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Shell-Exxon venture to discover the largest gas field in the Netherlands since 1995
A joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, called Nam, said it has successfully drilled a significant new onshore natural gas field in the Netherlands.
read more... 10/01/2012
Bergermeer gas storage project gets its three launch customers
The operator Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) announced that it has secured three launch customers for its Bergermeer Gas Storage facility in the Netherlands, set to become Europe’s largest open access gas storage facility.
read more... 20/12/2011
Netherlands to update the SDE incentive system
The new draft in the Netherlands will include the geothermal heat in the new feed-in tariffs system (SDE), which will represent the basic support for sustainable heat as from 2012.
read more... 11/11/2011
CO2 emissions reach a historical high of 5.8 % in 2010
Global carbon emissions saw a full fluctuation after the recession from 2009, soaring by 5.8 % in 2010, according a recent released report by the Netherlands Environmental Protection Agency.
read more... 07/10/2011
Dutch top court gives the green light to RWE’s coal-fired plant
The German utility, RWE has been allowed to continue limited construction of a 1,560 MW coal-fired plant after Netherlands' highest administrative court on Friday dismissed a request from environmentalists who said the company should lay down work until it has the required permits.
read more... 05/09/2011