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A new Prologis logistics facility in Almere operates mainly off-grid, using a microgrid that combines rooftop PV, battery storage and emergency backup systems.
The floating neighbourhood of Schoonschip shows how households can pool solar, batteries and heat pumps, transforming a community into a flexible, market-ready virtual power plant in Amsterdam’s waterways.
The Utrecht Energized initiative unites Renault Group, We Drive Solar, MyWheels and the city administration to deploy a fleet of fifty Renault 5 E‑Tech cars with bidirectional charging.
As Europe’s energy transition accelerates, grid challenges are intensifying. Manuel Schmidt of iwell explains how Dutch experience can inform solutions.
The cable‑laying workboat operating in the Netherlands now runs on batteries powered by hydrogen fuel cells, enabling fully electric operation without the need for charging infrastructure.
The rights to a 46 MW floating solar project in Friesland now rest with local stakeholders, after BayWa r.e. and GroenLeven completed the handover to Enerzjyk Skûlenboarch and partners.
Flexible solar systems and ultra-safe batteries are set to reach more Dutch homes and social housing through a new partnership between Atmoce and SolarDeals.
The cargo ship MV Vertom Tula now sails with 44 Solar Flatracks from Wattlab, delivering onboard solar power and cutting onboard energy demand by 20 percent.
Ampyr Solar Europe has inaugurated a 96 MW solar park in Noordoostpolder, marking the latest addition to the hybrid energy cluster.
With 192 solar panels supplying energy to onboard and propulsion systems, the Blue Marlin becomes the world’s first inland shipping vessel capable of hybrid sailing using solar power.
MET Group has taken a majority stake in Belgian energy retailer Mega, laying the groundwork to expand Mega’s B2B sales in Belgium and the Netherlands and boost MET’s European household segment.
An innovative battery energy storage system at RWE’s Moerdijk power plant in the Netherlands has begun commercial operation. It is the first installation of its kind to support inertia in the Central European electricity grid.
Vopak, an independent tank storage company, has acquired BayWa r.e.’s largest battery storage project in Europe. The site in the northern Netherlands includes land, a 300 MW grid connection and all permits.
In contrast to the prevailing pessimism, electric cars are seeing significant growth in the European Union, with Germany and two other countries performing particularly well.
The new ground-mounted plant in Bellingwolde in the province of Groningen is being built by Goldbeck Solar and Novar. Bifacial PV modules will be installed.
The Dutch company needs the growth capital to advance the repair and reuse of lithium-ion batteries in Europe. A new site is set to open in Poland this year.
In the Netherlands, new feed-in fees introduced in August 2024 are significantly affecting solar system owners. One homeowner in southern Holland has demonstrated how to reduce the impact using solar-powered heating.
Veli-Matti Heimonen has been appointed CEO of Solnet Group. His goal is to accelerate the European growth of the Netherlands-based company.
CCE Holding is expanding its activities in the Netherlands and will realize two large plants this year. In addition to the solar PV plant in Marknesse ( Flevoland), construction work began in February on another solar park in Rafelder (Gelderland) on a former garbage dump.
According to the EU Market Outlook for Solar Power, the Netherlands is among the Top 6 growth markets for photovoltaics in Europe the next four years. You can read more about it in our main topic next week.
The two partners signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply over 50 GWh of solar energy annually from the new 96 MW Noordoostpolder solar park in Flevoland, starting in 2026.
What opportunities and challenges exist for business cases involving stand-alone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in European markets such as Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Romania, and Austria? Philipp Kraemer of CCE shares his insights.
Enstall, provider of mounting solutions and digital services for the solar sector, recently announced that Stijn Vos will transition to Chairman of the Supervisory Board, with Mehran Sedigh appointed as the new CEO. The change will take effect in March 2025.
Over Easy Solar, a Norwegian manufacturer of vertical bifacial PV modules, has entered into a European distribution partnership with the Dutch Sempergreen Group, a supplier of green roofs and green facades.
The innovative solar project Merganser is located off the Dutch coast, around twelve kilometres off The Hague. It currently has 500 kilowatts of solar power installed. The scalable concept consists of six interconnected platforms.
