Electricity production from renewable sources in the Netherlands increased to 32.3 billion kWh in the first half of 2024. For the first time in the first six months of a year, at 53 per cent, more electricity was produced from...
Dutch crane rental company Verschoor Kranen & Transport has further expanded its fleet of Liebherr Mobile and Crawler Cranes LG cranes with the very first LG 1800 with X3-Mast system built by Liebherr. This 800t crane is equipped with a...
Yesterday, the grand opening of Windplanblauw, the large-scale wind energy project in the northwest corner of the Dutch province of Flevoland took place. The wind farm is mostly locally owned. This makes it the wind farm that produces the most...
Heavy lift shipping specialists BigLift Shipping and Spliethoff will open a new office in the greater Copenhagen area in Denmark this month, joining the combined forces in USA, UK, China and Japan. As a result of the synergy that exists...
The number of onshore wind turbines in the Netherlands has increased significantly over the past 10 years. In the process, these have more and more been located in clusters. The share of clustered wind turbines rose from 84% to 88%...
Wind Energy Solutions (WES), the Dutch company known for its two-blade small wind turbines, announced yesterday that it has been acquired by Ecoways since June. The acquisition enables Wind Energy Solutions to make a restart after having been declared bankrupt...
Last Saturday, the fifth and final PowerNEST module by IBIS Power was hoisted onto the roof of the Municipality of The Hague’s building, the company announced on social media. Once the final touches are made to the electrical system, the...
After years of investigating, the municipality of Amsterdam has designated five potential areas for additional wind turbines. Before a final decision is made, the plans are first put out for public consultation. There are now 28 wind turbines in Amsterdam...
The Dutch province of Overijssel and the majority of its municipalities have made so-called programming agreements for wind turbines. In total, 22 of the 25 municipalities have made the agreements. These include agreements on the maximum number of wind turbines,...
The operational onshore wind capacity in the Netherlands increased by 771 MW (net) in 2023. This is a growth of 12.75% from 2022. Together, this new installed capacity accounts for an annual electricity generation of 2.8 TWh on average. This...
