ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the development of wind power in the Netherlands in the period 1970–2000. It shows how and to what extent various articulations of sustainability played a role in wind power development in the Netherlands. The chapter explains how these different articulations affected the design of wind turbines and wind parks. In 1974 the First White Paper on Energy set out the Dutch government's new energy policy goals. In 1979 the Second White Paper on Energy was published which emphasised foreseen energy scarcity even more than the previous White Paper. In 1976 the first wind power R&D programme was launched. It aimed to develop a Dutch wind turbine manufacturing industry. The reason to develop more efficient and larger wind turbines was the extremely fierce competition on foreign markets. The chapter shows that the reasons for the Dutch to start developing wind power were mainly energy security and economic interest.
