Tag: ENERGY TRANSITION
Polluting generators wanted for green neighborhoods and charging stations
Province of Utrecht – Grid operators Stedin and Tennet are looking for power generators to absorb the peaks on the Utrecht power grid and thus make “the energy transition” possible.…
Leusden is struggling, but still seems to agree with wind turbines along the A28
The province of Utrecht has designated dozens of places where wind turbines can be located. They must be able to generate a lot of sustainable electricity by 2030. In response,…
Green light for wind turbines near Soesterberg, Soest municipal council also agrees
Whether there will be wind turbines at Soesterberg and how many depends on consultation between the local authorities, the province of Utrecht, Rijkswaterstaat and Defense. Councilor Treep must ensure that…
Windmills near Soesterberg? Divided municipal council of Soest must now choose
If there is no joint plan for Eemland in a month, the province will decide where the wind turbines should be located. Councilors from the seven municipalities believe it is…
Eemland residents want to manage A28 wind turbines themselves: ‘Control over our environment must be restored’
Soesterberg/Leusden – Wind turbines are certainly not popular in the region. But Mark Goedkoop from Leusden and Allart Goekoop from Soest see the benefits. They represent at least a thousand…
Action against wind turbines near Soesterberg, but alderman has a painful message: ‘That point has already passed’
Councilor Aukje Treep (GGS) could not reassure the opponents. According to her, it is no longer realistic to expect that the wind turbines will be wiped off the map. “The…
Pension stable Eemnes does not want a windmill from Baarn: ‘Horses are flight animals, this causes a lot of stress’
The customers who care for their horses at the stables agree with Van Daatselaar. Horses are sensitive animals, and the fear is that the stimuli caused by the sound, the…
Two mega solar fields should keep wind turbines away from Eemnes
The most important location is the Zuidpolder, Ten Have explained to the council committee. According to the province of Utrecht, two large wind turbines can fit in that area, but…
Overvecht-Noord is not gas-free after all, Eneco is pulling the plug on the heating network
Since 2021, Eneco has been investigating, together with the municipality of Utrecht, whether a heating network was an affordable, reliable and sustainable option to wean the district off gas. “Its…
The Province of Utrecht wants to become a shareholder of Stedin
In the coming years, the grid operator must prepare the overloaded electricity grid for the future. The province says it wants to contribute to this, but is also happy to…