Energy Park Oude-Tonge

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Local green energy carriers produce: Energy Park Oude-Tonge

The Oostflakkee Industrial Park will be transformed into an energy park for the production of green hydrogen and other green energy carriers, such as gas and ammonia. The park will eventually have enough capacity to supply Stad aan ’t Haringvliet, Greenpoint fuelling station and nearby greenhouse horticulture businesses with their energy needs.

 

This key project is initially focused on realising a plant for both green hydrogen as well as green ammonia (26 MW). As soon as the demand for green hydrogen and related products increases, production can be scaled up to a maximum of 120 MW. The expectation is that the plant will be able to supply about a quarter of the island’s total demand for hydrogen with a complete switch to hydrogen and electricity.

Objectives

The development of an energy park to locally produce green energy carriers of which capacity is scalable up to a maximum of 120 MW.

 

Progress

Swipe through the timelines to see the steps taken in this project.

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Level 1
Phase 1: Research
Level 1
Phase 1: Research
This phase consists of three levels, each focused on research. To start with, we have a specific technology or innovation in mind. There are assumptions about the working principles, the business case and feasibility. Extensive preliminary research is required to validate these assumptions. Based on this research, we can accurately formulate the technical concept and the scope. The first tests then lead to a proof of concept.
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Level 2
Phase 2: Innovation
Level 2
Phase 2: Innovation
The development phase is intended to further test the proof of concept from the research phase. That often occurs using basic prototypes on a small scale, for example in a lab or test environment. If successful, the following step is to test the technology in a relevant environment – a situation comparable to the future application. The prototypes are usually further defined in this stage. As such, a prototype is developed that demonstrates how the technology works.
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Level 3
Phase 3: Pilots and demonstrations
Level 3
Phase 3: Pilots and demonstrations
In this phase, the emphasis shifts from the technological operation to issues such as production and certification. The system itself is, in fact, operational in a pilot or demonstration project. Once in practice, further fine-tuning and optimisation are unavoidable. This is also the phase to introduce the innovation to the market and to prepare for production.
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Level 4
Phase 4: Ready to use
Level 4
Phase 4: Ready to use
The pilot and demonstration phase help make the innovation technically and commercially ready for production and market introduction.

Learning objectives

Energy Park Oude-Tonge is an integrated project whereby the entire chain from production, to storage and purchasing is developed in one or more business cases. What are the sales opportunities for hydrogen and green ammonia? But also: can the existing production unit for green gas at the energy park profit from the arrival of a hydrogen plant and vice versa? And can the residual heat released during hydrogen production help greenhouse horticulturists make their companies natural gas-free?