Featured in A Teutonic shift – 02-2018

Endless potential

Netherlands solar installations: In January the annual Dutch Solar Trend Report was presented. The market in the Netherlands has grown remarkably. In 2017, 853 MW were installed, an increase of 60% over the previous year. Expectations for 2018 are even higher, and rightly so, since the report showed a potential of 500 – 700 GW.

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pv magazine

14 Feb 2018

The 30 MW SunPort Delfzijl Solar Park, completed in January 2017, is located close to the Groningen seaport in the Netherlands. | Image: Groningen Seaports

A country of 17 million inhabitants realized growth in PV installations of 60% in one year, almost reaching the 1 GW threshold. This makes the Netherlands a market-leading country, especially at the European level. Since 2012, every one or two years installed capacity has doubled, as has the impact on the electricity grid. The market is expected …

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