The project in Rotterdam has a gross electric capacity of 400-450 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.

As Rotterdam is a deep-sea harbour, its location is advantageous from a logistical point of view. Its infrastructure is excellently suitable, thanks to sufficient cooling water capacity, potential for CO2 storage and excellent links for delivering the generated electricity.

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

The City of Rotterdam has also taken the initiative to reduce the CO2 emission in the port. In this framework the project of the Rotterdam Climate Initiative (CRI) has been launched. C.GEN considers the CRI as an important contribution to the development of C.GEN’s project, especially in relation to the possibility to transport and store CO2.

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

C.GEN has initiated the permit process for the location on the Europoort. Negotiations with the Port Authority on the exact location are still ongoing. (Surface area is approximately 12 hectares).

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: 100 people directly and 150 people indirectly. During the construction these numbers will be much higher.

Once the transmission capacity in the framework of the project Zuidring Randstad 380 kV is extended (estimated in 2012), 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.