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From The Netherlands to Australia in an Electric Car

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 11 May 2019 05:40:16 +0000

A Dutchman proves that it is possible to travel the world in an electric vehicle. No more excuses. When talking about electric vehicles there are a number of cliche phrases that always pop up. Some of my favorites include “The mileage on a single charge is not good enough for me”, “the battery technology is […]

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Netherlands to Cut Renewable Energy Subsidies, Focus on Other Areas

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:57:46 +0000

The Netherlands, country of wind mills since its inception, will gradually cut subsidies for renewable energy. Instead, the government will from now on focus on saving energy and capturing carbon. Holland’s 2020 target was something pretty hard to achieve, anyway. However, the government just announced a week ago that it would increase subsidies for renewable […]

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The Netherlands to Ban Sales of Diesel and Petrol Vehicles by 2025

Mila Luleva — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 05:04:55 +0000

The Netherlands might become the first country in the world to ban all sales of diesel, petrol and even hybrid vehicles. The Netherlands is known for their green transport initiatives, which often seem quite unrealistic. Yet, many of them get realized against all odds, proving deniers wrong. Some successful examples include the SolaRoad, the currently […]

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Google’s New Dutch Data Center to be Powered by a New Wind Farm

Mila Luleva — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:43:54 +0000

Google announced their latest investment in a giant wind farm to power their new data center in the Netherlands. The wind farm is currently under construction by one of Netherland’s lead energy companies, Eneco, and it is set to begin operation in 2016. Google has been investing enormously in green power projects over the past few […]

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€3 Billion Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Boosts European Renewable Energy Market

Mila Luleva — Fri, 16 May 2014 10:38:25 +0000

The European renewable energy sector is yet again reaching new heights. With Germany being a record holder in solar energy production, the competition is becoming more severe, with others craving a piece of the big pie too. The Netherlands just announced a 3 billion Euros deal to construct the world’s biggest offshore wind farm that […]

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Smog Eating Pavement Purifies Dutch Air

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:29:23 +0000

Dutch scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology have discovered that they can reduce air pollution by 50% by installing air-purifying pavement on the city of Hengelo’s urban streets. The scientists discovered that by lining the streets with paving blocks covered in titanium oxide, otherwise known as photocatalytic pavement, they can remove particulate matter from the […]

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The Netherlands to Have World’s Most Dense EV Fast Charging Network through Fastned

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:03:35 +0000

Holland will be the first most populous country in Europe to benefit from fast charging. Although much slower than Tesla’s, these will be able to juice small EVs to full in up to 30 minutes. ABB has been selected by Fastned (a Dutch startup) to provide the fast chargers to some 200 EV charging stations […]

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