Noord-Holland rejects plans for wind turbines in Noorder IJ, Amsterdam

5 days, 5 hours ago

Netherlands to spend €185 million on salt firm Nobian’s rapid plan to zero emissions

NL Times

The Dutch government closed its first-ever deal using a tailor-made approach to subsidize and incentivize a specific company to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Salt and chemical manufacturer Nobian is eligible to receive up to 185 million euros in subsidies as part of a joint investment of 645 million euros by the company and the Dutch government intended to nearly eliminate …

Dutch Netherlands Gas Natural Gas Company Salt Million

5 days, 5 hours ago

Noord-Holland may have lengthy power cuts in 2026 due to overload of the power grid

NL Times

There is a possibility of lengthy power cuts in 2026 in parts of Noord-Holland if no extra measures are taken against the overload of the power grid, grid operators TenneT and Liander warn. They also predict in a new forecast that in many places in the province, there will be waiting lists for large electricity consumers, such as data centers, …

Electricity Power Grid Noord

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Regulator revokes energy supplier HEM's permit over money problems

NL Times

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has revoked the operating permits of energy supplier HollandsStroom, which previously traded under the name Hollandse Energie Maatschappij, or HEM. Earlier this year, the ACM fined HEM 1.1 million euros for misleading customers when selling energy contracts. The regulator also took action against HEM’s “unreasonably high rates,” forcing the company to let customers …

Energy Customers Acm Gas Supply Supplier Hem

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ombudsman calls for reassessment of protest rights in the Netherlands

NL Times

Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen is launching a new investigation into the state of protest rights in the Netherlands, citing growing concerns over the restrictions placed on demonstrations. Van Zutphen questioned the severity of such actions, calling it “borderline” and expressing concerns over the broader impact on the right to protest. Seven years ago, Van Zutphen’s earlier report concluded …

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1 month ago

Confusion over zero emission zones, councils say "no deal"

Dutch News

The 14 Dutch towns and cities which plan to introduce zero emission zones next year say they will press ahead with the ban on many diesel vehicles, even though the government says it has brokered a compromise. The 14 cities, which include Amsterdam and The Hague, issued a joint statement on Friday afternoon, saying alteri g the plans would not …

Cities Diesel Vehicles Zero Emission Zones

1 month ago

Eemshaven still in the picture for nuclear power plants, misunderstanding in Groningen

NL Times

The Cabinet is looking at the Eemshaven in Groningen as a possible location for two new nuclear power plants. Minister Sophie Hermans wrote in a letter to the lower house of Dutch parliament that the Eemshaven "meets the characteristics for the establishment of nuclear power plants". According to Hermans, this means that the Cabinet "must formally consider" whether there are …

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Dutch NGOs demand government stop selling weapons to Israel

Dutch News

A group of ten human rights groups told The Hague District Court on Friday the Netherlands is violating international law by continuing trade with Israel, demanding the government stop weapons exports to Israel and cut trade with the occupied territories. The hearing comes one day after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, former …

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1 month ago

Green groups, Amsterdam take state to court over Schiphol

Dutch News

Campaign groups are taking the Dutch state to court on Tuesday for the latest hearing in a string of legal battles surrounding the airport’s noise and pollution rights. In 2023 Schiphol bought nine farms in order to use their nitrogen pollution rights as its own and later that year was controversially given its own permit, which allowed it to carry …

Permit Schiphol Green Groups

1 month, 1 week ago

Albert Heijn commits to full electrification of Dutch operations by 2027

NL Times

Albert Heijn is pushing ahead with its plans to fully electrify its delivery fleet, despite delays in the rollout of environmental zones in cities like Amsterdam. These stations will serve the electric vans that fulfill home deliveries, as well as electric trucks supplying Albert Heijn’s more than 100 Amsterdam stores and AH to Go locations. The company’s transport partner, Simon …

Amsterdam Dutch Environmental Company Plans Albert Electric Trucks

1 month, 1 week ago

Greenpeace takes Dutch state to court over nitrogen failings

Dutch News

Greenpeace and the Dutch state will face each other in court on Tuesday afternoon with the campaign group arguing the Netherlands is not doing enough to protect the natural environment from the impact of excessive nitrogen. The case is a “last chance to save the most vulnerable habitats because if nitrogen emissions don’t go down, we risk losing unique plants …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dutch PM will not attend climate summit due to aftermath of Amsterdam riots

NL Times

Prime Minister Dick Schoof will not be attending the climate summit in Azerbaijan next week, he announced on X. "Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands," said the Prime Minister. French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and …

Climate Climate Summit

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Power Grid in Rotterdam and Surrounds at Max Capacity: City to Face Long Waitlists

NL Times

The electricity grid in Rotterdam and the surrounding area has reached its maximum capacity, causing long waiting lists for new connections and expansions. To relieve pressure, grid operator Stedin is investigating options such as peak-time rewards for large consumers and urging households and small businesses to avoid peak hours on the grid.

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5 months, 1 week ago

Vattenfall halts new city heating projects in existing buildings

Dutch News

Energy giant Vattenfall is to stop installing district heating schemes in existing residential property because of the cost and the likely impact on consumers, the Telegraaf reported on Friday. Amsterdam recently had to spend €4 million compensating 2,000 households faced with spiraling city heating costs, because they had no alternative. City and district heating schemes use surplus heat generated by …

City Heating District Heating Schemes City Heating

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Suzlon independent director resigns over compliance and transparency issues

Hindustan Times

Marc Desaedeleer, an independent director of Suzlon resigned on Saturday, citing compliance and transparency issues with the company, according to the company's regulatory filing on June 8, 2024. Desaedeleer wrote in his letter of resignation, “Several situations occurred where the corporate governance standards applied by the company did not meet my expectations including situations where communications lacked the level of …

Suzlon Independent Director

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands first out of the blocks as voting across EU begins

Dutch News

Polls have opened in the Netherlands on the first day of voting for the European parliament, with most of the rest of Europe’s 380 million voters having to wait until the weekend. Latest polls suggest Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV party will win eight of the 31 Dutch seats, having failed to return a single MEP five years ago. Bontenbal, whose …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands first out of the blocks as voting across EU begins

Dutch News

Polls have opened in the Netherlands on the first day of voting for the European parliament, with most of the rest of Europe’s 380 million voters having to wait until the weekend. Latest polls suggest Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV party will win eight of the 31 Dutch seats, having failed to return a single MEP five years ago. Bontenbal, whose …

Europe Netherlands Party Vote European Mep Cda

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects

Associated Press

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Government supporters of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey and New York are trading blows with opponents in some shore towns who say many vacationers and local residents don’t want to see turbines filling the ocean horizon. “It is imperative that any offshore wind projects are placed far enough out to avoid these drastic …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Amsterdam to create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods

NL Times

Amsterdam is changing its housing construction strategy. Instead of building homes in business districts or creating new neighborhoods like in recent years, the city will create 20,000 new homes in existing neighborhoods that need more investment. This way, Amsterdam will remain a good and pleasant city for all its residents in the future.” With the densification, Amsterdam will also invest …

Amsterdam Homes City Existing Neighborhoods

1 year ago

World’s largest offshore wind farm to be built in UK waters

The Telegraph

Plans to build the world’s biggest wind farm off the coast of Norfolk have been given the greenlight in a significant boost for the Government’s net zero plans. Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted has decided to press ahead with plans for Hornsea 3, an £8bn project to build 231 offshore turbines that will generate power for three million homes. The …

Hornsea 3

1 year, 1 month ago

In a setback for the wind industry, 2 large offshore projects are canceled in N.J.

NPR

In a setback for the wind industry, 2 large offshore projects are canceled in N.J. Enlarge this image toggle caption Wayne Parry/AP Wayne Parry/AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Wind energy developer Orsted is writing off $4 billion, due largely to the cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey whose financial challenges mirror those facing the nascent industry. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

"Unrealistic" that Netherlands will achieve climate goals: Council of State

NL Times

It is unrealistic that the Netherlands will achieve its climate target of emitting at least 55 percent less CO2 by 2030 compared to 1990, the Council of State warned on Thursday. The Cabinet’s most important advisor referred to calculations by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, which show that the climate target will only be achieved if all factors - including …

Energy Climate Netherlands Council State Cabinet Target

1 year, 3 months ago

Netherlands promises stricter nitrogen rules as nature continues to deteriorate

NL Times

In the coming years, nitrogen standards will become stricter than they are now, reports the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality after research by the Wageningen University & Research. Farmers action group: Stricter rules “unfeasible” and “rigid” The farmers’ action group Agractie maintains that the Netherlands’ focus on nitrogen “leads to a standstill” and “does nothing” for nature. PAS …

Nature Netherlands Cabinet Nitrogen Cdv Nitrogen Emissions Stricter

1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch residents will have to ditch their cars for sustainable transport system

NL Times

To build a fully climate-neutral transport system in the Netherlands, many citizens will have to give up their cars, Jan Willem Eirsman, the government’s new chief climate adviser as chairman of the Scientific Climate Council, told the AD. According to Erisman, it is questionable whether it will even be possible in the long term to just replace petrol and diesel …

Climate Car Possible Electric

1 year, 4 months ago

Local Zoning Rules On Wind And Solar Are Spreading: Study

Huff Post

An Engie employee looks out toward the wind turbines during a tour for the dedication of the Limestone Wind Project in Dawson, Texas, on Feb. 28. “We redid the study and we were pretty surprised at how much they grew,” said Anthony Lopez, a senior researcher at NREL’s Strategic Energy Analysis Center and the paper’s lead author. But “they’re mostly …

Energy Clean Energy Pennsylvania Wind Solar California County

1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch government still supporting oil, gas projects abroad, despite promises to stop

NL Times

The Dutch government is still insuring fossil fuel extraction by Dutch companies abroad, despite promising to stop the practice this year at the COP26 international environmental conference in Glasgow. At least three fossil fuel projects got state guarantees worth 310 million euros this year. PvdA parliamentarian Joris Thijsen called it “madness” that the Dutch State is still backing companies active …

Dutch Companies Fossil Dutch Government State Guarantees

1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch people want firm and clear climate policy, says report

NL Times

The Dutch are generally in favor of a decisive climate policy, even if the interventions are painful. Chairman of the National Climate Platform, Kees Vendrik, writes in his first 'signal report' and a letter to Climate Minister Rob Jetten that the Cabinet would do well to set a clear and firm course. "It is better to have a clear course, …

Policy Climate Climate Policy Vendrik Nkp

1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch semiconductor machine export restrictions to come into force in September

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch companies that produce machines that make advanced semiconductor processor chips will be required to have export licenses before they can sell them overseas starting in September, the government announced Friday. The requirement will notably affect Duch company ASML, the world’s only producer of machines that use extreme ultraviolet lithography to make advanced semiconductor chips. In …

China Dutch Netherlands Machine Export Advanced Export Licenses

1 year, 7 months ago

Big differences in availability of electric car chargers between Dutch municipalities

NL Times

The government announced on Wednesday that it would push an extra 90 million euros into expanding the charging station network for electric cars. The NAL’s goal is to have at least one public charging station in each of those squares with 125 households or more. Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, and Noord-Holland have at least one public charging station in eight out of …

Netherlands Car Electric Charging Nos Nal

1 year, 7 months ago

Wind turbines to slow down to give migrating birds safe passage

Dutch News

Climate minister Rob Jetten will ask energy companies to slow down their wind turbines on the North Sea twice a year to prevent thousands of migrating birds from being killed by the fast-turning blades, according to a report by press agency Bloomberg. Expert estimate that the turbine blades kill some 50,000 birds every year as off shore wind farms proliferate …

Wind Migrating Birds

1 year, 9 months ago

NL residents to face flickering lights, power outages as grid fills up, Alliander warns

NL Times

The Netherlands’ power grid is so full that it has to be temporarily overloaded to provide energy to as many people as possible, Alliander, grid operator Liander’s parent company, warned when presenting its annual figures on Thursday. Customers with solar panels also won’t always be able to return their generated power to the grid. And pushing power back onto the …

Netherlands Power Grid Power Outages Residential Areas

1 year, 9 months ago

About 700 households in Amsterdam do not have an energy contract, threat of disconnection

NL Times

The number of households in Amsterdam that do not have an energy contract is increasing. According to the municipality, this is a group of households that did not take advantage of the help offered by the neighborhood teams when their energy supplier reported payment arrears. "A contract termination and a threatened disconnection of energy supply may be the moment when …

Energy Households

1 year, 11 months ago

The Netherlands faces power outages in the future, grid operator says

Dutch News

Dutch electricity grid company Tennet has warned that the Netherlands is facing a looming electricity shortage and says that outages may well break official limits from 2030. In addition, with coal, gas and nuclear power plants closing across Europe, the Netherlands will be less likely to get support from its neighbouring countries if problems arise, Tennet said. ‘It is therefore …

Tennet Netherlands Faces Future Grid Electricity Shortage

1 year, 11 months ago

The Netherlands faces power outages in the future, grid operator says

Dutch News

Dutch electricity grid company Tennet has warned that the Netherlands is facing a looming electricity shortage and says that outages may well break official limits from 2030. In addition, with coal, gas and nuclear power plants closing across Europe, the Netherlands will be less likely to get support from its neighbouring countries if problems arise, Tennet said. ‘It is therefore …

Netherlands Tennet

1 year, 11 months ago

Reliance on sustainable energy may cause electricity supply problems: Grid operator

NL Times

Grid operator TenneT expects a shortage of electricity in the Netherlands after 2030. The Netherlands will become increasingly dependent on electricity in the coming years, while the electricity system, which is becoming more sustainable, becomes increasingly dependent on the weather conditions. But they make the electricity system increasingly dependent on the weather, according to TenneT, resulting in a decrease in …

Netherlands Electricity Demand Grid Operator Supply Tennet

1 year, 11 months ago

Wind gusts up to 80 km/h expected in northern Netherlands today

NL Times

The strong sustained winds and power gusts triggered a Code Yellow Weather Warning for several parts of the Netherlands on Wednesday morning. The warning was issued by the Dutch meteorological institute, KNMI, for Noord-Holland and Friesland, as well as the Wadden Islands and the area around the IJsselmeer. “Strong gusts of wind up to approximately 80 km/h are possible in …

Wind Gusts Knmi

1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch government has failed the people, says National Ombudsman in scathing interview

NL Times

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen was strongly critical about the functioning of the government in an interview with De Telegraaf. Now, looking back over the entirety of 2022, he said the government rating did not improve, “because they have failed, and they simply do not keep their promises," he told the newspaper. The scandal led to the resignation of Prime …

Van Zutphen National Ombudsman

2 years ago

Flemish energy minister wants to invest in Dutch nuclear power plants

NL Times

Flanders may want to participate in the construction of two new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands. The Council of Ministers gave final approval on Friday for the construction of two new nuclear power plants, which should be completed in 2035. While the Dutch Cabinet has embraced nuclear energy as part of the solution to the climate problem, the Belgian …

Energy Dutch Nuclear Plants Power Flemish

2 years, 1 month ago

Top Dutch pension fund ABP to fund massive offshore wind energy site on North Sea

NL Times

ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands, wants to realize the largest wind farm in the North Sea. The pension fund now plans to play an influential role in the renewable energy plans in the North Sea in the coming years. ABP wants to get in on the ground floor of this project, unlike pension funds’ usual strategy to …

Energy Pension Fund North Sea Abp Van Wijnen

2 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Amsterdam, you’ll get your fill of all three, and then immerse yourself in its Unesco-listed canal district − a …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands needs thousands of workers for energy transition

NL Times

The Netherlands needs many additional professional workers in order to achieve its climate goals. Benefits agency UWV said this week that there are currently 48,000 vacancies for professions that are necessary for the energy transition. This includes designers, architects, IT systems analysts, electricians, solar panel installation technicians, and also electric car charging station installers. ABN AMRO also concluded earlier this …

Netherlands

2 years, 2 months ago

79% Dutch companies making sustainability improvements, many avoid energy conservation

NL Times

Most of businesses in the Netherlands took measures this year to make their operations more sustainable, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. But according to Investico, Trouw, and De Groene Amsterdammer, at least 60 percent of companies don’t comply with the energy-saving rules. Nearly 20 percent took measures to be more energy efficient, 14 percent moved toward a circular economy, and …

Energy Netherlands Companies Making Sustainability

2 years, 2 months ago

In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills

The Hindu

Europeans are opening their energy bills with trepidation these days, bracing for hefty price hikes as utility companies pass on the surging cost of natural gas, oil and electricity tied to Russia's war in Ukraine. "They’ve got no concerns because the prices are not going to change, not in the immediate future anyway.” Feldheim's hands-on approach to producing its own …

Energy Russia Electricity Germany Natural Gas German Kappert

2 years, 2 months ago

In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, 55 wind turbines can be seen but not …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Resistance to wind turbines in municipalities is decreasing

NL Times

More and more Dutch people are open to the idea of installing turbines or solar parks in their municipalities. Resistance has decreased due to the war in Ukraine and the impact of the sanctions against Russia, according to research agency Motivaction after a poll among more than a thousand Dutch people. According to the Dutch Association for Sustainable Energy, which …

Energy Ukraine Dutch Sustainable Energy

2 years, 3 months ago

Dutch allocate €16m to provide food and essentials to poor families

Dutch News

The Netherlands has been awarded €413 million from the European Social Fund to support people at the bottom end of the jobs market and to counteract rising poverty. The Dutch plan has been approved by the European Commission and marks the first time that ministers will have used EU money to help ensure people in the Netherlands have enough to …

Dutch Allocate

2 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands to pay down energy bills for residents who fall into debt: Report

NL Times

The Dutch government and the country’s energy companies could assist households in paying their gas and electricity bills when they are unable to do so. Rising energy prices are putting as many as a million households in financial trouble, including 600,000 who have never had issues making payments in the past, according to NOS. People who fall behind on their …

Energy Nos Energy Companies

2 years, 3 months ago

Dutch city bans adverts for holiday flights amid climate crisis

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Dutch city has announced it will ban advertising for holiday flights as part of a …

Dutch City Climate Crisis Ban Fossil Fuels Adverts Haarlem

2 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands hits target of filling gas reserves to 80%

Dutch News

The Netherlands has hit its target of filling its gas reserves to 80% capacity nearly two months early, the energy ministry has confirmed. On Tuesday energy minister Rob Jetten said 120 local authorities who have energy contracts with Gazprom Energy, the Dutch subsidiary of the Russian state energy firm, could have more time to find alternative suppliers. Jetten had previously …

Energy Russia Jetten

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