The windenergy cooperative Betuwewind is owned by citizens and is developing the Avri and Deil wind farms. Both windfarm will generate green energy for approximately 60,000 households. Members of the cooperative have lent money to the cooperative, in order for the cooperative to be able to make the investment in the windparks. During the annual
In The Netherlands, manufacturers and importers of solar energy products are legally required to comply with the regulation regarding Afgedankt Elektrisch en Elektronisch Afval (AEEA), the Dutch implementation of the European guideline Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The AEEA has been in force since February 2014. As a result, the Foundation Solar Energy Recycling Netherlands
The local energy cooperative Langstraat Energie Coöperatie has been established in order to create – together with the residents and businesses of the municipality of Waalwijk in The Netherlands – a sustainable society. Among other things, Langstraat Energie wants to achieve this by developing a solar park at the former landfill in Waalwijk. The idea
The Eindhoven Air Base had the idea for realizing a solar park on a piece of wasteland. Local energy cooperatives and other parties started using this idea. Together they investigated whether it was technically, economically and organisationally feasible to build a solar park at this location. Ultimately, the local energy cooperatives and associations (040energie, Best
Haagse Aardwarmte Leyweg (HAL) is a company founded for the (re)development and long-term management of the geothermal doublet and the associated above-ground geothermal installation at the Leyweg in The Hague. The shareholders of HAL are Hydreco Geomec, Perpetuum Energy Partners and the Energy Fund The Hague. The project at the Leyweg aims to produce geothermal
At the current Ecopark in Waalwijk, energy is generated with wind turbines, solar panels and biomass. More and more roofs of private households, government buildings and companies make use of solar panels. A good start has already been made, however of the energy generation in the municipality of Waalwijk only 3% is sustainable. This indicates