Rotterdam, 26 May 2009 - Eneco has decided to construct the Enecogen gas fired power plant Enecogen in the Rotterdam Europort area. Partner in this project will be DONG Energy. Both parties will participate for 50% as initiator both for the realization as well as the exploitation of the environmentally friendly gas fired power plant. Siemens will be realising the construction next to the maintenance. The gas fired (STEG) power plant will have a capacity of 870 Megawatt. The plant will be able to produce enough electricity to serve 2 million house holds; a significant contribution to the own production, which together with the other plants and wind parks cover 70% of the total energy demand of Eneco’s clients. The ENECOGEN gas fired power plant will be to be provided with a (DeNOx) installation to capture nitrogen oxide (NOx), making this the cleanest gas powered plant in the country.
Jeroen de Haas, Eneco’s Chairman of the Board of Management, is pleased the investment decision has been taken:”The Enecogen plant fits perfectly in our intention to move towards more sustainable production of electricity. Together with our other gas powered plants, give us the flexible capacity of more than 1500 MW with which we can easily accommodate the fluctuations of our wind turbines’ electricity production. Our wind portfolio is already close to 800 MW and our sustainable production park continues to grow steadily. By combining this all with our own gas storage, Eneco houses a sustainable investment triangle for electricity production with wind turbines, gas fired power plants and gas storage.”
De Haas is content with the contributions of involved parties: “Next to DONG Energy and Siemens, as solid partners, there are a number of other parties who have contributed to making this Enecogen project possible. Firstly the municipality Rotterdam with making available the excellent location for our gas fired power plant in the Rotterdam Europort area, but also the Port of Rotterdam Authority has played an important role. For the connection to the high-voltage grid of Tennet Joulz is taking care of while the gas connection and gas transport capacity is being handled by Gasunie GTS.”
The ENECOGEN plant will work with a high recovery return of over 59%. This can be higher if the gas fired power plant can deliver heat to the surrounding industry, for instance to an LNG terminal. The construction of the power plant, which will be realised by Siemens, will commence in 2009 and is due to be ready in 2011. At the height of the construction some 700 people will be working on the building site.
The ENECOGEN power plant will be provided with a DeNOx installation. This Selective Catalytic Reduction installation (SCR) that will reduce the NOx emissions by 80% compared to without SCR. This technology is already applied by gas fired power plants in the United States. In the DeNOx installation the emission gasses containing nitro oxide (NOx) will be transformed into nitrogen and water, which will evaporate via the smokestack. The ENECOGEN power plant will have a substantial lower carbon dioxide emission than a coal fired power station and with the DeNox installation it will be the cleanest in the Netherlands.