Netherlands' largest wind farm opens today
4 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands' largest wind farm opens today

NL Times  

The largest wind farm on land in the Netherlands officially opens in Wieringermeer on Wednesday. We're building a total of 82 wind turbines that can generate power for around 370,000 homes," Ruben Lindenburg of energy company Vattenfall said to NH Nieuws. The arrival of the wind farm caused a lot of grumbling in Wieringereer about the change in the landscape. "If you see what we have built in a relatively short time, then I understand that people have to get used to it.

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World's largest locally-owned onshore wind farm opens in Zeewolde
2 years, 3 months ago

World's largest locally-owned onshore wind farm opens in Zeewolde

NL Times  

The largest onshore wind farm in the Netherlands opened in Zeewolde on Friday. The wind farm has 83 wind turbines owned by over 200 farmers and other local residents. Onshore wind farms often provoke resistance from locals. Other wind farms in which locals participate are often partly owned by companies, such as the Krammer wind farm on the border of …

Netherlands teaming up with Germany, Denmark for more offshore wind farms
2 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands teaming up with Germany, Denmark for more offshore wind farms

NL Times  

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