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North Sea wind group enlarged with one more gas grid operator
Gasunie, the gas grid operator in the Netherlands, will become a part of the North Sea Wind Power Hub conglomerate.
read more... 14/09/2017
Dutch power operator Alliander receives €300 million EIB loan
Dutch network company Alliander’s subsidiary, Liander, will receive a loan of €300 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to upgrade and enlarge the Netherlands electricity grid.
read more... 09/08/2017
Wind industry - a new generation of colossal 300m turbines
Wind farm operators are seeking for a new generation of colossal wind turbines, taller than many skyscrapers, as they want to remain profitable after EU cancels subsidies, that have ruled the green industry since the 1990s. The main countries of the EU offshore wind industry - Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and UK - are looking to gradually reduce contributions over the next decade. Subsidies still account for almost 50% of EU wind projects' income.
read more... 28/06/2017
Netherlands: Extra measures required to meet 2020 greenhouse gas reduction targets
The government of Netherlands declared on Monday it would meet its objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% in the year 2020 from 1990s level, only if extra measures will be taken.
read more... 21/06/2017
Netherlands will unlikely shut down coal plants soon
The leader of the Green Left party in the Netherlands declared on Friday that he did not consider that the nation's coal-fired power plants would shut down by the end of the next governing period.
read more... 19/06/2017