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The Netherlands: Europe’s Most Extreme Example of Grid Congestion
Author: Derek Michalski, Chief Editor. The Netherlands has moved beyond the point at which grid congestion can be treated as a temporary infrastructure bottleneck. In significant parts of the country, electricity network capacity has become a binding constraint on industrial investment, electrification, renewable development and the expansion of large electricity users. The response is increasingly extending beyond conventional grid reinforcement into connection prioritisation, flexible access, congestion management…
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The geopolitical cost of the hydrogen molecule: how the Iran war is reshaping Europe’s hydrogen economy
Author: Derek Michalski, Editor, The Voice of Renewables The immediate market reaction to the war involving Iran has been predictable. Analysts have focused on oil prices, LNG flows, shipping insurance premiums and the possibility of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Within the hydrogen sector, the debate has followed familiar lines. Some have argued that higher fossil fuel prices improve the competitiveness of renewable hydrogen. Others contend that geopolitical instability merely adds another layer of uncertainty to an industry already struggling to reach commercial maturity. Both arguments have merit. Yet they miss what may ultimately prove to be the most…
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The Netherlands: Europe’s Most Extreme Example of Grid Congestion
Author: Derek Michalski, Chief Editor. The Netherlands has moved beyond the point at which grid congestion can be treated as a temporary infrastructure…
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PNE sells two German repowering wind farms to private investors as construction advances
PNE AG has completed the sale of two German onshore wind farm projects with a combined capacity of 45 MW to a consortium…
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Vattenfall Wins 1.8 GW Danish Offshore Wind Tender with Hesselø and North Sea I Mid Projects
Vattenfall has secured the rights to develop two offshore wind projects in Denmark after emerging as the successful bidder in the country’s…
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Aura Power and Verdant Energy merge to create 11GW UK solar and battery storage platform
Aura Power and Verdant Energy have merged to create one of the UK’s largest privately backed solar and battery storage independent power…
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Scatec enters European onshore wind with 77 MW Romanian acquisition
Scatec has strengthened its position in one of Europe’s fastest-growing renewable energy markets by acquiring the 77 MW Urleasca onshore wind project…
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Gurit expands wind energy partnership with new turbine blade materials contract
Swiss composite materials specialist Gurit has strengthened its position in the global wind energy supply chain after securing a new two-year supply…
