While at the moment the draft Regional Energy Strategies (RES) are being drawn, the Dutch wind energy association NWEA warns for a potentially wrong choice of wind turbine to base calculations on. According to the wind energy association it has received several signs that 3 MW wind turbines, the currently most installed onshore wind turbine,…
The Dutch associations NVDE and Energie-Nederland have presented an action plan to further reduce the cost of electricity generated by wind and solar farms in the Netherlands. The associations worked together with companies from the wind sector, united in NWEA, the Dutch wind energy association, and the solar industry, united in Holland Solar. Four areas of improvement Several agreements have been made in…
With less than 4 GW of installed onshore wind capacity reached at the end of 2019, the Netherlands is still quite far removed from the 2020 target of 6 GW set by the Government in the Energy Agreement (Energieakkoord) in 2013. According to Windstats.nl, the Netherlands reached a total installed capacity of 3,553 MW of…
NWEA, the Dutch Wind Energy Association, offshore energy education institute DOB-Academy and international recruitment company Atlas Professionals have joined forces in order to fight the gap in offshore wind professionals in the next few years. By means of a Renewables Roadshow they will visit schools to promote working in the wind industry among adolescents. The Renewables Roadshow…
During an informal meeting of Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP) and NWEA, Vattenfall informed companies and public authorities from the North Sea Canal Area on the opportunities for its future Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms. Vattenfall explained the almost 100 attendees on the Hollandse Kust III and IV setup, planning and timing and what this…
On 18 September, the Netherlands Wind Energy Association chairman (NWEA) Hans Timmers signed, on behalf of the Dutch wind energy sector, the Dutch Climate Agreement. In the Climate Agreement, agreements are formulated to achieve a 49% reduction in CO2 emission by 2030, compared to 1990. The wind sector, consisting of over 300 companies, is committed…
Four Dutch organisations are joining forces to help Dutch companies enter the offshore wind market in the US East Coast, via the ‘Partners in International Business’ programme. The coming years around 25 GW of offshore wind is planned off the US East Coast, with Massachusetts as frontrunner. The offshore wind market is still in its…
From 25 to 28 September some 35,000 wind energy experts from all over the world gather at the Global Wind Summit event in Hamburg to share ideas, experiences and discuss future developments and requirements. It houses two wind energy events; WindEurope’s global on & offshore conference and WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s leading wind energy expo,…
NWEA is zeer te spreken over de wijze waarop minister Kamp van Economische Zaken erin is geslaagd de benodigde wetgeving voor de aanleg van offshore windparken door de Eerste en Tweede Kamer heeft weten te loodsen. Het aanwijzen van Tennet als netbeheerder op zee was de laatste horde die genomen diende te worden. Nu dit…
Brancheorganisatie NWEA gaat dit jaar een langetermijnstrategie opstellen. Zij wil meer toegevoegde waarde gaan leveren voor particulieren, mini-wind en export. “In de langetermijnstrategie zetten we ook sterk in op ledenwerving, enerzijds met als doel om meer middelen te werven voor een betere dienstverlening, anderzijds omdat bij een sterk groeiende sector ook meer spelers horen die…
