The production of solar power grew by 50% in the Netherlands last year. Wind power production remained the same. The share of renewables in the country’s electricity consumption rose from 15% to 17% compared to the year before. The share of renewables in total energy consumption rose from 6.6% to 7.3%.
During the past few months, several institutions have released rather optimistic numbers about the energy transition in the Netherlands. Although substantial wind power additions were realized, and solar growth is accelerating, overall performance is still amongst the worst in the European Union, with the Netherlands now lagging firmly behind its renewable energy targets.
Electric trains have always been a relatively sustainable mode of transport, with much lower emissions than cars, but as of the 1st of January, 2017, all electric train rides in the Netherlands have become even greener. They are now entirely powered by clean, renewable, wind energy.
Remco van der Horst, COO of renewable energy crowdinvesting company Duurzaaminvesteren and founder of consultancy Greenproc, was one of the … [continued]
Earlier this month, Dutch transmission system operator TenneT announced the launch of its green bonds programme. TenneT revealed the launch of … [continued]
Following up on my “Top Wind Power Countries In The World Per Capita” rankings and article, below are “Top Wind … [continued]
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently published its final update of 2012 global wind power installation numbers. As such, … [continued]
Closing out this series (I think), below are the top countries in the world* for wind power capacity relative … [continued]
Following up on my post yesterday presenting the top countries in the world for total installed wind power (end … [continued]
What are the top countries in the world for wind power, per capita? Take a look below! I’ve been … [continued]
