If we want to continue with onshore solar and wind farms – which is necessary – then the quality of projects will need to improve because the support of citizens and politicians in the Netherlands is eroding. As society we know better and better what kind of renewable energy projects we would like, but we get more and more of what we don’t want. It is about time to realize more quality in energy projects and pay more attention...

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On the 11th of July, Sven Stremke contributed a double-lecture to the 2022 Challenges for a Global Energy Transition summer school at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He presented the Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World (2018) and the Spatial Transition Analysis (2018)...

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The Master thesis project by Sam van den Oeterlaar about ForestVoltaics won the audience award of the 2022 Sunday Conference. The project was supervised by Igor Sirnik and Sven Stremke, both Wageningen University & Research, and was conducted under the umbrella of the Wageningen Solar Research Programme. Thesis abstract: Afforestation is becoming politically popular to boost biological carbon sequestration to reduce climate change effects....

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Six groundbreaking multifunctional solar landscapes developed in collaboration with the province of Gelderland & Wageningen University and Research The Province of Gelderland and Wageningen University & Research are jointly launching the Gelderland Approach to Solar Landscapes with Spatial Quality project (Dutch acronym GAZO). Scientists from the University will help municipalities in Gelderland to create solar landscapes that combine...

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Sven Stremke, Paolo Picchi & Dirk Oudes curated an exhibition on energy landscapes for the 2021 Dutch Landschapstriennale. The (online) poster exhibition and the 3min video pitches of the selected 9 projects from young researchers can be accessed here. Over the past years, these young designers conducted outstanding research in dedicated design studios and Master thesis projects both at Wageningen University and the Amsterdam Academy of...

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