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Are Electric Vehicles Environmentally Friendly?
April 12, 2018 by Tseard Zoethout

Are Electric Vehicles Environmentally Friendly?

Electric vehicles have seen an impressive growth the last few years. But how green are electric cars? Let’s compare electric cars with internal combustion engines during their lifetime.
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The €1.5 bn Plan to Build an Artificial Island for Offshore Wind
February 28, 2018 by Tseard Zoethout

The €1.5 bn Plan to Build an Artificial Island for Offshore Wind

Right now, it’s merely a sandbank. A stretch of shallow water with high wind speeds in the heart of the North Sea. But if it’s up to TenneT, the Dutch-German Transmission System Operator, Dogger Bank will be transformed into an 6 km2 artificial island, a hub connecting all future wind farms in the North Sea by 2050. Its scale dwarfs current offshore sites.
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Energy Cooperatives On The Rise
January 24, 2018 by Tseard Zoethout

Energy Cooperatives On The Rise

Energy cooperatives could be the backbone of the energy transition. But in The Netherlands government regulations stands in the way of unfettered growth.
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Golden Match: Integrating Storage at Offshore Wind Farms
November 28, 2017 by Tseard Zoethout

Golden Match: Integrating Storage at Offshore Wind Farms

Storing renewable energy has become a no-brainer. Offshore wind farms offer huge opportunities. Out of sight and with plenty of space at its platforms, it’s pretty easy to scale up.
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Driving electric? Think twice
October 30, 2017 by Tseard Zoethout

Driving electric? Think twice

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) powers almost everything in our digital world. Can supply keep up with demand? And will lithium barons soon replace oil barons?
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Floating Solar Gains Momentum
September 28, 2017 by Tseard Zoethout

Floating Solar Gains Momentum

Floating solar on a megawatt scale is gaining momentum. The reason? Solar cell efficiency and reducing land use for clean power generation in densely populated areas.
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Clean energy, by the people, for the people
May 5, 2017 by Tessel Renzenbrink

Clean energy, by the people, for the people

The most obvious reason for switching to renewable energy sources is to offset climate change. The switch to new energy sources also offers a unique opportunity which is not often spoken about: the democratization of our energy supply...
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Cleantech: If You Can’t Beat Them…
May 4, 2017 by Tessel Renzenbrink

Cleantech: If You Can’t Beat Them…

To make the transition to a low carbon energy system we need all the available technologies like wind, solar, biomass and hydropower as well as new technologies that are still being developed such as tidal energy and storage. It is therefore unfortunate that cleantech startups have a track record of not performing very well. This, however, may be about to change.
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Europe’s Largest Battery Helps Stabilize the Grid
April 20, 2017 by Tessel Renzenbrink

Europe’s Largest Battery Helps Stabilize the Grid

A 48 MW battery is scheduled to go online in Jardelund, Germany at the end of 2017. Its primary function is to provide reserve capacity for grid stabilization. Once it is operational it will be Europe’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS).
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Artificial islands to boost off-shore wind energy
March 30, 2017 by Tessel Renzenbrink

Artificial islands to boost off-shore wind energy

Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands have put forward an ambitious plan to build a large Wind Power Hub in the North Sea. At the heart of the plan is the development of one or more artificial islands with interconnections to countries bordering the North Sea.
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