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11 Mar 2024

EZK publishes Energy Main Structure Program: government will direct locations for large batteries

Minister Jetten for Climate & Energy recently published the final Energy Main Structure (PEH) Program and its implementation agenda. This program focuses on spatial policy for energy infrastructure [...]
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6 Mar 2024

EZK work visit: potential of energy storage for grid congestion

Energy Storage NL today organized a working visit for Annemiek Hautvast, Director of Grid Congestion at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. The role of energy storage at [...]
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Feb 29, 2024

MPs call attention to energy storage in grid congestion debate

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, the Lower House Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate debated new measures against grid congestion. The debate continues an earlier discussion in January. [...]
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Feb 27, 2024

Grid operators work to improve understanding of grid capacity

Grid operators are working to improve insight into available grid capacity and queues per station in the Netherlands. So writes outgoing minister Rob Jetten for [...].
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Feb 16, 2024

Minister Jetten wants to make Cable Pooling with Storage legal

Outgoing Minister Jetten earlier this week sent a bill of amendment to the House of Representatives in which the sharing of a single grid connection for solar, wind [...]
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Feb 13, 2024

Saling scheme remains, despite objections from electricity sector

Today the Senate voted by a majority against phasing out the solar panel balancing scheme. With this, the subsidy for the return of energy [...]
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Feb 7, 2024

ESNL launches Policy Sounding Board for member companies

As part of its annual plan, Energy Storage NL is launching a Policy Sounding Board Group for members who want to participate in advocacy from within the industry. The [...]
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Feb 5, 2024

Permitting energy storage requires clear policy framework

Recent research by Energy Storage NL (ESNL) sheds light on the industry's challenges in permit applications for energy storage projects in the Netherlands. Depending on the location [...]
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Feb 2, 2024

ESNL supports call to new cabinet: commit to implementation and realization

"Execute, execute, execute." That urgent call comes from a broad alliance of civil society parties to the new cabinet to be formed. "Firmly commit in the coming years [...]
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Feb 2, 2024

Coalition of industry associations calls for: first chamber, dismantle balancing scheme

The Senate will discuss the bill for the phasing out of the net-metering scheme on February 6. Industry associations Nederlandse Vereniging Duurzame Energie, Holland Solar, Energie Samen, [...]
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Feb 1, 2024

VAT refund for home batteries possible, but subject to conditions

In late 2023, Energy Storage NL (ESNL) and Holland Solar met with the tax authorities to discuss an investigation into the VAT refund on home batteries. The results [...]
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Feb 1, 2024

ACM opens door for Non-Firm ATOs (NFA 1.0)

The Authority Consumer & Market (ACM) is giving grid operators the green light to offer contracts without firm transmission capacity, better known as Non-Firm ATOs (NFAs). With [...]
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Jan 23, 2024

Low-voltage grids action agenda: opportunities for home and neighborhood batteries, bi-directional charging and mobile storage

Outgoing Minister Jetten today published the Low Voltage Networks Action Agenda. This Action Agenda addresses grid congestion issues for households, small businesses and civil society organizations on [...].
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Dec 19, 2023

Energy Storage NL privatizes within FME

The demand for innovative solutions to store energy is increasing. This increases the need to bring together parties who, on the one hand, [...]
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Dec 19, 2023

Facilitating policies needed for home and neighborhood batteries

Research firms CE Delft and Witteveen+Bos today presented the study "Home and community batteries: opportunities, bottlenecks and policy recommendations. The report reveals that home [...]