In this report the decarbonisation strategies for an industrial cluster were analysed. The area investigated is Botlek/Pernis in the Port of Rotterdam. The information about the sites was gathered from MIDDEN reports (PBL en TNO), open literature and several interviews.
In this report the decarbonisation strategies for an industrial cluster were analysed. The area investigated is Botlek/Pernis in the Port of Rotterdam. In total, over 40 companies were evaluated (both individually and together), including several terminals, two oil refineries, a waste incineration plant, combined heat and power generators, industrial gases producers, petrochemical companies and other chemical companies. The information about the sites was gathered from MIDDEN reports, open literature and several interviews.
In this report the decarbonisation strategies for an industrial cluster were analysed. The area investigated is Botlek/Pernis in the Port of Rotterdam. In total, over 40 companies were evaluated (both individually and together), including several terminals, two oil refineries, a waste incineration plant, combined heat and power generators, industrial gases producers, petrochemical companies and other chemical companies. The information about the sites was gathered from MIDDEN reports, open literature and several interviews.
This report furthermore addresses the decarbonisation plans and options. For the partial decarbonisation towards 2030, a few cluster projects for Botlek/Pernis are of importance. One being Porthos, facilitating the transportation and storage of 2.5 Mt/yr of CO2 under the North Sea. Furthermore, the H-vision project aims to collect the refinery gases and convert the gases centralized in an autothermal reformer (ATR) for pre-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS), realizing a CO2 emission reduction of 1.7 Mt/yr, which is to be transported and stored. Storage facilities are therefore crucial for the H-vision plans. Besides these cluster projects, the decarbonisation by electrification is another important pillar, demanding a reinforcement and extension of the current electricity network.