hollandse Kust West 6 site in September 2025, with completion scheduled towards the end of 2026.

Montel • 17th October 2024

Dutch power market successfully integrates with Picasso – TSO

(Montel) Dutch TSO Tennet has successfully integrated the Dutch electricity market with the EU-wide power balancing platform Picasso, it said, following prior delays.

Montel • 11th October 2024

Dutch government mulls scaling back 2040 offshore wind target

The new right-leaning Dutch government is considering scaling back the country’s 2040 offshore wind target of 50 GW due to its plans to build four new nuclear power stations, a government spokesman told Montel.

Montel • 3rd October 2024

Picasso to have limited impact on power prices – Dutch TSO

Dutch power TSO Tennet expects limited impact on prices when the country joins EU-wide power balancing platform Picasso on the week of the 14 October, a spokesman told Montel.

Montel • 27th September 2024

Renewables take over as Netherlands’ biggest power source

The amount of electricity produced from wind and solar generation in the Netherlands overtook output from gas and coal-fired plants in the six months to June, Dutch statistics office CBS said.

Montel • 25th September 2024

TSO mulls compensation for TTF balancing price crash

Dutch gas TSO Gasunie is discussing how it can compensate gas traders affected by an IT issue which caused TTF balancing prices to trade below EUR -1,000/MWh late on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. A technical issue resulted in faulty allocation data being submitted into the TTF balancing market, she said on Wednesday. This caused the TTF balancing price for delivery between 18:00 and 19:00 CET to fall as low as EUR -1,175/MWh.

International Bar Association • 21st May 2024

The UN versus Big Oil

A letter from UN-appointed independent human rights experts to oil giant Saudi Aramco and its financiers has attracted intense interest. Global Insight assesses what the increasing legal pressure on companies means in the context of the climate crisis and human rights.

reNEWS • 8th February 2024

Dutch onshore wind sector steels itself for some tough times ahead

The Dutch market is braced for a slowdown as grid and policy challenges dampen expectations for growth. An ongoing review of environmental regulations, growing local opposition strengthened by the recent election success of anti-green right wing parties, and the everpresent conflict over restricted space in the densely-populated farming nation are posing serious challenges.

Energy Institute • 31st January 2024

Harvesting among solar panels: can agrivoltaics help Europe meet green targets?

In the conflict between land use for food production versus green energy generation, new technology promises to eradicate the either-or-question: agrivoltaics. The European Union (EU) is keen to support the integration of solar panels into farming as a way to meet its renewable energy targets, but energy journalist Karolin Schaps finds hurdles remain along the way.

Montel • 10th January 2024

Dutch tap Groningen for emergency gas amid cold snap

The Netherlands’ largest and decommissioned gas field at Groningen has been producing minimal amounts of emergency gas following a governmental security of supply order amid a cold snap.

Montel • 13th December 2023

Developer delays Dutch H2 project amid rising costs

HyCC has delayed the launch of a green hydrogen project in the Netherlands by two years to 2028 due to rising costs, regulatory hurdles and slow market development for the fuel.

reNEWS • 23rd November 2023

Belgian offshore wind zone sale creates buzz

The Belgian offshore wind sector is gearing up for the first development phase of the Princess Elisabeth Zone, an area to contain up to 3.5GW of capacity connected to the world's first offshore energy island.

reNEWS • 23rd November 2023

Dutch add 2.3GW to offshore wind capacity pot

Ambitious country faces up to three-year wait until next project starts delivering power.

Montel • 23rd November 2023

Risk to Dutch green policies amid far-right election win

A potential Dutch coalition government of right-leaning parties would likely put a brake on the Netherlands’ green energy transition, according to analysts.

Energy Institute • 22nd November 2023

Driven by high energy bills, Europe’s effciency measures also have a lasting effect

Record energy prices across Europe seen last winter have resulted in residential and industrial energy users investing heavily in measures to bring down their energy consumption.

Hydrogen Economist • 30th October 2023

Gasunie starts building Dutch H2 network

Dutch gas network operator Gasunie has begun construction of the Netherlands’ domestic hydrogen network that will span some 1,200km of largely existing gas pipelines converted to carrying hydrogen from 2030 and also connect to Germany and Belgium.

Hydrogen Economist • 9th October 2023

Netherlands targets small H2 projects with €250m auction

The Dutch government will launch a €250m auction round next month for green hydrogen projects with electrolysers that are smaller than 50MW.

Montel Magazine • 3rd October 2023

Dutch fail to energise battery storage

Battery energy storage development in the Netherlands has yet to accelerate due to high network fees, putting pressure on authorities to intervene to keep the nation on track towards its renewable energy goals.

reNEWS • 28th September 2023

Dutch put brakes on ground-mounted PV

Policy shift to rooftop solar leads developers to agrivoltaics and batteries.