THE POWER OF
WIND ENERGY
The port of Rotterdam is one of the most important and best organised energy ports in the world. This has
involved much more than just fossil fuels like coal and oil for quite some time. The port of Rotterdam also
focuses on sustainable energy, such as biofuels, LNG, solar and wind energy.
THE POWER OF
WIND ENERGY
At the moment, the installed wind turbine capacity in
the port area is some 200 MW, representing about 6,5%
of the national wind energy capacity produced on land.
In the years to come, the share of wind energy in the
port industrial complex will continue to grow.
As a result, Rotterdam is well on its way to achieving
its ambition to become the sustainable power plant of
Northwestern Europe.
Fossil energy sources such as natural gas, oil and coal are
finite. For that reason, the Port of Rotterdam Authority is working
towards a transition to sustainable energy generation and
strives to operate the port sustainably.
The Port Vision 2030 states that investments will be made in
other energy carriers, such as wind energy. This way, the
energy needs of industry can be safeguarded and the port
industry complex can contribute significantly to the energy
North Sea
security in Northwestern Europe.
13
Ma
asm
ond
Edis
onb
Overview of wind energy projects
41 turbines
73.0 MW
102 turbines
297.6 MW
uw
8e Pe
trole
eW
Prinses
Margriethaven
Turbines MW
1. Wind park Slufter
17
ven
Europahaven
24
9. Wind mill ENCI 1
3
10. Wind mill Den Hartogh
1
0.6
11. Wind park Hartelbrug
5
10
12. Wind park Hartelbrug 2 (agreement ’09)
8
24
Wind turbines to be installed
Turbines MW
ha
lia
ma
sA
se
Prin
n
8
1
rnse
tvoo
Oos
Brielse
Oostvoorne
Due
42
2018
27
2018
13. Wind park Harde Zeewering MV2 (agreement ’09) 10
302018
14. Wind park Zachte Zeewering MV2 (agreement ’09) 26
78
North Sea
2019
Wind turbines to be removed
Turbines MW
1. Wind park Slufter
17
25.5 2018
Due
9
22.5 2017
15
2018
11. Wind park Hartelbrug
5
10
2017
Rockanje
an
kv
10
Ra
6. Landtong Rozenburg
k
oe
elh
he
Sc
Slijkgat
5
r
Mee
Slufter
6. Repower Wind park Landtong
3. Wind park BP
haven
Hudson
n
have
ssippi
Missi
1. Repowering Wind park Slufter (agreement ’09) 14
9
t
8. Wind park Hartel 2 (agreement ’09)
ga
12
er
21
5
7. Wind park Hartelkanaal
ve
ha
12
6. Wind park Landtong Rozenburg
Be
12
3
m
leu
4
n
tro
15
5. Wind park Suurhoffbrug (agreement ’09)
ave
Pe
22.5
5
Din
telh
6e
9
4. Wind park Dintel
en
3. Wind park BP
en
onehav
Amaz
lhav
24
Harte
8
g
Tenn
have esseen
Pisto
have oln
ve
n
25.5
2. Wind park Zuidwal (agreement ’09)
rwe
Beer
Already installed wind turbines
ate
umha
kana
Prin
se
sA
nehaven
lex
Net (2020)
Nie
al
Wind turbines to be removed
en
177.0 MW
av
59 turbines
iah
Wind turbines to be installed
2
14
ven
193.6 MW
Nijlha
83 turbines
Prinses Aria
Already installed wind turbines
aai
r
Mee
Wind energy
Energy objective
The Netherlands is flat and enjoys a great deal of wind, which
makes the country extremely well suited to wind energy generation.
In addition to this, wind energy is one of the least expensive
forms of sustainable energy in the Netherlands. Wind energy also
contributes to the reduction of CO2 emissions. This makes wind
energy an important source of energy to enable the achievement
of European and national targets for sustainable energy.
The Dutch government has decided that in 2020, 14% of the
Dutch production of energy must be generated from
renewable sources. This must increase to 16% in 2023.
These figures are established in documents including the
Dutch ‘Energy Agreement’. Wind energy on land and at sea
both provide an important contribution to the achievement of
that goal. This means that all of the land-based wind turbines
must have a combined total of at least 6,000 MW, an amount
sufficient to provide electricity to 3.6 million households.
Fitting wind turbines spatially into an industrial environment,
however, is not a matter of course. There are challenges
associated with each location, including noise, safety, nature,
shadow flicker and technical conditions.
As part of the Dutch ‘Energy Agreement’, various authorities,
enterprises and social organisations have agreed that a
minimum of 4,400 MW of wind energy must be generated at
sea. This falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of
Infrastructure and the Environment. The total amount of wind
energy available in 2023 could then be sufficient to supply all
of the homes in the Netherlands with electricity.
Agreement
In 2009 the ‘Port of Rotterdam Wind Energy Agreement’ was
signed by several players, including the Port of Rotterdam
Authority. This agreement aims to generate at least 150 MW
of new wind turbine capacity by 2020 in public port areas
from new locations and by ‘repowering’. This concerns a
commitment. In the Port Vision, the Port Authority made
agreements with various partners to achieve a total installed
capacity of 300 MW by 2020.
Megawatts
Modern wind turbines begin to generate electricity at a wind
force of 2 or 3 and supply to their full capacity when the wind
force is 6 or higher. Above wind force 10 the turbine is shut down.
Hook of Holland
Delft
Be
ha rgve
n
p
ddie
Bree
Ca
N
la
Elbehaven
nd
Sc
ieu
he
ka
na
al
urh
we
av
en
W
at
er
we
g
Beneluxhaven
4e Petroleumhaven
lfts
e
ch
hie
Sc
4
De
6
5e Petroleumhaven
al
Fop
pe
Wezerhaven
en
Do
na
u
l
n
ave
hie
Bo
Sc
seh
rnis
aa
ha
v
n
ve
lha
nte
ave
n
lash
Alb
Maassluis
Rotterd
r
al
ave
Ga
an
he
dk
7e Petroleumhaven
na
n
c
ns
ve
lka
n
ve
tha
lser
Pe
geh
u
he
Sc
rte
las
Lin
lan
Ha
np
a
lfh
Ca
De
7
Schieda
mse Sc
hie
Harte
lkana
8
Del
Schiedam
he
ensc
fhav
Koggehaven
karh
ur
aven
aven
eha
Me
rw
aven
Chem
ieh
lh
Waa
nderh
Willem Alexa
Friso
have
n
Prins
es Be
atrixh
trole
aven
Hartelsluis
rn
iss
e
Oud
ven
lha
IJse
n
Prins
Spijkenisse
Be
en
n
11
khav
en
1e Ee
mhav
eumhaven
aas
M
Oude
e
orn
Vo
Wer
Prins
n
a
na
Ka
or
10
ven
n
ave
n
aven
mhave
Hartelkanaal
Lekh
as
aven
troleu
3e Pe
n
have
troleum
3e Pe
ven
Coolha
n
ave
leh
Kei
e Ma
Madro
elh
have
en
lhav
k
Botle
12
o
ld
Geu
2e
haven
Werk
en
shav
aven
1e Petrol
uren
1e
Wer
kh
eha
aven
Eem
St. La
naal
Hartelka
9
Sein
inah
Dokhave
Nieuw
umha
aven
elm
ve
seha
Hey
niëh
Brielle
aven
Zevenmansh
Nec
Sche
Brittan
Wilh
ven
al
aven
inah
elm
Wilh
Kon.
2e Pe
na
ven
Vlaardingen
haven
lka
e
Schi
rte
Wilton
Ha
nhaven
eer
Vulcaa
lse M
aal
Calandkan
Brie
eM
aas
An average modern wind turbine has a capacity of 2 to 3 MW.
1 MW is sufficient to supply 600 homes with electricity.
Currently, there are about 2,200 wind turbines in the
Netherlands.
Wind parks in the port area
In the coming years, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will
contribute to research and the construction of wind turbines on
land in the existing port area and on the seawall of Maasvlakte 2.
To that end, the Port Authority has designated locations for new
parks and the ‘repowering’ of existing turbines.
CO2
A single 3 MW wind turbine in the Netherlands prevents the
emission of almost 4,000 tons of CO 2. This is comparable to
the CO 2 emissions of 1,000 cars each driving almost 25,000
kilometres per year, a distance equivalent to driving between
Rotterdam and Amsterdam six times per week.
The amount of energy needed to build, install, maintain and
dismantle a wind turbine after a life-cycle of 20 years is
recovered by the wind turbine in three to six months of
operation.
Subsidy
Wind energy on land is currently still more expensive than
electricity generated from gas and coal. The costs of wind
energy at sea are also still quite high. Various players are
working to change that, however.
The energy agreement includes the agreement that in 2020,
wind energy generated at sea must be 40% less expensive
than it was in 2011.
Port of Rotterdam Authority
The objective of the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to enhance the port’s competitive position as a logistics hub and world-class industrial
complex. Not only in terms of size, but also with regard to quality. The core tasks of the Port Authority are to develop, manage and exploit the
port in a sustainable way and to render speedy and safe services for shipping.
More information
Port of Rotterdam Authority • P.O. Box 6622 • 3002 AP Rotterdam • The Netherlands • +31(0)10 252 1010 • [email protected]
© Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V.
• Corporate Communicatie • 201611ID-FS032 (1116/EN)
www.portofrotterdam.com