Nuon postpones gasification technology at new power plant
Nuon has decided to postpone its plans for the possible gasification of biomass and coal at its new electricity power plant at Eemshaven. The construction of the Nuon Magnum gas-fired power station is...
View ArticleECN transfers research activities to HyET
Last March the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and HyET agreed that part of ECN’s research activities will be transferred to HyET. This involves research that was previously conducted...
View ArticleSolar Powered Washing Machine Knows When Sun Shines
The new solar powered washing machine makes the most of the sunshine with smart grid. The system is being trialled in the Dutch city of Breda, where 300 new houses have been built using this new...
View ArticleThe Netherlands to test Smart-Energy Homes
The smart energy grid system is being trialled in the Dutch city of Breda, the Netherlands, where 300 new houses have been built using this new technology. The two-year pilot project will test whether...
View ArticleThe Greenest Energy Is the Energy That We Do Not Use
It seems like everyone is complaining about the size of their monthly electrical bill, from companies to homeowners to renters. But how many people actually have an idea how they accrued their kWh...
View ArticleDutch renewable energy production rises
Production of electricity from renewable sources in the Netherlands grew by nearly 10 percent in 2011, Statistics Netherlands reports. Total electricity production in the Netherlands amounted to 113...
View ArticleGreater energy cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany
At meetings on 31 January and 1 February 2013, Minister Henk Kamp of Economic Affairs agreed three important areas of cooperation with his German counterparts, Environment Minister Altmaier and...
View ArticleAmsterdam launches Climate and Energy Fund
The City of Amsterdam has announced plans to invest €45 million in financially viable and sustainable energy projects. On 3 October 2013, Alderperson Maarten van Poelgeest launched the Amsterdam...
View ArticleAmsterdam data centres plan significant energy savings
The City of Amsterdam has reached agreements with data centres in the city regarding energy saving measures designed to save 68 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy in the coming three years. This is...
View ArticleDutch Wind Farms Generated Record Electricity in 2013
Dutch wind farms generated a record amount of electricity in 2013, according to Statistics Netherlands. Electricity generated by wind turbines grew by 8 percent in 2013 due to capacity expansion. The...
View ArticleDutch windmills to power Google’s Dutch data center
Netherlands is famous for its windmills, which over the years have been used to saw wood, mill corn, pump water and much more. Now, a new generation of Dutch windmill - wind turbines - will power...
View ArticleSharp increase in the share of Dutch renewable energy
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands, renewable energy constituted 5.6 percent of total Dutch energy consumption in 2014. This is substantially more than the 4.8 percent of 2013 and...
View ArticleLower energy bill for Dutch households
The annual energy bill for Dutch households was 50 euros lower than last year. At the current rates, the average annual energy bill is 1,771 euros, according to figures released by Statistics...
View ArticleDutch carbon emissions at 25-year-low
In 2014, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were nearly 5 percent lower than in 2013. Households used less natural gas for heating due to the warmer weather, while another factor was lower...
View ArticleMajor Solar Project to be Built at Tata Steel in the Netherlands
Tata Steel has today unveiled plans to create one of the world’s largest solar energy projects of its kind in the Netherlands. The post Major Solar Project to be Built at Tata Steel in the Netherlands...
View ArticleNuon postpones gasification technology at new power plant
Nuon has decided to postpone its plans for the possible gasification of biomass and coal at its new electricity power plant at Eemshaven. The construction of the Nuon Magnum gas-fired power station is...
View ArticleECN transfers research activities to HyET
Last March the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and HyET agreed that part of ECN’s research activities will be transferred to HyET. This involves research that was previously conducted...
View ArticleSolar Powered Washing Machine Knows When Sun Shines
The new solar powered washing machine makes the most of the sunshine with smart grid. The system is being trialled in the Dutch city of Breda, where 300 new houses have been built using this new...
View ArticleThe Netherlands to test Smart-Energy Homes
The smart energy grid system is being trialled in the Dutch city of Breda, the Netherlands, where 300 new houses have been built using this new technology. The two-year pilot project will test whether...
View ArticleThe Greenest Energy Is the Energy That We Do Not Use
It seems like everyone is complaining about the size of their monthly electrical bill, from companies to homeowners to renters. But how many people actually have an idea how they accrued their kWh...
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