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into biodiesel. The factory has a capacity of 200,000
tonnes of biodiesel annually (approximately 230 million litres). Its location on the Oiltanking premises provides Vesta Biofuels with port facilities such as quays,
tanks, and blending as well as storage and transhipment.
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Biomass
In May 2012, the Port of Amsterdam’s first biomass
shipment arrived at the OBA Bulk Terminal, consisting
of wood pellets from Canada for the RWE electricity
company. Other bulk terminals in Amsterdam (OBA,
CWT Europe and MAJA Stuwadoors) are now receiving biomass shipments as well.
From a logistics perspective, Amsterdam is wellpositioned for transit to the hinterland across the
Amsterdam-Rhine Canal and by sea to the United
Kingdom and Scandinavia.
Plants in the Amsterdam area will soon start blending
biomass. Part of the Hemweg power plant is being
prepared for this. It makes Amsterdam the
logical choice as a transhipment port.
Biomass transhipment fits seamlessly with other
agribulk transhipment in which the Port of Amsterdam
already holds a very strong position in the
Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp range.
Offshore wind
The Amsterdam port region, with IJmuiden and
Amsterdam as its most important players, is ideally
situated to play a key role in transporting turbines
and turbine parts for large-scale offshore wind farm
projects which are planned in the Netherlands and off
the coasts of the England and Germany.
The Amsterdam port region is the ideal “one-stop
shop” for this:
It is centrally located for the planned offshore wind
farms.
There is extensive space in Amsterdam and IJmuiden
for the delivery, storage and assembly of wind turbines.
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As a result of its involvement with oil and gas platforms and the assembly of two wind farms off the
Dutch coast, IJmuiden has extensive experience with
offshore activities.
Amsterdam has the relevant logistics players and a
comprehensive infrastructure.
There is extensive technical, maritime and logistics
expertise in the region, which can reduce costs in the
logistics chain of offshore wind energy.
Bio-based economy
The Port of Amsterdam is developing more and more
activities in the field of bio-based economy. Increasingly, the port manages to make clever use of the
convergence of waste flows, raw materials needs and
energy production. For example:
- ICL Fertilizers Europe C.V. uses phosphate-rich
waste flows from the port area as raw material for
the production of fertiliser and is working on plans
to expand this activity.
- Greenmills (Orgaworld and Biodiesel Amsterdam)
produces biofuels and green electricity from
organic residual materials such as used cooking oil
and organic waste. Cargill transports residual pulp
from fruit juices to Greenmills through a pipeline.
This principle is also used in relation to non-organic
waste as a result of increasingly refined recycling
processes employed in the port by companies such
as Icova, Van Gansewinkel and Granuband. Icova, for
instance, annually produces approximately 60,000
tonnes of fuel pellets from industrial waste (enough to
meet the total annual energy needs of approximately
9,500 households). The fuel pellets are sold primarily
to Sweden and used for district heating.
The City of Amsterdam Waste and Energy Company
(Afval Energiebedrijf – AEB) processes household
and industrial waste, of which 99% is converted into
energy (more than half of which is green energy) and
raw materials. AEB produces 1 million MWh of electricity annually, which is enough to meet the needs
of three-quarters of Amsterdam’s households. AEB is
transitioning from being a waste processor to being a
renewable energy and raw materials company and is
constantly improving its methods for gaining returns
from waste.
Westpoort Warmte (WPW) is a joint venture by
Nuon and the City of Amsterdam Waste and Energy
Company (AEB). WPW collects residual heat and
distributes it to businesses and residential properties.
In 2010, 55,000 residential properties were connected
to WPW. This is set to have doubled by 2020.
Energy
The Port of Amsterdam is an important energy port. A significant percentage of
the raw materials required to cater to the growing global demand for energy are
supplied via the Port of Amsterdam. In addition, the Port of Amsterdam is aiming
to futher develop its strong position and become a world leader in renewable
energy, multi-level recycling and bio-based economy. Through dedicated
knowledge, strong infrasctructure and partnerships with market leaders and
innovative start ups, the port is confident its ambitions will be realized.
Port of Amsterdam: on with energy!
Amsterdam port region
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Europe’s number 4 largest port.
The world’s largest petrol port.
Europe’s second most prominent coal port.
Congestion free shipping lanes.
Unique location in the largest delta in Europe.
International logistics hub for fast and efficient
delivery, storage, transit, consolidation and processing of cargo flows.
Attractive employment climate.
ucts and coal constitute 75% of total transhipment in
the Port of Amsterdam. Whilst a small part of these
energy products are used to generate energy for the
City of Amsterdam, the vast majority is destined for
the European and global markets.
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Traditional energy
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Its large and specialised energy cluster makes the
Amsterdam port region an important link in the chains
of local, national and global energy supply. Oil prod-
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Oil products
Amsterdam is the world’s largest petrol port.
Amsterdam has specialised in blending petrol and
provides extensive storage for diesel and kerosene.
Schiphol Airport receives approximately half of all
the kerosene required via a 16-kilometre underground pipeline between Oiltanking Amsterdam and
Schiphol.
In spite of the worldwide usage of alternative energy
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sources, demand for energy generation from oil
products will remain for the coming years.
n Oil terminals in the Port of Amsterdam: Oiltanking,
Eurotank, BP Terminal, NuStar, Vopak.
Transhipment of oil products (x 1 million tonnes)
1995
7.1
2011 37.1
200011.2
2012 41.0
200519.1
201341.5
2010 34.7 2020 50.0
Coal
the past few years, Amsterdam has grown into one
of the leading coal ports in the world. Amsterdam is
Europe’s second coal port.
n Coal accounts for almost 50% of the electricity market in Northwestern Europe. Coal transportation is
expected to keep increasing in the next 10 years as a
result of:
- Growing European coal imports due to the closure
of mines in Germany, England and the expected
termination of mines in Poland and the Czech
Republic.
- Reduction in nuclear energy production in Germany.
- The planned construction of new, cleaner coal
plants in Germany and the Netherlands.
- The Port of Amsterdam will continue to invest in
facilities for the improvement of coal transhipment,
such as a lighter dock just before the lock complex
(Averijhaven IJmuiden) and the construction of a
second substantial sea lock so that Amsterdam can
continue to welcome large ships.
n Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of coal are required
in Amsterdam for the supply of energy to the Nuon
Hemweg power plant. This coal is transported directly
from Bulk Terminal Amsterdam (Overslag Bedrijf
Amsterdam – OBA) to the power plant via a covered
conveyor belt.
n The Hemweg power plant has a gas- and coal-fired
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plant with a maximum capacity of 1229 megawatts,
enough to meet all the electricity needs of 2.5 to 3
million households. Nuon is currently fine-tuning plans
for the co-firing of biomass.
n The coal transhipment companies are undertaking a
range of measures to enable the transhipment of coal
as cleanly as possible. Measures such as fully covered
conveyor belts, spraying of coal, using cellulose layers
and dust monitoring systems are in place. As a result,
the nuisance to the surrounding area is kept to a minimum.
n Coal terminals in the Port of Amsterdam: OBA Bulk
Terminal/Rietlanden Terminals B.V.
Transhipment of coal (x 1 million tonnes)
1995 4.8
2011 15.6
200011.3
201215.6
200512.6
2013 18.5
201014.2
202020.0
Transition to renewable energy
n Increasingly,
governments are pushing energy
producers to blend traditional energy sources (oil
products, coal) with renewable energy sources (biofuels, biomass). The Port of Amsterdam’s strong position in traditional energy and agricultural products
means that all the knowledge, experience, infrastructure and facilities required for the port’s transition to
renewable energy are in place.
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Amsterdam port region’s potential for renewable
energy:
2010
2020
Biofuels (million tonnes)
0.8
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Biomass (million tonnes)
0.04
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Onshore wind (MW) 65
100
Offshore wind (MW) 0
4500
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Port of Amsterdam is aware of the challenges of
bio-energy (“food for fuel” and damage to biodiversity) and therefore closely monitors the origin of incoming cargo. Additionally we are involved in certification
and the establishment of quality-standards labelling
for biomass/biofuels. Among other things, the port
serves as part of the IEA’s Taskforce 40 helping to
promote a sustainable bio-energy market.
Renewable energy is good business
Energy from renewable sources is environmentally
friendly, and it also makes for good business. It is
precisely this combination that ensures that renewable energy has a future. It will, for instance, guarantee the ongoing supply and transportation of cargo
in the long term, as well as lucrative trade by making
optimum use of residual products.
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The Port of Amsterdam’s role in sustainable growth
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of Amsterdam is actively recruiting companies in the
field of renewable energy. Existing “traditional” energy
terminals will, however, be allowed to expand transhipment volume on their existing company premises.
n Companies based in the Port of Amsterdam have a
leading role in making energy transhipment more
sustainable. Measures implemented include vapour
recovery installations for emission-free petrol and
diesel transhipment, covered conveyor belts for lowdust coal transhipment, the monitoring of dust levels
to improve air quality, and LED lighting in the energy
terminals.
n The Port of Amsterdam area is home to a large wind
farm with a total capacity of more than 64 megawatts.
This is enough to meet the electricity needs of
approximately 40,000 households. In the next few
years new, larger windmills will expand the overall
capacity to 100 megawatts.
n Since 2013 inland navigation vessels can bunker LNG
in the Port of Amsterdam.
pable of storing biofuels. The proportion of biofuels is
at least equal to the percentage that energy producers are required to blend.
Some major biodiesel factories have now established
premises in the Port of Amsterdam.
n The Biodiesel Amsterdam factory produces more
than 150 million litres of sustainable biodiesel annually
from waste flows such as used cooking oil.
Orgaworld, a partner in the jointly-developed
Greenmills concept, is based on the same location
and produces green energy for nearly 15,000 households annually, as well as contributing to district heating in Amsterdam by supplying approximately 2,000
households with sustainable heat. Raw materials are
100% sourced from organic waste flows that are no
longer fit for human or animal consumption. In 2015
the Port of Amsterdam welcomes a second Biodiesel
plant.
n The Vesta Biofuels biodiesel plant converts a range
of raw materials (from rapeseed oil to waste flows)
Renewable energy
The centrally-located Amsterdam port region offers
excellent possibilities for the storage, shipment, processing, and production of renewable energy, as well
as being ideally located for businesses in the renewable energy field. The amount of biofuels is increasing
and biomass is on the rise. There are promising developments in the offshore wind sector and bio-based
economy has become a well-established term in the
port.
Biofuels
The oil terminals in the Port of Amsterdam are also ca-
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