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Feb 23, 2026

Five compliments to Minister Hermans

Today starts the new cabinet, and that means the end of Cabinet Schoof I. Although the importance of the climate and [...] dossier is noteworthy.
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Feb 19, 2026

ACM Annual Plan 2026 underscores key role of flexibility in future energy system

The Consumer & Market Authority's annual plan for 2026 makes it clear that flexibility and energy storage are no longer preconditions but central building blocks of the [...]
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Feb 10, 2026

TNO and partners launch project to accelerate long-term energy storage in Dutch energy system

Pulse for reliable and flexible energy grid The RenewaFLEXNL consortium is launching a three-year project, in which 17 partners from the energy chain are working together to integrate long-term energy storage into the [...]
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Feb 4, 2026

Will you also come to the National Election Energy Talk?

In the run-up to the municipal elections, the National Energy Election Conversation will take place at Eindhoven City Hall on March 2, 2026. (Experienced) candidates for the council elections [...]
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Feb 4, 2026

Connection offensive launched: faster better utilization with opportunities for storage

The Ministry of KGG launched a new ‘connection offensive’ (formerly called the ‘breakthrough approach’) late last year to accelerate grid utilization. Together with grid operators and other industry associations [...]
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Jan 30, 2026

Coalition agreement presented: building a future-proof energy system together

Today, D66, CDA and VVD presented their coalition agreement ‘Getting started: building a better Netherlands. In the plans, the future cabinet outlines several [...]
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Jan 28, 2026

Launch of Integrated Energy Storage Policy Agenda

Energy Storage NL, together with the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG) and the grid operators, has started developing an integrated policy agenda [...].
Jan 22, 2026

Flex-e subsidy consultation: more room for energy storage and flexibility

The Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG) has opened the Internet consultation for the amendment of the Flexible Electricity Consumption (Flex-e) subsidy scheme. With this amendment, [...]
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13 Jan 2026

Strategic Approach Batteries 2025: from policy frameworks to concrete opportunities for the storage sector

Batteries have quickly become a key technology for both the energy system and the economic resilience of the Netherlands. Because of the importance of batteries as [...]
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December 18, 2025

Compliment of the month: Provincial Council of Gelderland

In the Compliment of the Month series, each month we highlight a stakeholder who has made a distinctive contribution to accelerating […]
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December 17, 2025

European Commission proposes acceleration of licensing procedures for energy storage

On December 10, 2025, the European Commission presented a proposal to significantly speed up the licensing procedures for energy infrastructure. The proposal is part of […]
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December 16, 2025

Concept-NRD PEH II: government explicitly investigates role of energy storage in national energy infrastructure 

The publication of the draft Scope and Level of Detail Memorandum (NRD) marks the first formal step towards the Energy Infrastructure Program II (PEH II). This document describes […]
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December 15, 2025

Code decisions on prioritization space and CSC: FCFS abandoned for congestion mitigators 

The ACM recently published its final code decisions on ‘prioritization of transport requests 2025’ (A) and ‘capacity control contract’ (B). The first framework (A) determines which parties are given priority when allocating transport capacity. The decision gives congestion mitigators the highest priority for grid connections, [...]
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December 2, 2025

Minister Hermans is working on a national target for Flexibility and Energy Storage

On November 27, the House of Representatives debated network congestion and energy infrastructure. During the debate, several members of parliament emphasized the value of energy storage […]
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November 27, 2025

Energy Storage NL asks House of Representatives to take concrete steps against grid congestion

On November 27, the House debate on ‘Network congestion and energy infrastructure’ will take place. In preparation, Energy Storage NL has sent a letter to the members of the House Committee [...]