In 2023, several European countries broke their previous renewable energy records amid reduced Russian gas supplies, causing a prominent shift to other power sources. Portugal covered 61 percent of its energy needs through renewables, over half of the electricity consumed in Germany came from green sources, and the amount of fossil-derived electricity produced in the United Kingdom also fell sharply. The list can go on, and albeit with less impressive numbers, the year that just passed by was also an important one for green power in the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last year, 13 percent more renewable energy was generated in the Netherlands than in 2022. Wind and solar energy are the main sources, with biomass also producing a considerable share. This improvement aligns with the goals set by the Energy Agreement<\/a> for Sustainable Growth of 2013. The bill envisioned reaching 16 percent of energy generation from green sources. The share is now almost 17 percent, according to the Nationaal Klimaat Platform<\/a>, enough to power the provinces of North Holland and Friesland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, the Netherlands met its renewable energy generation goal for the year set a decade before. Although much still needs to be done, last year, positive signals came from the country and the rest of Europe. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n In the past twelve months, around half of the electricity consumed in the Netherlands \u2013 compared to around 41 percent in 2022 \u2013 came from renewable sources. Driven by residential installations, solar power is increasingly important in the Dutch energy mix. Solar was behind 17.6 percent of the total electricity generation, with onshore wind providing slightly over fifteen percent. The biomass share remained similar, supplying 7.3 percent of the total electricity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy you need to know this <\/h2>
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