On 1 April, 2021, the Dutch ‘Subsidie Coöperatieve Energie’ (SCE) scheme started. Through this scheme, Dutch energy cooperatives and owners associations (VvEs) can apply for a subsidy for their local sustainable energy projects. The opening round for SCE 2021 started on April 1 and will run until December 1. A budget of 92 million euros…
The electricity production from renewable sources in 2020 amounted to 31 billion kilowatt hours (kWh). This is an increase of 40% compared to 2019. Of the total renewable electricity produced, the largest part was generated with wind turbines, 45%. This is evident from new, provisional figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on renewable electricity. Last year,…
The annual monitoring of the Gelderland Energieakkoord (GEA) shows that the use of renewable energy sources in the province of Gelderland is going well. However, due to a growth in energy consumption, the reduction of greenhouse gases is behind the target. The most recent data for 2018 was used in the monitoring. Founded in 2015,…
Last month showed a record in the production of wind energy in the Netherlands. This is evident from the monthly figures of Energieopwek.nl. The record high production is caused by the addition of new wind turbines to the grid and some days with strong winds. October had a few windy days. 12 days showed an…
The Dutch government and industry should take action to keep a healthy business case for offshore wind energy in the future. According to the research ‘The Offshore Wind Business Case and Supporting Intervention’, an inbalance in renewable electricity demand and supply could lead to a negative business case for offshore wind. The research was performed…
February storms like Dennis and Ciara have contributed to a record in wind energy production in February 2020 in the Netherlands. According to Energieopwek.nl, an average of over 3.6 GW of wind energy was produced daily in the Netherlands. Onshore wind was responsible for an average of 2,8 GW and offshore wind for 834 MW.…
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…
The Netherlands is facing a big task in the energy transition. This week, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), published the 2018 figures on the renewable energy share in energy consumption by the 28 member states of the European Union. The Netherlands is at the bottom of the list. In 2018, the…
The autumn 2019 Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production (SDE+) subsidy application round will start on 29 October. According to RVO.nl, a budget of 5 billion euro is made available for this autumn round. The SDE+ round of applications for autumn 2019 runs from 9 AM on 29 October to 5 PM on 14 November. The…
Yesterday the SDE+ Spring round 2019 was opened. The SDE+ Spring round runs till April 4, 5 PM. The spring budget totals €5 billion. The SDE+ is available for the production of:renewable electricity, renewable gas, renewable heat or a combination of renewable heat and electricity (CHP). Eligible parties for the SDE+ are companies, institutions and non-profit…
