General – Meeting
TenneT CEO Manon van Beek recently attended an inspiring meeting at 10 Downing Street with Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Rob Jetten.
[Read more…] about Inspiring ‘energy’ meeting at 10 Downing StreetNetherlands to ditch 50GW offshore wind target
General – Politics
The Netherlands is to abandon the country’s 50GW by 2040 offshore wind target following an assessment of electricity demand growth and ongoing challenges in the offshore sector.
[Read more…] about Netherlands to ditch 50GW offshore wind targetNetherlands intensifies gas production in North Sea
General – Dutch Joint Effort
In a joint effort, the Dutch cabinet, Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) and industry association Element NL signed the ‘Sector Agreement on Gas Production in the Energy Transition’ on 23 April 2025.
[Read more…] about Netherlands intensifies gas production in North SeaEnergy companies no longer build offshore wind farms
Wind Energy – The Netherlands
The Netherlands’ energy independence is at risk as energy companies say the business case for offshore wind is no longer viable.
[Read more…] about Energy companies no longer build offshore wind farmsEC approves €3 billion German-Dutch State aid scheme
General – European Commission
The European Commission has approved a €3 billion German-Dutch scheme for the construction of 1.875 GW of electrolysis capacity.
[Read more…] about EC approves €3 billion German-Dutch State aid schemeDutch gov’t issues offshore wind tender teaser
WInd Energy – European Tender
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to publish a European tender in the first half of April for geotechnical surveys of the Huibertgat and Ballonplaat sites in the Netherlands.
[Read more…] about Dutch gov’t issues offshore wind tender teaserNetherlands meets Saudi over possible hydrogen import cooperation
General – Hydrogen
Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra recently met with the Saudi ministers of foreign affairs and energy during a visit to the Middle Eastern country in order to reaffirm cooperation among the two countries in several areas.
[Read more…] about Netherlands meets Saudi over possible hydrogen import cooperationParkmead’s new gas discovery in Netherlands comes on stream
Fossil Energy – Gas Discovery On Stream
Parkmead, the independent energy group backed by North Sea oil and gas entrepreneur Tom Cross, has commenced gas production from its new LDS-01 discovery in the Netherlands.
[Read more…] about Parkmead’s new gas discovery in Netherlands comes on streamMoU between Netherlands and Australia on hydrogen
General – Hydrogen
The Netherlands and Australia are going to cooperate more in the field of hydrogen.
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