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.

Montel • 21st September 2023

NAM to draw 15bcm of gas before Dutch storage closure

Shell and ExxonMobil's Dutch joint venture NAM aims to retrieve 15bcm of cushion gas held in reserve at its Norg underground storage site in its closure plan for the facility submitted to government.

Montel • 20th September 2023

Dutch solar power production rises 33% year on year in Q2

Electricity generation from Dutch solar assets rose 33% year on year in the second quarter to 8.7 TWh, the latest data from the Dutch statistics office showed.

Montel • 13th September 2023

Dutch regulator urges quicker updates on offshore wind curbs

The Dutch markets regulator has called for speedier updates on energy outages, especially relating to capacity curtailments of offshore wind farms due to bird migration.

Montel • 8th September 2023

Dutch offshore wind parks reduce output over bats

Dutch utility Eneco has had to curtail output at the 732 MW Borssele 3 and 4 offshore wind facilities it runs with Shell to protect colonies of bats flying in the vicinity, the former said.

Montel • 31st August 2023

Dutch gas reserves could expire within 9 years

Dutch gas reserves are in decline and could be depleted within nine years if exploration remains muted, Dutch statistics office CBS said.

Montel • 22nd August 2023

Gasunie, Vopak proceed with 4bcm Gate LNG capacity expansion

Dutch gas TSO Gasunie and Dutch commodity storage company Vopak have made the final investment decision to expand regasification capacity at Rotterdam’s Gate LNG import terminal by 4bcm to 20bcm.

Montel • 17th August 2023

Supplier levy to boost Dutch rooftop solar costs

Dutch energy consumers generating solar power are facing increasing costs for any excess output as energy suppliers are starting to charge extra fees for having to manage the unwanted electricity volumes, at times amid negative market prices.

Montel • 16th August 2023

Dutch court gives green light to Porthos CCS project

The Dutch Council of State has given the nod to the Porthos CCS project, which is expected to store 37m tonnes of CO2 in depleted Dutch offshore gas fields.

dw.com • 27th July 2023

Clean fuel storage attracts big business amid energy shift

Dutch harbors are gearing up to import, store and distribute the clean fuels set to drive Europe’s decarbonization. Businesses see big money on the horizon as the EU moves away from fossil fuels.

Energy Institute • 19th July 2023

How Europe’s cooling problem is heating up

With global temperatures expected to surge to fresh record levels in the coming five years and beyond, European energy market experts are growing increasingly concerned about an additional strain on electricity demand on top of energy transition electrification – the rising need for space cooling.

International Bar Association • 28th June 2023

Climate crisis: global plastics treaty ambitious but possible by end of 2024

Within 18 months from now, UN negotiators aim to have signed an international treaty to tackle plastic pollution. The timeline is certainly ambitious for a global agreement, but legal professionals are optimistic that the urgency of stemming the planet’s plastic waste mountain, combined with the drive at national level in many regions, will, by the end of 2024, lead to the world’s first agreement to end plastic pollution.

Hydrogen Economist • 28th June 2023

Netherlands accelerates hydrogen push

The Netherlands is stepping up initiatives to speed up the development of its domestic hydrogen market after the government spelled out how it will distribute additional subsidies for clean hydrogen projects and gas network operator Gasunie gave the green light to start building the Dutch hydrogen network.