I came to a new family on Saturday. We are staying in a village outside of Helmond. The husband owns an energy firm that constructs heating and cooling systems and lighting systems. I asked him about why and when the Netherlands will have more wind turbines. He believes it is because gas is so plentiful at this time (however not renewable) that that Dutch govt. does not see a hurry to persue other sources. The gas is forecasted to last another 40-50 years and he thinks nuclear and wind/solar will take over. Wind is only really plentiful on the coast but the more efficient solar panels get the more utilized they will be. We have only had 1 day of rain and no sun in the 17 days we have been here. What we are seeing is not normal. He hopes that in 2 years the Dutch govt. will look at subsidies such as the German govt. but right now they are just too dependent on gas.
His firm's building in Helmond has a geothermal system. It paid itself back in 3 years and the last 7 years he is making money off of it as the surplus goes back into the grid for mass distribution.
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