News from Netherlands
Long-Duration Storage for Wind Power: Hydrogen-Iron Battery to Ease Dutch Grid Congestion
19 Aug 2026 11:36 | Zeewolde/Arnhem – Grid congestion is increasingly limiting the use of wind power in the Netherlands, as transmission capacity is often exhausted. Windpark Zeewolde, the wind farm operator, and storage developer Elestor plan to address this constraint with a long-duration storage system connected directly to the high-voltage substation. read more...
Curbing Nighttime Blinking: Dark Sky and Enertrag Systemtechnik Expand ADLS Deployment in the Netherlands
18 Aug 2026 12:15 | Prenzlau – Dark Sky GmbH and Enertrag Systemtechnik GmbH have completed the first phase of a project to equip wind farms in the Dutch province of Limburg with demand-based aircraft detection lighting systems (ADLS). Two wind farms have already been fitted with the systems, with further installations scheduled over the coming weeks. read more...
Alfen and CATL Advance Rollout of Sodium-Ion Battery Storage Systems in Europe
21 Jul 2026 11:03 | Almere — The European battery storage market is shifting from a lithium-dominated landscape toward a more technology-diverse one. Dutch energy specialist Alfen and CATL, the world's largest battery manufacturer, aim to drive this shift by installing sodium-ion battery storage systems with a combined capacity of 5 GWh across Europe. read more...
Netherlands Shifts Course on Offshore Wind Tenders – Terms Set for 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B
23 Jun 2026 08:56 | Amsterdam – The Netherlands is pressing ahead with its offshore wind expansion and responding to recent tender rounds that attracted no bids. The new tender terms for the two 1 GW offshore wind farms IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B have now been finalized. With a dual tender design, the government is for the first time combining a subsidy-free, market-based auction with a state-backed Contract for Difference (CfD) auction, with the aim of making investment conditions more predictable once again. read more...
New Specialized Vessel for HVDC Power Cables: Boskalis Invests in State-of-the-Art Cable-Laying Ship for Offshore Energy Transition
19 May 2026 16:52 | Papendrecht (Netherlands) – Dutch maritime and offshore specialist Boskalis is further expanding its offshore wind capabilities. The company has announced an investment in a new state-of-the-art cable-laying vessel (CLV), designed in particular for the expansion of offshore wind farms and cross-border power cables (interconnectors). The vessel is scheduled to enter service in 2029. read more...
Federal Government Acquires Stake in Tennet Germany: 25.1 Percent Participation Signed via KfW
05 Feb 2026 12:14 | Frankfurt / Bayreuth (Germany) - The German federal government is acquiring a 25.1 percent stake in Tennet Germany via the state-owned development bank KfW. The move marks a strategic step to secure the multi-billion-euro expansion of the power grid and strengthens state influence over critical energy infrastructure in Germany. read more...
Germany’s Largest e-SAF Facility: €350 Million Funding for Power-to-Liquid Project in Schwedt
29 Jan 2026 16:52 | Berlin (Germany) / Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Sustainable aviation fuels (e-SAF) are considered a key technology to reduce CO2emissions in aviation. With €350 million in funding, Concrete Chemicals intends to build Germany’s largest e-SAF production facility, strengthening industrial supply of sustainable aviation fuel. read more...
Vattenfall Expands Flexibility Portfolio: Vattenfall Secures 100 MW of Storage Capacity from Large Battery System in the Netherlands
03 Dec 2025 09:11 | Berlin (Germany) - As the share of renewable electricity generation continues to rise, battery storage systems are increasingly moving into the spotlight of the energy transition. They stabilize the grid by providing or absorbing power at short notice, thereby supporting flexible responses to market fluctuations. read more...
Port Of Rotterdam Accelerates Offshore Wind Expansion: New 45-Hectare Terminal In The Port Of Rotterdam Eliminates Capacity Bottlenecks
02 Dec 2025 08:51 | Rotterdam (Netherlands) - Offshore ports play a crucial role as central logistics hubs for the expansion of offshore wind energy. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced plans to develop a 45-hectare terminal on the Maasvlakte for offshore wind projects. read more...
Light Reduction on The Dutch Coast: Lanthan Safe Sky Equips More Than 160 Wind Turbines in the Netherlands With BNK Technology
14 Nov 2025 09:16 | Walldorf (Germany) - In the Dutch province of Flevoland, another major project for the deployment of on-demand night-time marking (BNK) on wind turbines has gone into operation. The BNK technology used in the project is provided by the BNK specialist Lanthan Safe Sky (LSS), based in Walldorf. read more...
