After four months of negotiations involving approximately 100 parties, the proposal for the main features of the Climate Agreement (voorstel voor hoofdlijnen van een Klimaatakkoord – the “Proposal“) was published on 10 July 2018. This blog outlines the background of the current negotiations in respect of the Climate Agreement in the Netherlands and describes several measures included in the Proposal. … Read more
The Dutch government has announced plans to realise new wind farms in the North Sea with a total additional capacity of 7 GW during the period 2024 to 2030. In addition to the 4.5 GW which will be installed up to and including 2023, this would increase the total installed capacity of offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea … Read more
On 28 June 2017, the Minister of Economic Affairs announced in a letter to Parliament that the tender for sites I and II of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm is scheduled to open in autumn. As the Minister cannot exclude the possibility that a non-subsidised bid will be submitted, the tender will first open for non-subsidised bids only. If … Read more