The Dutch authorities, by way of a brand new open-access PV database, has found that roughly 50% of all rooftops within the Netherlands may doubtlessly host PV techniques. Nevertheless, solely 8% of them may instantly accommodate photo voltaic arrays with out the necessity for impediment removing.

Screenshot from RVO’s knowledge viewer

Picture: RVO

Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO), a state-owned company within the Netherlands, printed an open-access database in December 2023 of all rooftops and parking areas throughout the nation that might be used for photo voltaic panel installations.

Just a few months after its launch, the RVO mentioned the brand new instrument has already helped to determine round 725 km2 of rooftops that might host PV techniques. This represents round 50% of the nation’s rooftops.

“Of this floor space, nonetheless, solely 8% is immediately appropriate for putting in photo voltaic panels,” the company mentioned in an announcement. “In different circumstances, obstacles should first be resolved.”

The Dutch photo voltaic market added 4.82 GW of recent PV capability in 2023, based on the “Nationaal Photo voltaic Trendrapport 2023” research, which was lately printed by consultancy Dutch New Power (DNE) Analysis.

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