Despite taking the matter to court, a charging point and two parking spaces for electric vehicles are to be installed at the home of a resident of the municipality of Nijkerk. His argument that another location in the neighbourhood would be more suitable was dismissed by the court. Nor did his appeal on the grounds…
The trade association Vemobin wants to see the government take more decisive action when it comes to preserving Dutch industry and making it more sustainable. Whilst the coalition agreement does set out these ambitions, Vemobin feels that the government has not sufficiently put its money where its mouth is in the budget presented yesterday, and…
Residents living near the Prisma industrial estate in Bleiswijk, South Holland, have been unsuccessful in their objections to the planned construction of a multi-fuel petrol station with a shop. They believe that the construction of the multi-fuel station contravenes municipal policy on, amongst other things, sustainability, the environment and the hospitality sector. However, just as…
For many petrol station operators in the border region, the harsh reality is that, for some time now, many potential customers have preferred to drive on to cheaper suppliers in Belgium. And a growing number of through-traffic customers have also been added to this figure. There appears to be no real solution in sight, particularly…
Two men were both sentenced to 30-hour community service sentences for their involvement in stealing a total of 105 litres of diesel. They were initially suspected of many more thefts, but these could not be proved.
Germany has added a fuelling station for green hydrogen. In the port of the Bavarian city of Schweinfurt, Tyczka Hydrogen’s new location was opened at a well-attended and festive event. The location focuses mainly on business and large vehicles and will be expanded in the near future with an electrolyser to make hydrogen on site.
How are North Brabant governments and market players dealing with the growing demand for electric vehicle charging facilities and the pressure on the power grid that this implies? How is the Regional Approach to Charging Infrastructure (RAL) South doing? And what charging innovations are being implemented or are in the pipeline? The online Energy Brabant…
The ongoing uncertainty around oil and gas supplies due to the war in Iran is “creating a growing awareness that Europe needs to become less dependent on fossil fuels”. So says economist Ronald Huisman, who works as a professor of Sustainable Energy Finance at Erasmus School of Economics.
A new collaboration between the province of South Holland, two municipalities and several organisations should accelerate hydrogen innovations. LAUNCH2 aims to help solve challenges in infrastructure, regulation, financing and cooperation.