Warmtebedrijf Westland is going to heat the greenhouses in the most important greenhouse farming area in the Netherlands with residual heat from the harbor of Rotterdam combined with geothermic energy. This will save greenhouse farming companies in the Westland 300 million cubic meters of gas in 2021, rising to 900 million cubic meters in the following years.
Because of the combination of industrial residual heat from the harbor combined with existing and new geothermal energy sources the entire Westland could do without gas. In this manner Warmtebedrijf Westland, the greenhouse farming companies and the industrial companies in the harbor could jointly contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and counter climate change, and also solve the earthquake problems stemming from the gas extraction in Groningen. Minister Wiebes (Economical Affairs and Climate) told the large companies in January that they will have "to stop using gas from Groningen at short notice."
Gas from Groningen
Warmtebedrijf Westland is working together with grid operator Alliander Duurzame Gebiedsontwikkeling and Evides Industriewater to realize the infrastructure and making the residual heat from the harbor available. The initiative meets the request LTO Glaskracht Nederland made to Minister Wiebes of Economical Affairs and Climate. According to LTO Glaskracht the greenhouse farming companies can help reduce the use of gas from Groningen in this manner. At the same time 900 kilotons of CO2 are saved annually. Greenhouse farming companies now mainly use co-generation installations to produce energy relatively efficiently. A number of companies also use heat from geothermal energy sources.
Warmtebedrijf Westland wants to convince more greenhouse farming companies to join in the coming period. In 2020 the construction of the heating grid from the Rotterdam harbor will start, after which companies are connected step by step, from south to north. Warmtebedrijf Westland wants to take out long term contracts against a fixed low price. Director Gerard Hofman of Warmtebedrijf Westland: "We are doing this with and for entrepreneurs. All sources - such as residual heat and geothermal sources - are necessary to provide Westland with heat. Together we are contributing to solving climate problems and the problems in Groningen and we are making the Westland greenhouse farming companies more competitive.
For more information:
Warmtebedrijf Westland
info@warmtewestland.nl
www.warmtewestland.nl
For more information:
Warmtebedrijf Westland
info@warmtewestland.nl
www.warmtewestland.nl