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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Increasing the purchase intentions for suboptimal products : Comparing potential marketing strategies
Food Quality and Preference (2025), Volume: 123 - ISSN 0950-3293 -
Associating structural characteristics to immunomodulating properties of carrot rhamnogalacturonan-I fractions
Carbohydrate Polymers (2025), Volume: 347 - ISSN 0144-8617 -
Visible and near-infrared spectral imaging combined with robust regression for predicting firmness, fatness, and compositional properties of fresh pork bellies
Meat Science (2025), Volume: 219 - ISSN 0309-1740 -
Consumer acceptance of mycelium as protein source
Food Quality and Preference (2025), Volume: 122 - ISSN 0950-3293 -
Dietary starch, non-starch polysaccharides and their interactions affect nutrient digestibility, faecal waste production and characteristics differentially in three salmonids : Rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon and Arctic charr
Aquaculture (2025), Volume: 595 - ISSN 0044-8486 -
Effects of settleable versus unsettled biofloc removal strategy on aquaculture system performance and microbial community
Aquaculture (2025), Volume: 595, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0044-8486 -
Can earthworms and root traits improve plant struvite-P uptake? A field mesocosm study
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (2025), Volume: 377 - ISSN 0167-8809 -
Plate size or plating? Effects of visual food presentation on liking, appetite, and food-evoked emotions in online and real-life contexts
Food Quality and Preference (2025), Volume: 122 - ISSN 0950-3293 -
Unravelling the dominant role of phosphorylation degree in governing the functionality of reassembled casein micelles : Implications for future dairy production through precision fermentation
Food Hydrocolloids (2025), Volume: 159 - ISSN 0268-005X -
pH-induced conformational changes of lupin protein-pectin mixtures and its effect on air-water interfacial properties and foaming functionality
Food Hydrocolloids (2025), Volume: 158 - ISSN 0268-005X