Dossier
Climate, nature and energy
In 2030, 70% of Dutch energy must be renewable, as agreed in the Climate Agreement. That is why investments in wind and solar energy on land and at sea are substantial. Wageningen University & Research is investigating the opportunities for integrating wind turbines and solar panels into the landscape in a nature-friendly manner. We are also looking at the impact of (the extraction of) both renewable and fossil fuels on the ecosystem and how ecological effects can be mitigated.
Solar energy
To achieve the objectives of the Climate Agreement, the Dutch government is investing heavily in solar energy, among other things. This is reflected in a large increase in solar parks, in particular on agricultural land, often aimed at maximising energy yield. To do this in a sustainable and nature-inclusive way, Wageningen University & Research has developed the Solar Research Programme.
Wind energy
The large-scale development of offshore wind farms in the North Sea has far-reaching consequences for both nature and spatial planning, and therefore for all North Sea users. There are still many knowledge gaps for the government, wind energy sector, nature conservation organisations and the fishing and aquaculture sectors.
Researchers from Wageningen University & Research are also developing knowledge and techniques for minimising effects on nature in onshore wind turbines. This protects foraging areas of vulnerable birds and bats, and prevents economic damage for wind energy suppliers.
Offshore oil and gas
Offshore oil and gas extraction: what effect does it have on the nature of coast & sea? And what to do with discarded oil and gas platforms? Wageningen University & Research investigates ecological effects, but also opportunities for new nature around oil and gas platforms at sea.
News
Projects
Publications
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How green are your tulips? EU rules for calculating the footprint of ornamental plants
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KB WOT Fisheries 2024 - Maintaining Exccellence and Innovation in Fisheries Research
Centre for Fisheries Research (CVO) (CVO report CVO report 24.011) -
Beyond Formal-Informal Dichotomies
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology - Oxford University Press - ISBN: 9780190854584 -
Company reflexivity for plastics circularity : The transformative potential of reflexive environmental legislation in the EU
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): J. van Zeben, co-promotor(en): J. van Leeuwen - Wageningen: Wageningen University -
It’s a steal at the self-checkout
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Bestrijding nachtmerrieplant Japanse duizendknoop lijkt in Rotterdam eindelijk succesvol
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MHS trials in the Dutch mixed demersal beam trawl fishery: Improve fish quality and survival of discarded bycatch
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Data for: Functional redundancy of weed seed predation is reduced by intensified agriculture
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Hernieuwbare grondstoffen voor groeimedia : Basisgegevens ten behoeve van het convenant Milieu-impact potgrond en substraten
Wageningen: Wageningen Plant Research (Rapport / Stichting Wageningen Research, Wageningen Plant Research, Business unit Glastuinbouw WPR-1298) -
Dataset belonging to the Publication: "Interfacial fluid rheology of soft particles"