The Port of Rotterdam Authority has revealed its plans to develop the port to become a leader of energy transition by implementing as many initiatives as possible to reduce CO2.
The port believes that CO2 could be made neutral by 2050 if the Netherlands is to implement a wide range of technologies and measures to reduce their emissions.
According to Allard Castelein, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority, a lot of research and experimentation is still needed to determine the optimal path to a CO2 neutral economy by 2050. The port authority wants to help business who play a leading role to implement ways to reduce CO2 and introduce a new climate-neutral industry.
“Precisely because there is already so much energy-intensive industry here, this is the most logical place for companies to set up and scale up pilot projects. This will make the port a leader in the transition from fossil fuel based industry to clean fossil, renewable and circular. We can be both a field lab and flagship at once,” Castelein stated.
The Port Authority is therefore actively looking for companies that want to set up operations that contribute to CO2 reduction in the port. These could be companies from outside as well as businesses that are already active there, or combinations of these. The largest investments will be made by the companies themselves, but the Port Authority will offer support with attractive accommodation conditions, connecting infrastructure, support with permit applications and finding financing.
A number of projects are already underway to reduce emissions, such as using residual heat from the port for district heating, a pilot project for carbon capture and storage, production of biofuels and bioplastics, the use of LNG for fuel, a substation for electricity that is generated at sea, and the initiative for a Waste-2-Chemicals plant.
The government will also assist by using legislation and regulations to stimulate the transition and to maintain a consistent long term policy that focuses on achieving a final objective in 2050 with intermediate objectives on the way to this goal.
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