Distribution station under construction at the Yangtze Canal (Haringvliet)

Foto: de transformator van 90 ton wordt op z'n plek gezet in het nieuwe verdeelstation van Stedin aan het Yangtzekanaal.

Excursion Project Power2Gas & ALV Electrical Engineering

This year, the Electrical Engineering Section board has chosen to combine the Electrical Engineering AGM with

a field trip to a Power2Gas project of Stedin near Roozenburg . This is an excellent opportunity to meet physically again.

We assume you have good shoes for a wet construction site and rain gear for when the weather is bad.

The programme is as follows:

11:30 hrs - walk-in / reception at Restaurant Café 't Hofplein Roozenburg

12:00 hrs - ALV Elektrotechniek

13:00 h - Departure to Power2Gas project with guided tour and explanation by Albert van de Molen Stedin

15:00 - End of guided tour departure to Rozenburg Centre

Distribution station under construction on the Yangtze Canal (Haringvliet)

Stedin is building this station to facilitate the huge demand for electricity by large companies on Maasvlakte 2.

the distribution station will convert electricity from 66,000 volts to 25,000 and 23,000 volts.

This will be used to supply electricity to factories making parts for wind turbines and a biofuel plant, among others.

Five new Distribution Stations

Companies in the port of Rotterdam emit 14% of total Dutch CO2 emissions. By 2050, these emissions should be zero.

One solution to this is to use electricity rather than natural gas or coal for chemical business processes.

This means much more capacity is needed on the electricity grid. Stedin is rapidly expanding the electricity grid in the port. Five new distribution stations are being rapidly built, four existing stations expanded and 14 kilometres of new cables laid.

The stations and cables need space below and above ground. Something that is hardly available in the port. This makes the expansion of the electricity grid a complex puzzle.

First homes heated with hydrogen arrive in Rotterdam Rozenburg

Power2Gas plant in Rozenburg with hydrogen installation (blue containers) and the apartment complex, which has been heated with hydrogen since 2019. Photo DNV-GL

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Power2Gas-installatie in Rozenburg met waterstof-installatie (blauwe containers) en het appartementen complex, dat sinds 2019 wordt verwarmd met waterstof. Foto DNV-GL


Albert van de Molen Stedin is an expert asset management at Stedinandeindhoven University of Technology

About:

- Starting Offer (Opening Offer) for the Dutch Energy transition
- Hydrogen using existing gas infrastructure (Rozenburg, Stad aan 't Haringvliet)
- Energy Transition Analysis (ETA)
- Infrastructural Footprint method
- Power-to-Gas (methane)
- Sustainable energy technology
- Asset management, both electricity and gas
- Technology policy
- Strategy
- Innovation
- Energy load balancing
- Fuel cell technology
- Biomethane, pipeline quality
- RF technology

Route to Café Rozenburg, Stad aan 't Haringvliet

Directions to Café 't Hofplein Rozenburg

For navigation: Laan van Nieuw Blankenburg 380, Rozenburg (west of Rotterdam, not Rozenburg near Schiphol Airport). You then come to the end of a cul-de-sac, between sports fields. You can park there (for free)

From café 't Hofplein we will go by car to the construction site, which is a few km away. (Please bring OV-ers with you).

We will be outside almost all the time, with some spots being muddy when it rains. Adapt clothes and footwear accordingly.

No personal protective equipment required (no safety shoes, no safety glasses, no safety clothing, no helmet, no sanitary facilities during tour).