13 December 2024

Local cooperation as an engine for energy transition

Local cooperation as an engine for energy transition Realizing a sustainable energy project together with the local community, how does that work in practice? We explain our approach and why technical and social solutions go hand in hand. A group of about fifty enthusiasts gathers with coffee and cake at the construction site of Citizen ... Local cooperation as an engine for energy transition
Written by Eva de Zeeuw
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12 December 2024

Working together for the wind

Interview with De Knotwilg Let Energy Cooperative De Knotwilg blow instead of prune. For this energy cooperative, the whole is worth more than the sum of its parts. A conversation about cooperative values and norms. We are going to do it together feeling “Co-founder Jos van Oosten had contact with Eneco who wanted to place ... Working together for the wind
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25 November 2024

Good listening

Good listening A look at how GreenTrust handles noise complaints Noise complaints, how do we deal with them? Senne and Romana, two dedicated Asset Managers, share valuable insights into the challenges and careful processes involved in handling noise complaints. Reports of unusual noise from a wind farm come in to our Asset Management Department, aka ... Good listening
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25 October 2024

A day with our technical administrative assistant

A day with our technical administrative assistant Managing and monitoring assets and planners ‘Good morning with Anik.’ ‘Hi Anik, we would like to sign up for Oostzeedijk Wind Farm.’ ‘Thank you for passing on. What are you guys going to do today? Are you there for maintenance or a breakdown?’ ‘We are there for maintenance, ... A day with our technical administrative assistant
Written by Eva de Zeeuw
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8 September 2024

Patience rewarded at wind park Egchelse Heide

Patience rewarded at wind park Egchelse Heide Developing a wind farm is like a dance. “Sometimes you take one step forward and then again you have to take two steps back,” says Peter Rooijakkers. In 2002, he and two neighbors took the initiative for Windpark Egchelse Heide. Nineteen years later, the first windmill was up ... Patience rewarded at wind park Egchelse Heide
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3 September 2024

GreenTrust Consultancy enters new phase with new board of directors

GreenTrust Consultancy enters new phase with new board of directors With great pleasure we would like to let you know that GreenTrust Consultancy will have a new board of directors as of September 1: Annelies Wesselink and Lieuwe Dragt will take over from founders Klaas Guldie, Jeroen Boerkamps and Tijmen Keesmaat. Jeroen and Tijmen remain ... GreenTrust Consultancy enters new phase with new board of directors
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