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ROTTERDAM
ENERGY PORT
THE POWER OF WIND ENERGY
The port of Rotterdam is one of the most important and best organised energy ports in the
world. This has involved much more than just fossil fuels like coal and oil for quite some time.
The port of Rotterdam also focuses on sustainable energy, such as biofuels, LNG, solar energy
and wind energy.
At the moment, the installed wind turbine capacity in the port area is some 170 MW, representing
about 10% of the total wind energy capacity in the Netherlands. In the years to come, the share of
wind energy in the port industrial complex will continue to grow. As a result, Rotterdam is well on
its way to achieving its ambition to become the sustainable power plant of Northwestern Europe.
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Fossil energy sources such as natural gas, oil and coal are finite.
For that reason, the Port of Rotterdam Authority is working towards
a transition to sustainable energy generation and strives to operate
the port sustainably. The Port Vision 2030 states that investments
will be made in other energy carriers, such as wind energy. This
way, the energy needs of industry can be safeguarded and the port
industry complex can contribute significantly to the energy security
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In 2009 the ‘Port of Rotterdam Wind Energy Agreement’ was
signed by several players, including the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
This agreement aims to generate at least 150 MW of new wind
turbine capacity by 2020 in public port areas from new locations
and by ‘repowering’. This concerns a commitment. In the Port
Vision, the Port Authority made agreements with various partners
to achieve a total installed capacity of 300 MW by 2020.
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ENERGY OBJECTIVE
The Dutch government has decided that in 2020, 14% of the Dutch
production of energy must be generated from renewable sources.
This must increase to 16% in 2023. These figures are established
in documents including the Dutch ‘Energy Agreement’. Wind energy
on land and at sea both provide an important contribution to the
achievement of that goal.
This means that all of the land-based wind turbines must have a
combined total of at least 6,000 MW, an amount sufficient to provide
electricity to 3.6 million households.
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however, is not a matter of course. There are challenges associated
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The Netherlands is flat and enjoys a great deal of wind, which
makes the country extremely well suited to wind energy generation.
In addition to this, wind energy is one of the least expensive
forms of sustainable energy in the Netherlands. Wind energy also
contributes to the reduction of CO 2 emissions. This makes wind
energy an important source of energy to enable the achievement
of European and national targets for sustainable energy.
OVERVIEW OF WIND ENERGY PROJECTS
Already installed wind turbines
78 turbines 176.1 MW
Wind turbines to be installed
48 turbines 180 MW
Wind turbines to be removed
17 turbines 25.5 MW
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As part of the Dutch ‘Energy Agreement’, various authorities,
enterprises and social organisations have agreed that a minimum
of 4400 MW of wind energy must be generated at sea.
This falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Infrastructure
and the Environment. The total amount of wind energy available
in 2023 could then be sufficient to supply all of the homes in the
Netherlands with electricity.
MEGAWATTS
Modern wind turbines begin to generate electricity at a wind force
of 2 or 3 and supply to their full capacity when the wind force
is 6 or higher. Above wind force 10 the turbine is shut down.
An average modern wind turbine has a capacity of 2 to 3 MW.
1 MW is sufficient to supply 600 homes with electricity.
Currently, there are about 2,000 wind turbines in the Netherlands,
which supply about 5% of the total Dutch energy demand.
WIND PARKS IN THE PORT AREA
In the coming years, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will contribute
to research and the construction of wind turbines on land in the
existing port area and on the seawall of Maasvlakte 2. To that
end, the Port Authority has designated locations for new parks
and the ‘repowering’ of existing turbines.
CO2
A single 3 MW wind turbine in the Netherlands prevents the
emission of almost 4,000 tons of CO 2 . This is comparable
to the CO 2 emissions of 1,000 cars each driving almost
25,000 kilometres per year, a distance equivalent to driving
between Rotterdam and Amsterdam six times per week.
The amount of energy needed to build, install, maintain
and dismantle a wind turbine after a life-cycle of 20 years is
recovered by the wind turbine in three to six months of operation.
SUBSIDY
Wind energy on land is currently still more expensive than
electricity generated from gas and coal. The costs of wind energy
at sea are also still quite high. Various players are working
to change that, however. The energy agreement includes the
agreement that in 2020, wind energy generated at sea must be
40% less expensive than it was in 2011.
In the meantime, companies are investing in new technologies
to make wind energy at sea less expensive and more attractive.
The state government in the Netherlands provides subsidies
(SDE+) to encourage companies to invest in wind energy.
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PORT OF ROTTERDAM AUTHORITY
The aim of the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to enhance the port of
Rotterdam’s competitive position as a logistics hub and world-class
industrial complex. Not only in terms of size, but also quality. The core
tasks of the Port of Rotterdam Authority are to develop, manage and
run the port in a sustainable way and to maintain a speedy and safe
service for shipping.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Port of Rotterdam Authority
PO Box 6622
3002 AP Rotterdam, The Netherlands
T + 31 (0)10 252 12 30
[email protected]
Wwww.portofrotterdam.com