Netherlands posts another record year for residential PV in 2022
The Netherlands may have deployed 2 GW of new residential solar capacity in 2022, according to provisional figures from grid operators.The
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Dutch government asks universities to suspend active international recruitment amid capacity concerns
Indications that the Netherlands government was looking to clamp down on Dutch universities’ recruitment of international students have been
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Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression published today (Wednesday, 25 January) by Index on Censorship sees
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Netherlands To Shut Down Europe’s Largest Gas Field
OILPRICE.COM Netherlands To Shut Down Europe’s Largest Gas Field By Irina Slav – Jan 23, 2023, 7:30 AM CST The Dutch government plans to close
Starved Of Buyers, Sellers Are Having To Come To Terms With The Reality That Their House Price May No Longer Be Worth What It Was Six Months Ago
A report from Silicon Valley. “Last year ‘just got really bumpy real quick,’ said Janine Hunt, an agent with Red Oak Realty in Oakland. ‘We
Grid congestion continues to increase in Netherlands
Solar project developers see fewer opportunities to build PV facilities in the northern Netherlands, as grid bottlenecks are becoming worse.Liander
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The Chip War: In a major blow to China, Netherlands and Japan decide to side with US over chip sanctions
Much to China’s dismay, the Netherlands and Japan have decided to abide by the sanctions that the US has imposed on Chinese chip makers. This
Summer School Science Communication at the University of Leiden, 3-7 July 2023 #scicomm
Not a job but an alert that the University of Leiden will post further details and registration link for its short summer course in scicomm, here
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A short list of features of the Netherlands that I still try to wrap my head around
The Netherlands is the country I’ve visited the most, going there eight times between 2011 and 2022. I’ve obsessively visited 31 cities, the Hoge
Dutch network operators draw up grid-focused national action plan
The Dutch network operators have drawn up a national action plan, the landelijk actieprogramma (National Network Congestion Action Program), with the
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A Modern Netherlands Penthouse With Panoramic Views
Bureau Fraai designed this modern penthouse with panoramic views that include both the sea and city in the Netherlands. The Panorama Penthouse
The Over-Excited, Headless-Chicken Covid Market Has Disappeared
A report from Go Banking Rates. “In 2021, inflation pushed the housing market to record highs — but it wasn’t a bubble. ‘It’s not like
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Ogoni 9 Widows Dutch court case against Shell
The struggle continues: Please show compassion for the widows of the Ogoni 9 JANUARY 16, 2023 BY ANDY ROWELL BLOG POST Extracts When the Nigerian
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Submit Your Wildest Version of “Girl With a Pearl Earring”
Artist Elena Bocicu’s “The Capy With the Pearl Earring” (2022) portrays a quite dignified capybara indeed. (image courtesy the
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Dutch Tugs 10
Hat tip to Jan van der Doe for sending along a set of tugboat photos from the Lekhaven area of Rotterdam harbor. Rather than shotgun approach and