Tag: ENERGY TRANSITION
Utrecht relaxes rules for solar panels on monuments: ‘Consciously push the boundaries’
Moreover, more municipalities have recently decided to relax the rules for installing solar panels on monuments and in protected cityscapes. This happened in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, but also…
Amersfoort’s anti-wind turbine lobby expects 200 million in damage and is preparing a claim
The amount of 200 million euros is based on a calculation by research organization TNO from 2022. It looked at the effect of wind turbines on the value of a…
Solar panels are a lot cheaper again, but interest is declining
Interest in solar panels has declined sharply in the past year, installation companies have previously noted. This is also reflected in the delivery times. A year ago, solar panels were…
The province of Utrecht wants to invest an additional 10 million in public transport
The Provincial Executive reports the additional investment in public transport in an explanation of the budget amendment for 2024. This amendment amounts to a total of more than 20 million…
Citizens’ council does not like wind turbines in the open landscape of Eemnes
Eemnes wants to preserve the open landscape, cherishes its meadow birds and does not want any nuisance from wind turbines. According to the citizens’ forum, this is the picture that…
Ponds that heat hundreds of houses in Soest? Tim, Elsie and Fried go for it
“We are therefore not only looking for candidates who want a test setup in their home,” adds Fried Broekhof. “We could still use an expansion of our neighborhood team. There…
The province of Utrecht is questioning all residents about wind turbines
According to the municipality, almost 500 people participated in the online poll, approximately 5 percent of the population. Two-thirds of the respondents are men, one-third are women. The largest group,…
From 90 to possibly 10,000 activists: how support for Extinction Rebellion skyrocketed in 1 year
There is a lot of media attention for XR’s actions, but not always positive. Ongehoord Nederland was also present at the Jaarbeursplein on Wednesday. The organization called on activists not…
Limits Utrecht electricity network now really in sight warns the municipality, and that can affect everyone
The physical boundaries of the electricity network in Utrecht are now really coming into view. Alderman Lot van Hooijdonk writes this in a letter to the city council. This not…
‘Residential construction forgotten in provincial nitrogen plans’
To be able to build enough homes, nitrogen space must be created, says chairman of Bouwend Nederland Arno Visser. “Natural space must of course be created for nature and farmers,…