This project in Flushing has a gross electric capacity of 800-900 MWe and provides for CO2 capture. The power station is designed with the best available techniques in mind. Exceptional is that, when converting solid fuels into hydrogen, nearly all CO2 is purged. This results in a giant step forward, when it comes to environmental concerns.

C.GEN and Cobelfret are very interested in a complete solution: the offloading and storage of coal, the production of electricity, the capture of CO2 and its transportation to potential offshore storage areas.

Important preconditions for this project are: the availability of a sufficiently large area, the presence of a quay with sufficient depth to enable the supply of coal by ‘cape size’ vessels and the presence of sufficient cooling water capacity.

Flushing has the area for building a large scale power plant, with sea access – for both receiving ocean-going vessels and for transporting CO2.

If possible, C.GEN is also interested in supplying synthesis gas and hydrogen, not only to the industrial sector, but also for future ecological applications, such as transport.

C.GEN has initiated the permit process for the location in Sloehaven. Negotiations with the Port Authority about the exact location are still ongoing .

C.GEN has started the permit procedure through a preliminary memorandum. That would enable the power plant to be operational in 2015.

The consequences will be minimal – we employ the best available technologies and will demonstrate that in the permit procedure. C.GEN starts with informing all regional interest parties about the prooject and the permit file. C.GEN emphasizes using a responsible and sustainable method of electricity production, which is by far the most environmentally-friendly method existing today. The company is completely confident that the project will be seen as a very significant step forward in our common goal of attaining a better balance between our energy supply and the environment.

The estimated employment for a normal exploitation of the hydrogen power plant is: 150 people directly and 300 people indirectly. During the construction these numbers will be much higher.

Once the transmission capacity in the framework of the project Zuid-West 380 kV is extended (estimated in 2014), the produced electricity can be transported.

A high pressure natural gas grid is available. The details of the connection of the hydrogen power plant of C.GEN to this grid will be discussed with Gas Transport Services.