EU falls behind global renewable shift
Environment
Global investment in renewable energy boomed in 2017, far outstripping investment in fossil fuels, the UN reported, although Europe lagged
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Dutch electric barges set for 2018 launch
Storage
The Dutch firm Port Liner is due to launch the world’s first 100-per-cent electric barges between busy Benelux ports by
Belgians given iodine amid nuclear fears
Production
Belgium has made iodine pills available free to its 11 million citizens in case of an accident at its ageing
Dutch grid operator plans €28bn overhaul
Environment
Dutch grid operator Tennet says it wants to invest €28 billion over the next decade developing renewable sources and other
Electric barges aim to reshape EU freight
Environment
The world’s first fully electric, emission-free and potentially automatically controlled container barges are due to operate from the ports of
Dutch disappoint with renewable record
Environment
The Netherlands is near the bottom of a table on renewable energy use in Europe, according to the statistics agency
Groningen output must halve: report
Environment
The Dutch State Supervision of Mines has urged the government to cut production significantly at the controversial Groningen gas field
Dutch gas field to shut amid quake fears
Consumption
The 200 biggest Dutch companies have been told to stop buying fuel from a major gas field in the Netherlands
Wind island eyes 30-gigawatt output
Production
The Netherlands hopes to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm by 2027 on a 6-square-km artificial island in the
Statoil bids for Dutch wind project
Environment
Statoil has submitted a bid for the offshore wind-power contract for Hollandse Kust Zuid: a 760-megawatt project in the Dutch