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Over half of electricity production now comes from renewable sources
Electricity production from renewable sources increased to 32.3 billion kWh in the first half of 2024.
Energy from renewable sources rises to 17 percent
In 2023, renewable energy accounted for 17 percent of gross national energy consumption in the Netherlands.
Nearly half the electricity produced in the Netherlands is now renewable
In 2023, 48 percent of electricity was generated from renewable sources such as solar, wind and water.
Average energy prices for consumers
Average energy prices for consumers Natural gas, electricity
Renewable energy share rose to 15 percent in 2022
In 2022, renewable energy accounted for 15 percent of gross national energy consumption. This was still 13 percent in the previous year.
Renewable electricity share up by 20 percent in 2022
In 2022, electricity production from renewable sources increased by 20 percent year on year.
Lower renewable energy share despite more solar and wind energy
In 2021, renewable energy accounted for 12 percent of total energy consumption in the Netherlands.
Green electricity production up by 40 percent
In 2020, electricity production from renewable sources increased by 40 percent year-on-year.
Renewable energy; final use and avoided use fossil energy,1990-2019
Renewable energy, final use and avoided fossil energy and avoided CO2 wind, solar, hydro, geothermal energy, aerothermal heat and biomass
Sharp rise in green electricity production
In 2019, the Netherlands generated 18 percent more electricity from renewable sources than in the previous year. The increase was 11 percent in 2018.
One-third of electricity renewable on Caribbean islands
In 2018, the Caribbean Netherlands produced 136 million kWh of electricity. Of this amount, 45.1 million kWh came from renewable sources, equivalent to 33 percent of total electricity production.
Wind energy; electricity production, capacity and supply of wind, 2002-2019
Production of electricity, capacity and supply of wind On land/ off shore
Share of renewable energy up to 7.4 percent
In 2018, renewable energy sources accounted for 7.4 percent of total Dutch energy consumption, up from 6.6 percent one year previously. More than half of this increase was due to higher biomass...
Mainly more green electricity from solar power
In 2018, the Netherlands generated 8 percent more electricity from renewable sources than in the previous year. Electricity production from solar power increased in particular.
Share of renewable energy at 6.6 percent
In 2017, renewable energy sources accounted for 6.6 percent of total Dutch energy consumption.
More wind and solar electricity
In 2017, nearly 60 percent of renewable electricity production originated from wind power, 13 percent from solar power.
National Energy Outlook 2017
The National Energy Outlook 2017 provides an insight into the Dutch energy system
The hurdle race for the energy transition
New report presents progress in sustainable energy and climate
Share of renewable energy at 5.9% in 2016
Consumption of wind and solar energy rose, consumption of energy from biomass sources decreased slightly
Onshore wind turbines taller and more efficient
Dutch wind turbines collectively generated 7.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2015.
Renewable energy consumption increased to 5.8%
Consumption of renewable energy went up to 5.8 percent in 2015.
Only 5.5 percent of energy comes from renewable sources
The Netherlands performs poorly when it comes to meeting the targets as agreed upon in the EU Directive Renewable Energy for 2020. In fact, only France does worse. The target set for the Netherlands...
More and more renewable electricity generated by wind turbines
Generation of electricity by wind turbines grew by nearly 20 percent last year. According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS) over half of total renewable electricity in 2015 was generated by wind...
Wind most important source of renewable electricity
For the first time, wind is the main energy source for renewable electricity. In 2014, wind turbine-generated electricity was approximately 8 percent up from 2013. At the same time, electricity...
Feasibility study: price survey of Guarantees of origin (Dutch only)
Report examining the possibilities for price observation of Guarantees of origin (GOs) for Dutch wind energy. GOs are certificates related to the production of renewable energy. Commissioned by:...