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visitors

at

GasTerra, both my fellow countrymen and business contacts from abroad.

The Dutch visitors have one thing in common: they think that the north of the Netherlands is less developed than the rest of the country. A ‘little tour around the region’ often opens their eyes.

There is a huge amount going on in the North and the energy sector is leading the way. By far, the most important European investments in the energy field up until 2020 are taking place here. Eemshaven, for example, is expected to produce about 7500 MW of power in a couple of years, more than enough to supply

The North of the Netherlands is on course

half of the country with electricity.

The energy sector is of unprecedented importance for the national economy.

As a trading company, in addition to maximising the value of Dutch natural gas, we are also a partner in supporting energy transition.

Gas ensures the concerted action of renewable sources of energy (wind and solar) and conventional power stations. These power stations are being replaced, upgraded and made cleaner and more efficient. By doing this we are not only increasing their output but we are also reducing CO2 emissions.

In short, the region is on course to taking a great leap forward, with the energy sector providing the most important boost.

Gertjan Lankhorst CEO GasTerra

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Editor’s Note

Editor’s note Dear Reader, You are probably used to the NRG Magazine as a reliable source of information from the energy sector and as a gate to the world of the NRG Battle. This edition of the magazine is no exception. However, we do have a twist installed for you in the pages that follow.

The current issue of the NRG Magazine is filled with reasons why being Dutch and Proud is definitely justified. Dutch ports are one of these reasons. Also, this is why we put on our orange suites and went on a tour of the state-of-the-art Gate terminal. You may visit the facility yourself in our cover story (pages 11-12). Afterwards, you are invited on a trip to the ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and the Groningen Seaports to find out their stories and new developments (pages 13-23).

The exciting world of offshore wind, with costs and sustainability issues, is taken on by Gerard van Baar (page 19) while the developments and education programmes in the same field are tackled next (pages 24-25). Hugo Niesing and Jan Schreuder debate if Smart Grids should be used in ports, after which, Roel Croes and his esteemed guests at the “An Innovative Truth IV” Conference present the importance of multidisciplinary cooperation on the road to sustainable innovation.

GPX’s impressive energy measurement system (page 34) and Energy

Luminita Stoica and Hans de Jong (Operator) on a 150,000 m3 LNG tank at Gate terminal

College’s innovations (page 41) are all waiting to be read and analysed.

On your NRG Magazine journey you may stop at the Smart City Event (page 42-43) and even go back to the origins of a professional success story with Michiel Boersma (pages 46-47). Additionally, you may have a multicultural break in Kuala Lumpur, at the Olympics of Gas. Last, but not least, the NRG Battle Talents share their solutions for a better future of energy (pages 54-56).

We cannot end this intro without expressing a great “Thank you!” to Maike Veltman, who has been editor of the magazine in the past half year. Maike did a wonderful job. I am truly excited to take over such a challenging position.

With all this in mind, the NRG Magazine team invites you to turn the page and start The Dutch Pride tour.

Enjoy your reading.

Luminita Stoica

150,000 m3 LNG tank at Gate terminal

Index Coverstory The Dutch Pride From the time of Hugo de Groot and the revolution he brought in the laws of the sea with his well-known Mare Liberum,

10.

13.

to their enthralling navigation and trading history, the Dutch have impressed the world. There are many pillars supporting the concept of Dutch Pride. The NRG Magazine has chosen Dutch Ports as this edition’s pillar.

Interview with Roland van Assche

15.

Port of Rotterdam: Sustainable Economic Growth in the Port of Rotterdam

Maasvlakte 3.0 Co-siting with E.ON A column by Holland Financial Centre

16.

Port of Amsterdam: A major player in the global energy transition

20.

19.

Groningen Seaports

22.

Hanze University of Applied Sciences Communicating about the Sustainable Society

44.

Back to Olympics of Gas the future The NRG Battle Talents were the stars of the show

with Michiel Boersma

46.

48.

Talents in the Spotlight Only once in a blue moon we meet top talents. Not only in their studies they are achievers, they also have a unique personality and bring added value to your company. In every battle we choose four top talents with uncommon combinations of talents. Take the Strategic Talent, both efficient and creative, a very unique blend in one person, so rare and worth meeting.

You cannot see this in a resume or appearance, that’s why we use the Big Five personality test. We think these four are real top talents!

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Allowing residential districts to generate their own electricity

Get energy from sustainable innovations

Alliander seeks innovative solutions to make our society more sustainable and energy-efficient. If you are interested in joining our team of 6,000 colleagues who are committed to ensuring a reliable energy distribution for 3.3 million customers, we’ll give you the room to grow.

Technical trainees (m/f) New ideas lead to new applications in the construction sector.

One example of a sustainable innovation is the heat pump, which uses ambient warmth to heat homes. While highly efficient, it also has its challenges. You no longer need a gas distribution network, but it places heavier demands on the electricity grid. As a trainee, you and your colleagues will be working on similar sustainability issues.

If you’re an ambitious self-starter with a background in electrical engineering, energy technology or a related field, we’d like to invest in your development through a technical traineeship tailored to your professional and personal growth.

If this sounds like a good opportunity, find out more about our traineeships at alliander.com/werk. Or contact us at starter@alliander.com.

energy for all

Alliander

Sailing the Eleven Cities route in a solar-powered boat Machiel Bakema (26) has worked as a technical trainee for Alliander for just over a year. “The traineeship provides us with plenty of scope to develop further, as long as we take advantage of the opportunities that are there. But they aren’t just handed to you on a plate,” he says. Machiel seized the opportunity to take part in the Frisian Solar Boat Challenge, which was held on the route of the Elfstedentocht.

The

race draws solar-powered boats from countries as varied as the Netherlands, China, Poland and Brazil.

Plenty of challenges Machiel: “The project was set up by colleagues whose traineeships were almost at an end. That’s when I took over.” Machiel found he’d jumped onto a moving train, and there were many more challenges awaiting him. It was, in fact, the first time a team from Alliander had taken part in the race. The aim was to generate brand familiarity, especially among students who are the employees of the future. Machiel got down to the job of being project leader, with responsibility for the project’s progress, quality and budget, and headed the ten-strong team.

Machiel Bakema’s CV Machiel earned a degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in energy technology from the HAN University of Applied

He also worked with various partners and suppliers: “The hull was made by a company

Science. After that he got his

that manufactures professional boats for sailing races. Another firm developed the

Masters in Operations Management

electrical components, with batteries for storing solar power and an advanced energy

& Logistics at Eindhoven University

management system. In just six weeks, we moved from a design to a real sailboat.”

Learned a lot

of Technology. Machiel is now working as a trainee in Liander’s Asset Innovation Management department. His job involves

Machiel sees the project as an extra activity alongside his main work responsibilities.

notifying stakeholders (including

“But it’s an extra that’s taught me a great deal. For instance, I’ve noticed that if I do

local authorities and the public

my best and tackle things efficiently, I can achieve a lot. And if it doesn’t work the

and private sectors) on behalf of

first time, there are always other potential creative solutions which may help me reach my goal, provided I remain flexible. It was certainly an innovative project, given

Netbeheer Nederland about the economic and social aspects of Smart Grids. TU Delft has devised

that solar-powered boats are still in their infancy. And what could be better than

a management game to assist the

sailing the route of the Eleven Cities’ Race during the summer in a boat like that?”

process.

Becoming a trainee with Alliander As trainee with Alliander, you will be given a unique development opportunity which is tailored to your own wishes and goals. The company will expect a lot from you, but the more initiative you show, the more interesting you will find the traineeship. You will seek out challenging assignments for yourself, and to ensure that you develop quickly, you will be given ongoing training. In addition to technical courses, you will attend training in communication, cooperation and consultancy.

The Dutch Pride

The Dutch Pride From the time of Hugo de Groot and the revolution he brought in the laws of the sea with his well-known Mare Liberum, to their enthralling navigation and trading history, the Dutch have impressed the world. There are many pillars supporting the concept of Dutch Pride. The NRG Magazine has chosen Dutch Ports as this edition’s pillar.

With ports in mind, we shall discuss the role of LNG in the transition towards sustainable energy at Gate terminal (pages 11-12) and we shall present exciting new developments or happenings in the Ports of Rotterdam (pages 13 & 15), Amsterdam (pages 20 - 21) and in the Groningen Seaports (pages 22 - 23). Gas liquefaction, large storage facilities, offshore wind energy, and many more topics await in the following pages.

Photo courtesy of Gate terminal

The Dutch Pride: Gate terminal

Gate terminal: Paving the Way to Sustainability The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in the Netherlands was inaugurated on September 23rd 2011. Gate terminal is a state-ofthe-art facility in the Port of Rotterdam, close to the entrance to the Maasvlakte. “Gate”, as Managing Director Dick Meurs proudly calls the terminal, combines receiving and unloading LNG carriers at its two jetties with gas storage in three large full-containment tanks and with a complex network of pipelines used for the circulation and cooling down of the LNG. An initiative of Gasunie and Vopak, the facility also handles regasification and provides a continuous supply of natural gas to the Dutch transport network. Its structure, location and functions allow Gate terminal to increase the security of natural gas supply in north-west

Europe.

Moreover,

the

terminal

Dick Meurs, Managing Director Gate terminal

contributes to reinforcing the position of the Netherlands as a European trade and transport hub. Gate terminal is a reason for Dutch Pride.

The current Managing Director of Gate terminal is definitely prepared for such a complex job. Dick Meurs has taken over the terminal in April 2012. He holds a Master of Science degree from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Coastal & Ports at TU Delft and has a vast management experience, including being the Managing Director of Vopak, Venezuela. As the Managing Director of Gate terminal he has shared some of his knowledge and experience with the NRG Magazine.

Gate acts as an import and throughput terminal, and produces no waste substances. After the unloading of the LNG tankers, the liquefied natural gas is continuously circulating in the Gate terminal installation, at a temperature of – 162 °C. The energy use in the operations in the terminal is surprisingly low. Dick Meurs explains why: “We are not using any energy to cool down the gas to – 162 °C. The cooling down is done at the origin (e.g., Qatar, Trinidad). Then the gas is transported in isolated tankers and it comes at Gate terminal, where we put it in our tanks, which are also isolated (at – 162 °C).” Gate has three main, impressive tanks, each holding 150,000 m3 of LNG. “I’ve been in the industry for twenty years, and I’ve never seen a tank like this, this big.” says Hans de Jong (Operator at Gate terminal).

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The Dutch Pride: Gate terminal

Installation for the circulation of LNG, gas and water for the regasification.

Dick Meurs: “To warm up the LNG from

to unravel in a positive manner. Dick

the future looks promising. Dick Meurs

– 162 °C to gas (i.e., regasification), we

Meurs remarks: “Based on current

tackles this topic: “The cooperation will

have set-up a connection to use the

production and consumption, we have

come, probably, because the vision is

warm production water from E.ON (also

enough gas for the next 200 to 250

that, for instance, Amsterdam will have

see pages 16-17). This water is about

years. In that sense, gas is very valuable.

a small LNG bunker facility, Den Helder,

7-8 °C warmer than the ambient

The more sustainable ways of producing

Eemshaven and Delfzijl Seaports (see

temperature. We use that temperature

energy, via windmills or solar energy,

Groningen Seaports, pages 22-23) will

differential to warm up the LNG. The

will take much more time, and there is

have their LNG smaller facilities and get

resulting

ambient

more technology required to make

their supply from Gate terminal. There

temperature and we put it back into

them cheaper. In the next 20 to 30 years,

will be a cooperation, it does not exist

the open water. We are not using

gas can easily be the solution, until we

yet, but this will come for sure. And

energy to warm up the LNG. In that

can find other ways to get more

then we will work together in that

sense, the process is sustainable.”

sustainable energy.” In light of this,

sense.”

water

is

at

“Gate has a very important role to play in

Jetty 1 – Reception LNG tankers Gas is the most non-pollutant fossil fuel.

the

Finally, the Managing Director of Gate

Netherlands, but also for the fuel

the

energy

provision

for

terminal comments on the plans for the

alternative for the maritime transport

future of the facility. “There are two

industry. So, yes, I am very proud [of

projects that we are preparing. One is

Gate terminal], because it is great to

to make our jetties and our operations

work in a development, which is just

suitable for trans-shipment (i.e., a ship

starting, in a way, and will contribute a

could unload part of its cargo straight

lot to a better environment. So far we

onto another ship). Additionally, we

have done excellent. My hope is that

want to provide back-loading: when

LNG prices in the world market will go

customers have storage in the tanks,

down a little bit so that we are more in

they would have the option to ship it

balance with the gas prices, and you get

out again, to another destination. All

more supply via our terminal.”

these are important for the flexibility of

On the path to sustainability, LNG plays

the terminal. The other big project is to

an extremely important role. Facilities

The “beauty” of LNG lies in its mobility:

support the “LNG as fuel” project (i.e.,

such as Gate terminal are key in the

“Normally, with gas you have to go

LNG Break Bulk). The planning is to

transition process. Gate is an investment

through a pipeline, and with a pipeline

establish another company next door, a

for a sustainable future. Dick Meurs:

there are certain restrictions in the

joint venture between Gasunie and

“Yes. It is a long-term investment. We

distance.

flexible

Vopak, which will run the new LNG

are looking at a 20-25 years horizon.

commodity to handle, to sell and buy; it

terminal for fuel purposes. We, Gate,

Temporarily, the role of Gate is a bit

can change owner two or three times. It

are heavily involved because we have to

limited in terms of LNG supply, because

can move anywhere.” explains Dick

set-up the connections and assist in the

there is less LNG available on the world

Meurs.

operations of the new terminal.”

market and it is very expensive.”

consistent cooperation between Gate

Nevertheless, the future of LNG begins

terminal and the other Dutch ports yet,

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LNG

Even

is

a

though

very

there

is

no

.

The Dutch Pride: Port of Rotterdam

Port of Rotterdam: leading towards sustainability The Port of Rotterdam is a transit port and an establishment for many companies. Known in the Netherlands and far outside its borders, the Port of Rotterdam is a force to be reckoned with. Roland van Assche, Director Oil storage, Refinery and Shipping says: “We are proud of having a balanced mix of coals, biomass, wind energy and LNG. The share of renewables is increasingly immense and we have several commodities to make this energy mix as sustainable as possible.”

Roland van Assche Director Oil storage, Refinery and Shipping Port of Rotterdam “Not every port can profile itself as

toxic fuels or light and sound waste are

knowledge about port management.

being sustainable”, says Van Assche. “It

influencing

‘How can you control the growth of

is a huge challenge to be sustainable

companies.”

factors

for

future

and to maintain the energy mix with

your port?’” Cooperation is key for ports as well. “By helping other ports,

the volumes of energy that we cope

Van Assche: “We are part of the world

we gain a better economic position”,

with.”

economy. Oil goes via Rotterdam to

says Van Assche.

China. Can we, as large a port, be that On May 27 , the Maasvlakte 2, the

sustainable? With everything we do,

“The best way to be sustainable is by

expansion of the Port of Rotterdam,

we think about our vision. We think

creating synergy. By cooperating with

was officially opened by the Queen of

about our energy mix; we are looking

other

the Netherlands. The port will expand

for new ways to innovate.” The Port of

creating

with 20%, to 12.000 hectares. “We

Rotterdam is the leading European

partners, you can start with great

want to develop the Maasvlakte 2 as

port regarding sustainable ways to

initiatives like co-siting at the port of

sustainable as possible. Companies

conduct operations. The Dutch Pride is

Rotterdam”, Van Assche says. “The

who want to operate in this area have

easily transferable to other countries

Port of Rotterdam is a part of the Dutch

to promise to exploit their capabilities

and ports. “ By giving something you

Pride because we are fully dedicated to

in a durable way, for example, by using

get things back. Dutch companies are

this, but also because of the enormous

less inland transportation via roads and

operating in ports worldwide. We,

volumes that go through our port

more

waterways

from the Port of Rotterdam help, for

every day.”

transportation. Also, the emission of

example, the port of Qatar with

th

rail

and

ports a

and

companies

network

of

all

and these

.

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The high calibre of our team is complemented by a rigid regard in every area of safety, product quality and our concern for the environment.

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The Dutch Pride: Port of Rotterdam

Sustainable Economic Growth in the Port of Rotterdam In mid-August, a nine-metre humpback

The port is Rotterdam’s pride; it is the

whale was frolicking at the entrance of

engine of the regional and national

the Port of Rotterdam. This was a

economy. The transfer of goods and

rather unusual sight, especially, since,

containers is growing at a steady pace

in the past century, whales have rarely

despite the crisis in the last years.

been seen along the Dutch coast.

Obviously, the quality of the life of the

Moreover, the presence of the whale

1.4

was very inconvenient for passing

Rotterdam region should not suffer

vessels. Luckily, using loud, honking

because of the port’s growth. We

and rotating propellers, the coast

promised that the air will be cleaner

guard was able to chase the whale

(i.e., 10% improvement in 10 years)

back into the open sea. It was quite a

and CO2 emissions will be reduced (i.e.,

spectacular sight. An image that is

in 2025, emission will be reduced to

directly relevant to what we do in the

25% compared to the emissions in

port of Rotterdam: pursuing economic

1990). Naturally, growth and a pleasant

growth and combining it with acting in

environment go together. More and

a sustainable manner.

more companies and organizations

million

understand Through

construction

and

realize

the

that

sustainability does not only cost money,

Maasvlakte 2, the Port of Rotterdam

but is an investment for the future;

increases its capacity with 20%. The

sustainability will eventually generate

construction means an additional 1,000

money. We have a clear example in this

hectares of port and industrial area,

respect. In the same week that the

which makes it possible for giant sea

humpback

vessels to quickly and efficiently dock

Rotterdam, the very first hybrid barge

and unload their freight. Next year, the

in the world, the Mts. Duandra was

first vessels will already dock. The

christened in the same port.

stakes

of

this

of

the

economic

the

inhabitants

concerning

whale

was

spotted

in

Short biography Jeannette Baljeu (1967) is Alderman on behalf of the VVD on port, traffic and regional economies in Rotterdam. She graduated from the Erasmus University Rotterdam with

a

Master’s

degree

in

Economics. Baljeu worked for 15 years at the Ministry of Economic

this

Affairs and began her political

project are quite high; the port of

These are just a few of the many

Rotterdam accounts for 3.5% of the

developments

Dutch economy and employs over

underway in this region. In the coming

90,000 people. At full operational

decades, many things are bound to

capacity, the Maasvlakte 2 provides an

happen in the port of Rotterdam. The

additional 6,000 direct jobs. Ship traffic

Maasvlakte

will increase as a consequence of this

sustainable industry, in Rotterdam we

achievement. In 2010, more than

believe

34,000 vessels docked in the port of

solution. Apart from the traditional

sustainability. In

Rotterdam. In 2035, this number will

petrochemical industries, the demand

Rotterdam and its industrial complex

increase to 60,000 small vessels that

for

will

will be a frontrunner in efficiency and

will dock in the port. Additionally, the

increase. With the coherent industrial

sustainability. The Coast Guard will

number of barges that will dock in the

clusters, the commodity exchange will

then have its hands full on expelling all

Maasvlakte 1 & 2 will rise to 70,000.

increase as well. Using the bio-based

the frolicking humpback whales from

Furthermore, the use of LNG will also

industry, we will continue to lead the

the

increase in the future.

way as a port with a focus on

sustainable port.

in

that

are

provides a

bio-based,

space

win-win

raw

currently

for

sustainable

materials

career as a councillor in the district of Kralingen-Crooswijk in 2002. In 2005, she was district counselor of Hoek van Holland. Since 2006, Baljeu is Alderman.

Photography: Casper Rila- 500 watt

entrance

2030, the port of

. of

Europe’s

most

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The Dutch Pride: E.ON

We want to use our power plants as efficient as possible” “

Rolf Fouchier - CEO E.ON Benelux

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The Dutch Pride: E.ON

Co-siting with E.ON E.ON is building a new, ultra-modern, coal-fueled power plant at Maasvlakte. This plant is being built in the same area as the existing E.ON plant. “We deliver electricity, heat and other utilities to the existing industry in this plant. This makes the Maasvlakte very important for us”, says Rolf Fouchier, CEO of E.ON Benelux.

E.ON believes in the Dutch energy market, especially in the port area of Rotterdam.

When

planning

new

production capacity, E.ON looks at the sustainability in the energy balance worldwide,

focusing

also

on

the

development of renewable energy sources

like

biomass,

wind

and

hydrogen. Fouchier: “We want to use our power plants as efficient as possible.

We

interaction

create

with

an

the

efficient

surrounding

industry by providing utilities and receiving

residues.

We

want

to

continue this co-siting with the new industries at Maasvlakte 2.”

A great example of E.ON’s co-siting is that with the chemical cluster company Lyondell. E.ON delivers almost every utility to this neighbor and uses Lyondell’s residues in the plant, as fuel, instead of coals. A year ago, biodiesel

Schematic view of the Maasvlakte Co-siting

company Neste opened its doors at Maasvalkte. Fouchier: “In exchange for

situated next to deep water which

ambitious. Fouchier: “We are one of

utilities we get bio propane from them.

offers good possibilities for bulk supply

the biggest investors in renewable

It is much less expensive for them to

of coal and biomass. This leads to large

energy worldwide. Still we strive to be

get energy from us, compared to

cost advantages compared to inland

cleaner every day. We want to be

making the investment to build their

locations”, says Fouchier. “In addition,

efficient. The new plant will be 25%

own

the

logistic

cleaner, will have less emissions and

production. They help us to be more

facilities. The plant is cooled by using

will excel at the co-siting cooperation’s

efficient and sustainable by trading

seawater, thus a cooling tower is not

with other industries.”

their residues with us.”

required. The yield rises to 0.5%

installations

for

energy

Maasvlakte

has

good

.

compared to more inland locations in Being located at the Maasvlakte offers

the Netherlands and in Germany. This

great benefits for coal-fueled power

improvement leads, of course, to a

plants. “The Port of Rotterdam is

more sustainable power plant.” E.ON is NRG Magazine edition 7 | 17

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Financing Sustainability

Maasvlakte 3.0 A column by Holland Financial Centre

When the UK launched its policy to expand offshore wind farming in the Crown Estate, some years ago, one of the first challenges was to attract finance. To convince the financial sector, road shows were organised including discussions about the hurdles of offshore wind.

For example, special ships and a specialized work force are required for the maintenance of these wind farms. The ‘maintenance’ argument could turn out to be a real threat for these projects. Nevertheless, this seemingly significant argument was refuted with a simple: “The Dutch will take care of this”. It was said with relief, as there was one hurdle less to tackle. The Dutch are big in offshore oil & gas services, so they were expected to take on offshore wind.

Another future hurdle for the expansion of offshore wind development could be the lack of sizeable construction sites for wind turbines. One of the remarkable developments of wind turbines is that they have become huge.

The larger the wind turbine, the more efficient, the less costs per MWh. This means the trend of larger wind turbines will go on and on. Eventually, the turbines will be too large for road transport, and the solution would be manufacturing at the seaside itself.

At this very moment, offshore wind is still regarded as expensive and only feasible with subsidies. The business case for offshore wind is heavily dependent on future oil-gas-electricity prices. Nevertheless, technologies will evolve, and the demand for clean independent energy will increase. So, as the saying goes, to govern is to predict. Therefore, we, the Dutch, should make sure we will be able to tackle the challenges of the new ‘green age’

.

of giant wind farms. We should be ready for it and already start now to think about Maasvlakte 3.0 as an exclusive, massive piece of land to concentrate all the necessary ingredients of manufacturing, constructing and maintaining future enormous offshore wind turbines!

Gerard van Baar Holland Financial Centre Managing Director Centre for Finance & Sustainability

The Holland Financial Centre foundation is a joint public/private venture launched by a number of parties in the financial industry and the government, who have joined together to form a broad-based interest group.

The objective of HFC is to develop initiatives aimed at preserving a strong, open, internationally competitive financial industry in the Netherlands, and to retain existing jobs in the industry and create new ones.

One of the focal points of HFC is Finance & Sustainability. The Centre for Finance & Sustainability commissioned the book Financing Sustainability which can be downloaded at the website of Holland Financial Centre: www.hollandfinancialcentre.com The Centre also initiated the webportal www.FSinsight.org , which has been officially launched by Minister Verhagen at 1 February 2012.

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The Dutch Pride: Port of Amsterdam

Port of Amsterdam, a major playe

As West-Europe’s fourth-largest port

renewable energy sources (biofuels and

companies. It’s not yet clear to what

and second-largest coal port and the

biomass) with traditional energy sources

extent

world’s largest petrol port, Amsterdam

(oil products and coal). The strong

German

is a leading player in the mineral energy

position

and

Germany has the potential to become a

market (oil and coal products). With

agricultural products is perfectly in line

major biomass market, and Amsterdam

high-volume shipping routes and a

with the Port of Amsterdam’s objective

can play a key role in facilitating the

unique location in Europe’s largest

to make the transition to renewable

logistics.”

delta, the Port of Amsterdam region is a

energy. Marleen van de Kerkhof, Unit

dynamic international hub. It has also

Manager Marketing & Consultancy at

close ties to the Amsterdam Metro-

the Port of Amsterdam: “Renewable

Towards a bio-based economy

politan

energy is well integrated into the port

Being well-represented in the energy,

Gorris,

of Amsterdam at this point. Biomass

agribulk and recycling industries, the

Commercial Manager at the Port of

and biofuels operations are growing

port of Amsterdam is increasingly

Amsterdam: “Many port companies

steadily and biogas has also become

contributing to the transition to a bio-

benefit from the short distance to the

important with biogas production at

based

airport and the partnership between

Greenmills and Waternet. Gorris adds:

activities. Van de Kerkhof: “A good

the two logistics hubs. The port of

“Biomass cargo arrives in large volume

example is ICL, which started a project

Amsterdam,

Area,

Schiphol

such

Airport.

as

Amsterdam

Marcel

energy

economy

contribute

generation,

with

its

to but

various

terminal

carriers at dry bulk stevedores in

to use high-phosphate residual waste

Amsterdam. For example, in the Port’s

streams from the Port area to produce

Schiphol

OBA bulk terminal, in May 2012, a ship

its fertiliser.” Increasingly, port-based

from

companies

a

oil

mineral

will

electricity

Oiltanking, also provides kerosene to via

through

in

biomass

16-kilometre-long

pipeline.”

Vancouver,

Canada

arrived,

are

exploiting

the

carrying nearly 47,000 tonnes of wood

integration of residual waste streams,

Strong position

pellets for the power company RWE,

the demand for raw materials, and

Governments are increasingly deman-

the German-based parent company of

energy production. Van de Kerkhof

ding that energy producers blend

energy

explains:

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provider

Essent

and

other

“For

example,

Greenmills

The Dutch Pride: Port of Amsterdam

er in the global energy transition The Port of Amsterdam plays a leading role in energy and agribulk, and has the drive and position to become a major player in renewable energy, recycling and the bio-based economy.

Marleen van de Kerkhof, Unit Manager Marketing & Consultancy Marcel Gorris, Commercial Manager

produces renewable biofuels, green gas

‘green’ and ‘profitable’ that renewable

Amsterdam’s

en electricity from organic residues,

energy has the future.

availability of excellent storage, trans-

including frying oil and organic waste.

central

location,

the

shipment, processing and production

One of the suppliers is Cargill, which

Gorris: “Renewable energy means long-

facilities, the high quality of the business

transports pulp residues from fruit

term business. It requires a constant

environment,

juices to Greenmills through a pipeline.

stream

turn,

number of renewable energy activities

Increasingly

recycling

generates a constant stream of products

allow companies to conduct solid,

methods in the port make it possible to

as well. For example at the Waste and

future-proof business in the renewable-

also use this method for non-organic

Energy Company (AEB) one of the

energy market. As a result, the Port of

waste,

so,

profitable activities is increasing the

Amsterdam is increasingly becoming an

Van

recovery of metals from bottom ash (i.e.

attractive international logistics hub for

Gansewinkel and Granuband. We like

the

renewable energy.

to see the port as a testing ground for

combustion). There’s so much value in

innovative and sustainable initiatives.”

that activity that it’s very interesting

Van de Kerkhof concludes: “Keywords

from a financial perspective.”

sophisticated

including,

companies

such

by as

doing Icova,

of

products

non-combustible

and,

in

residue

of

and

the

increasing

.

www.portofamsterdam.nl

for success at the Port of Amsterdam are cooperation and

partnership,

regionally,

and

nationally

inter-

Potential for renewable energy in Amsterdam (in millions of tonnes)

nationally.”

2010

2020

Good business

Biofuels 0.8 3.5

Besides its many other assets, renewable

Biomass 0.04 6

energy represents good business, and

Offshore wind turbines

0

0.2 (400 pieces)

it’s because of that combination of

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The Dutch Pride: Groningen Seaports

The Dutch Pride: Groningen

In 2014, a third of all Dutch electricity will be produced on the border of the Wadden Sea World Heritage. This requires a lot from the way you operate in such a unique environment. Within these strict regulations Groningen Seaports gets the job done. “The Netherlands can be proud of this. I am proud of this”, says Harm Post, CEO of Groningen Seaports.

Recently,

may cross through this unique natural

neutral. Even if you work only with gas

environment. “This is extraordinary in

centrals, you still burn fossil fuels.

the Netherlands. VOPAK is a great

However, I think you can make great

example for the cooperation between

progress to significantly reduce the

Post: “One of the first things VOPAK

companies

impact on the environment, compared

initiated, were conversations with the

organizations”, says Post.

to the current situation.”

‘What should we do so we have all the

Everywhere in the world ports are

One of these steps is investing in the

legal procedures in order when we

implementing long-lasting initiatives.

offshore wind industry. Germany wants

start

Wadden

More and more ports are putting their

to close every nuclear power plant by

Organization came with ideas like

cards on biomass. Post: “We think you

2022. To intercept this, they will install

using double-walled tankers, installing

only have a future as a port if you make

5000 wind mills in the North sea.

smart lighting systems, closure of toxic

these

sustainability.

“Eemshaven is an ideal base for this”,

fumes, etc.” Around the same time the

However, there will always be a field of

says Harm Post. “Even now, you see a

BP oil disaster took place in the gulf of

tension. We will never reach a situation

lot of German companies who are

Mexico, VOPAK and the Wadden

where we will have no CO2 emissions.

settling in our ports. A lot of great

Organization made a deal so oil tanks

You cannot be completely energy

initiatives ensue from this development.

opened

on a

October

large

oil

3rd,

VOPAK

terminal

in

Eemshaven. A lot had to be done.

and

environmental

Wadden Organization. They asked:

to

operate?’

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The

steps

towards

The Dutch Pride: Groningen Seaports

n Seaports

Groningen Seaports manages the port in Delfzijl and Eemshaven, and surrounding industry areas. All together form an area of over 2600 hectares. The organization provides the complete port service provisions to industrial and small businesses, for example, the logistic and infrastructural services and the emission and maintenance of the sites of both ports. Groningen Seaports also controls two inside ports: the Farmsumer port and the Oosterhorn port.

Harm Post CEO of Groningen Seaports

The Noorderpoortcollege in Groningen, for example, is offering an educational programme for wind mill technician.�

Post: “When you operate next to the border of a world heritage area, you have to keep thinking about your licence to operate. Not only Groningen Seaports, but also other companies and organizations should be aware of this.

Cooperations like the one between VOPAK and the Wadden Organization

.

are essential. Society demands from us not to take this lightly and to invest in

this. Fortunately, companies do so; for that I give them a big compliment.�

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The future of the North

NNOW: Offshore Wind Energy Challenges The offshore wind industry has many

established because offshore wind

supporters and, in the Netherlands, the

offers us chances for a more sustainable

wind

future. The wind regime of the North

industry,

both

onshore

and

offshore, has great potential.

Sea is good, many parks are planned, and our region offers the ports of

“I see a bright future for wind energy

Eemshaven, Harlingen and Den Helder,

in the Netherlands”, says Allard van

all three well-equipped for offshore

Dijk, in charge of coordinating activities

wind related activities. The (Northern)

at

Netherlands

Netherlands has a lot of knowledge

Offshore Wind). NNOW is a Northern

NNOW

(Northern

about specific activities in the offshore

Netherlands based cluster of companies

wind supply chain. Among them, I can

that work or like to work in the

mention heavy lifting and logistics,

offshore wind supply chain. NNOW

foundations, survey, piling, installation

forms of energy. Allard van Dijk:

helps companies to generate more

of offshore cables, operating and

“NNOW wants to support companies in

business, supports innovation, and

maintenance,

ship

this offshore wind challenge. Only

organizes knowledge exchange and

building, etc.” The biggest challenge

through cooperation we can overcome

contact with training and education

that the offshore wind industry is

the challenges that the energy sector is

institutes (e.g., NHL is a member of

facing at the moment is lowering the

facing. That’s why NOM, Syntens and

NNOW). Allard van Dijk: “NNOW was

costs, so that it can compete with other

Energy Valley joined forces in NNOW.”

special

purpose

Allard van Dijk Project Manager Business Development & Innovation, NOM.

Photography: Florentine de Maar, ECN

NHL: Offshore Wind Education Education in this area fits right into

Siemens and GL Garrad Hassan. There is

place in the offshore wind task. Gerard

an intense cooperation between the

Schepers:

Leeuwarden-based programme and the

“I think that we, the

Netherlands, challenge.

Gerard Schepers

are

We

ready

need

for

this

well-educated

TU Delft mater’s programme dedicated to

wind

energy.

Thus,

the

NHL

workers for this.” NHL Hogeschool is

programme is not the only one of its

prepared

The

kind. Gerard Schepers: “At the Delft UT

comprehensive

a master’s study in wind energy is

for

the

programme

offers

curricula

help

to

challenge. tackle

complex

starting

this

At

Hanze

University

windmills

needed

Groningen, a master study has started

According to Gerard Schepers, Scientific

maintenance that will be placed in

on renewable energy including a wind

Researcher at ECN and Lecturer in Wind

increasingly growing offshore parks at

energy

Energy for the Sustainable Technologies

sea?” and “What is the safest and

responsibility of NHL. We can be proud

track at NHL Hogeschool, the wind

cheapest way to maintain windmills?”

of these initiatives and face the future

industry is one of the most promising

This

of wind energy in the Netherlands with

energy

sustainable

specialization, Offshore Wind Energy, at

future. “Wind energy is one of the

the NHL Hogeschool offers students the

cheapest options, even offshore wind

opportunity

energy.”

organisations

suppliers

for a

with

minimum

motivating

to

and

work

like

the

unique

closely

with

Netherlands

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Applied

the

questions such as “How to design

Scientific Researcher, ECN.

of

year.

module

.

optimism.”

Sciences

which

is

in

the

The future of the North

Van Oord: Home base port for all offshore wind activities?

We are often approached with the question whether it would be beneficial for Van Oord to have a specific port as home base for all our offshore wind activities. Indeed, such a home base port would enable port developers to invest, in a more consistent manner, in the development of the port.

However, it is not that simple. For each project, Van Oord evaluates what the optimal supply chain looks like. We are dealing with many different subcontractors and suppliers in different countries. Furthermore, we have to handle the logistics of the construction activity itself, together with various options for transportation, storage and transfer of components. Van Oord tries to obtain the most advantageous supply chain for each project. With this approach in mind, one specific port as a home base is not a logical choice. It is clear that, for each project, the sailing distance between the port and the construction site is an important factor. Very often, we

Mr. Johan G. van Wijland Managing Director Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects bv 1 September 2012

see that the ports closest to the projects are chosen for operations. For Project Belwind Phase I, the marshalling port was Zeebrugge. For the Princess Amalia Wind Farm, the port of choice was Ijmuiden and for Project Teesside the port is Hartlepool. For all these offshore wind farms, Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects bv is the overall EPC contractor for the Balance of the Plant. This means that van Oord is responsible for the engineering, procurement and installation of the complete wind farm, except for turbine supply.

With all this in mind, the Eemshaven is, without a doubt, an excellent candidate for the construction of the two Gemini wind farms. The facilities are good and the port is well

.

positioned relative to the construction sites. The final decisions regarding the Gemini wind farms will take place when all subcontractors and suppliers are selected and when financial close is reached.

Wind turbine installation at Project Belwind Phase I, Zeebrugge, Belgium - Copyright Van Oord.

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Rational Middle

Rational

Do we need Smart Grid

Yes

We need Smart Grids. We need systems to make rational decisions for us, helping us adapt our energy consumption to a fluctuating production. Only then it is feasible to make the transition to an energy system based on renewables.

Engineers analysing the energy consumption of industries and households see great opportunities for Smart Grids.

The core concept is flexible demand. The more flexible the demand for energy can be made, the greater the chances to adapt the use of energy to fluctuations in production.

Flexibility on the consumption side gives the Smart Grid something to play with, to shift loads, to shear peaks, and to use renewable sources to the full.

No better place to investigate the potential for Smart Grids than a harbour area. This is where the big energy users (like chemical and aluminum plants) are based. But these are also areas that provide a lot of space for renewable sources like wind power and solar systems.

One of the partners in our e-harbours program, a research group in Hamburg, identified a huge potential for flexibility in the Hamburg harbour, up to 15% of total energy consumption in the area. This means the consumption can be steered in such a way, that the variability in renewable sources is matched.

Engineers of the Belgian research company Vito, another

Hugo Niesing

partner in the e-harbours program, identified comparable opportunities in the Antwerp harbour. In one case, total energy costs could be lowered by a staggering 21%. This was done by adding a wind turbine to the industrial site and tuning the energy consumption.

These examples show that the case for Smart Grids is so strong; it is only a matter of time before they will be widely adopted.

Hugo Niesing, Director of Resourcefully, advising company that is supporting organizations that aim for smart energy solutions

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Middle

Rational Middle

ids in harbour areas?

No

We need Smart People. Smart People to understand “who is paying what” and to be able to make a new smart deal for all.

Without Smart People, Smart Grids will never get implemented.

Officially, the EU-funded project e-harbours investigates the possibilities of sustainable energy and Smart Grids in harbour areas. But, perhaps, we should say we analyse barriers to enter a new energy era. We identified a number of them.

Cheap fossil energy for large industrial end-users is still a setback for introducing sustainable solutions. Being a negligible cost factor, the reduction only has a small effect on all operational costs. But margins are getting smaller and energy prices are rising. We need to act smart to convince the industry to adapt.

The most vexing question is how to agree on (the return on) sustainable investments. The investing stakeholder is often not the (only) one benefitting from the smart solution. This is severely affecting smarter overall solutions. The municipality of Zaanstad is investigating this issue on a small scale. How to distribute the costs and benefits in a complicated logistic setting? Large amounts of data are collected, supporting smart taxing, smart agreements and contracts and … a sustainable Return on Investment for all Stakeholders.

Another hurdle is the supposed absence of flexibility in highly competitive logistic areas. Schedules are tight. A stevedoring company must be prepared for serving the customer 24/7/365.

So they want their forklifts charged at all times, without bothering about energy costs. A smart use of sustainable energy is simply not their core business. We need Smart People to find out which part of the logistic processes DOES offer the flexibility, without affecting their core-business.

Jan Schreuder

Yes, we need Smart, very Smart People to make Smart Grids a success.

Jan Schreuder, Municipality of Zaanstad.

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An Innovative Truth IV

Roderik van Grieken, Founder and Director of the Nederlands Debat Instituut; Roel Croes, Co-founder

GreenICT

Foundation;

René

Steenvoorden, CIO Rabobank; Frits Verheij, Director Smart Energy, DNV KEMA; Sylvia Roelofs, CEO ICT~Office; and Mark Dierikx, Director

General

Energy,

Telecom

and

Competition at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.

Roel Croes, “An Innovative Truth” organizer, Co-founder GreenICT Foundation and Peter Molengraaf CEO Alliander N.V.

Mark Dierikx, Director General Energy, Telecom and Competition at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation and Sylvia Roelofs, CEO ICT~Office.

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An Innovative Truth IV

An Innovative Truth: Multidisciplinary cooperation for sustainable innovation On June 20th, the fourth edition of “An Innovative Truth - Conference on Sustainable ICT & Energy” took place.

From the very beginning, cooperation of science, government, ICT Industry/business (supply and demand) and the energy world forms a central theme of the conferences. Transferring knowledge in a durable (and sustainable) way is another central theme. In order to manage environmental and energy issues, and, also to play a lasting role in a highly dynamic global economy, national cooperation of science, business and government, in the Netherlands, is crucial.

Entering into alliances is vital if one

to avoid fragmentation of national

Besides this, renewable energy sources

intends to be a player in the global

funds. Viewed in this light, more

will become increasingly common and

market. At the international level,

fundamental scientific research may be

will claim their place. Because of their

partnerships such as the United Nations

served best by scientific cooperation at

relatively

and the European Union are inevitable.

national

limited

characteristics, adding intelligence to

In the global game, unity is strength,

available resources, both financial and

energy grids is inevitable. We don’t

especially for smaller countries like the

concerning the number of scientists.

know what the future will look like.

Netherlands.

that

Joining forces at national level is highly

What we do know is that the network

cooperation can only be effective if it is

recommendable, if the Netherlands

landscape will significantly change,

based on the participants’ consensus,

wants to maintain itself as a global

with

all parties involved keep themselves to

player.

among others, the technical, legal and

It

is

noted

level

because

of

the agreements and are willing to

unpredictable

challenging

supply

implications

in,

societal fields. The consequences of the

accept common interest (also) as own

For a society that increasingly depends

change,

which

aren’t

necessarily

interest.

can

on technology, it is essential that a

positive

for

all

disciplines,

contribute to solutions to seemingly

substantial part of the population has

simultaneously, will certainly provide

conflicting trends. The global energy

a technical (so-called beta) education

scientifically

market

energy

and/or background. Therefore, the

interesting possibilities.

generation are good examples of this.

“An Innovative Truth” conferences

On the one hand, growing globalization

promote the visibility of scientific

In order to cope with the changes and

calls for cooperation at the (inter)

research and innovation.

Ph.D. and

to realize the necessary technological

national level. On the other hand,

master’s

hereby

and social breakthroughs, a common

there is a trend of decentralization

consciously

the

focus and a durable “sustainable mind-

towards a local level.

conferences, they can discuss their

set” should be commonplace. The

Ph.D. research and come into contact

visibility of your possibilities for other

At this time, a considerable number of

with

is

stakeholders will play a major role.

regional initiatives are unfolded in the

important

involve

Therefore, only cooperation can be the

Netherlands.

younger generations. For a lasting

Creating

and

coalitions

decentralized

This

is

an

excellent

students

are

involved.

potential to

At

employers. continuously

to

Dutch

It

innovation,

and

commercially

.

solution.

development, especially if this concerns

contribution

practical projects that are application

research and economic development,

Introduction by Roel Croes Co-founder

focussed and commercially interesting.

especially European and, more specific,

GreenICT Foundation

Given the scale, for the Netherlands is a

Dutch youth will probably be the most

Photos by Mark van den Brink for GreenICT

small country, one needs to take care

promising.

Foundation NRG Magazine edition 7 | 29

An Innovative Truth IV

Frits Verheij Director Smart Energy, DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability “The trends I see in the energy sector seem to contradict each other. Locally, smart grids are coming up: we will have solar energy systems, smart lighting, washing machines and dishwashers in a neighborhood

communicating

with

each other to use energy in a cheap and efficient manner. Decentralization is a movement starting at the bottom and working its way to the top. You can see this in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands: local businesses working on their level in the energy sector.

Besides local we will expand globally.

Nations will strengthen each other.

South Europe will deliver more solar energy while Northern Europe will provide wind energy. The transition to renewable sources asks for cooperation.

The dialog in Europe will have to grow and even better policies about the European network and the energy traffic have to come. The challenge is to fit this large scale movement within the small local initiatives and vice versa.

How are we going to make sure that the end market, you and me, will follow the change that we have to make? I think that fossil fuels will disappear in the end. It will take a few decades, and I am sure that some might disagree with me, but the trend is that, for example, less oil is being used for the energy

supply.

Oil

is

becoming

increasingly difficult to produce and the costs are rising. Producers are investing more and more in gas instead of coals. We don’t put it aside yet, but we are investing more and more in other energy sources, especially in renewables.”

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“The challenge is to fit this large scale movement within the small local initiatives and vice versa.”

An Innovative Truth IV

Rens Knegt General Director, Netbeheer Nederland “The most important trend I see is the decentralized

insertion

of

gas

and

electricity. A logical consequence of this is that we, as network companies and operators have to make sure that the grids can handle this from a technical point of view. Electricity has to flow back and forth. Sometimes, I might have too much or too little power from my solar panels.

The net has to facilitate and even store electricity for me.

In the Netherlands there are over 400.000 cables for gas and electricity. That is ten times around the globe. New cables are smart, but it will take decades to replace all the old cables with ones with ICT functions. In Europe we strive towards an integrated energy market. Citizens are getting

involved

and

receive

more

responsibility over time. They are free to choose a supplier or to produce electricity themselves. The nets have to be connected with one another to facilitate this.

The dialog between network companies and the government can improve. Grid operators have to install smart meters, but at home you only benefit from this when you have a device which shows you the results. We have to provide the meter, but, by law, we may not provide such a device.

That is strange. In the Netherlands there is a junction between producer and supplier, which leads to an ongoing discussion about the role division.

We are public businesses. Our investors are provinces and municipalities. We use public companies to achieve public goals.

It is in a public interest to do so. We have to cooperate. Not as rivals but with a collective goal.”

“Use public companies to achieve public goals.”

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An Innovative Truth IV

The more we are able to spare, the more we will consume.�

“

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An Innovative Truth IV

Ton Backx

Gerard Beenker

Dean of Department of Electrical Engineering,

VP, Scientific Director, Central R&D/NXP External

Eindhoven UT

Relations, NXP Semiconductors

“Electrical energy is going to play an even more

“When you look at the concept of smart grids,

prominent role in the future supply of energy than

decentralized energy production and mutually

it does today due to its relatively high efficiency in

negotiating about prices, the following questions

conversion from and to other forms of energy.

arise: “What is actually the business model?”,

Most renewables can deliver their energy in the

“Who will get the control over it?” and “Who will

form of electrical power. The transition to

earn money with it?” These things aren’t

sustainable sources of energy is not just a matter of

completely clear yet. The discussion must still be

a new technological solution, but also has major

conducted.

societal impact. We have to rapidly reduce the global consumption of fossil energy. Coal, oil and

In the Netherlands there is a collective of

gas

in

companies, the Smart Energy Collective, that try

comparison to electricity. This explains why the

to apply ideas by experimentation with pilot

majority of our current energy supply still is in the

projects. On a small scale, all of this is simple and

form of coal, oil and gas.

amazing, but when you try to unroll this on a

have

relatively

high

energy

density

larger scale, it can be rather difficult. The The troubling thing is that the existing infrastructure

challenge will be to develop and standardize

isn’t prepared for a transition to electricity as main

solutions

source of energy. If you want to make a transition

decentralized and centralized energy generation.

to supply the majority of the energy in the form of

The concepts of micro-grid need further research.

electrical power the system has to change. The

The interaction between appliances and the grid

capacity of the electric grid has to expand. A

will

solution might be to convert electricity into clean

approaches need to be developed.

for

increase,

the

optimal

hence

new

integration

of

interoperability

synthetic fuels. This way the existing energy infrastructure can largely remain to be used

The biggest challenge for the Netherlands is to

without the undesired current emissions. A big

bring all the different disciplines together. Gas

trend is smart grids, the solution for reducing

and electricity, but also the entire industry around

fluctuations in energy demand. Smart grids help to

new innovative concepts. I look at it from a

spread the energy demand over time, ideal for a

product perspective. We lessen the energy use of

household situation. Smart grids solve the electricity

devices. The role of electricity increases as form of

storage challenge by enabling flattening of the

energy. Products get smarter and more efficient.

peaks and dips in demand.

The whole energy market is changing. But, at the same time, it leads us to a paradox: the more we

At Eindhoven University of Technology, I am responsible

for

the

process

of

are able to spare, the more we will consume.”

exchanging

knowledge with society. Technically there is a lot possible and in the coming decades much more will be developed, but society has to develop too.

People have to learn to use energy differently. That is certainly something we have to get used to.”

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GPX

With GPX the consumer is in control For centuries, power has been sold to customers. Most of them are unaware of the fact that, of course, this power is being measured. With the introduction of the digital smart meter everything changes. Now, an end user can choose, based on all kinds of different features, what electricity he or she wants. The consumer is no longer passive, but becomes an active decider at the energy market.

Egbert Bouwhuis Director and Owner of GPX

Egbert Bouwhuis, Director and Owner of GPX brought a

Schematic representation of how the GPX Certified

new idea to the market: a system that shows the origin of a

Energy System works:

certain amount of generated electrical energy, the green power exchanger. “GPX is an innovation for the consumption of green energy. Compare it to a bank account; both your consumption and your energy production are being showed to you.” The GPX is meant for the smart meters. It is a solid digital connection between production and consumption.

Bouwhuis started his company, GPX in November 1999. The GPX meter system is robust, smart and intelligent. GPX enables firmware for smart meters to have energy origin meter data transferred in packets over an array of accounts, starting from the source meter and finishing in the final smart meter. This can be extended with an extra feature: a user defined expiration date from the smallest dynamic smart grid time unit to a maximum of one year. Power is not

The electricity grid is for the physical supply of anonymous power to a household. The

identifiable but energy is. The exchanger display can show

energy generated by the wind power and the energy consumed are both metered. The

the dynamics of the origin along with the used energy. The

two-way communication route is used for meter reading, firmware upgrades and

array is GPX certified.

(hopefully not) switching. With GPX the same can also be used to supply information about the origin of the energy to the consumer, to support any claim using or having

“Consumers, producers, grid operators, tax authorities, all

used from certain energy source. An issuing body administers the release of certificates,

parties will be happy with this system. It is a solid accounting

and makes sure the generator (e.g., wind farm) only provides the energy it says it does.

system that makes the energy production and consumption

Then it enables certificates to be transferred between market parties. Finally, energy

transparent. Energy banking supports local sustainable

providers use the certificates as evidence that the total has been consumed by all

initiatives like local energy production and smart exchange

accounts of the end consumers that use certified energy. Consumers may ask to

of energy between neighbours.” says Egbert Bouwhuis.

supply certified energy to their individual user account connected with their smart

.

meter. The (dynamic) energy banking system is provided by GPX, licenses are available.

Contact: www.gpx.nl.

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Power to Gas for a smooth energy transition An integrated approach of the power and gas infrastructure enables an affordable and realistic transition towards a sustainable and reliable energy system. Conversion of power to gas can offer maximum flexibility to the power system in cases that demand and supply do not match and surpluses to be accommodated. DNV KEMA acknowledges the value of the gas infrastructure to facilitate flexibility and seasonal storage.

Advantages of converting power to gas: ■ Flexibility in electricity accommodation ■ Seasonal storage of renewable energy to balance demand and supply ■ Direct storage in large quantities in Europe’s extended and robust gas infrastructure with a cycle time from days to months ■ Cost-effective energy transport over long distances ■ Decarbonization of gas infrastructure

www.dnvkema.com

Interxion

Interxion: Not just green, but sustainable in every way In 1998 Interxion started building its first datacenter in Amsterdam. Now, in 2012, Interxion has a total footprint of 31 data centres across Europe, of which six are in the Netherlands and the seventh is under construction. Managing director, Michel van den Assem tells: “Our great development was based on the enormous Internet growth of the time. In 2002, the market collapsed and we suffered from this. However it made us aware of our costs, and energy consumption is, of course, one of the biggest costs a datacenter can have.”

Interxion became energy efficient because

datacenter work day and night. You

of its survival mode. Van den Assem: “We

cannot experiment with them. To make

had to reduce the costs. We started

the

thinking how we could deal with the

Interxion converts chillers that make use of

energy flows in a different, smarter and

the outside temperature. There is a strict

more efficient way. This subject, nowadays,

segregation in the warm and cold flows

is very popular indeed, and made it to our

and they use variable fans.

cooling

as

efficient

as

possible,

agenda already in 2002.”

Van den Assem: “It is important to keep Recently energy efficiency got a new label:

measuring your own energy flows. The

green. This label is used abundantly, but

power usage efficiency is not the only

Interxion believes that energy efficiency

thing that determines whether or not a

has to be an integrated part of its business.

datacenter is green. It also depends on the

Van den Assem: “We are energy efficient,

kind of energy that you use. The whole

not just from a green and marketing

chain has to be connected.”

perspective, but essentially from a financial perspective. We are very clear about that.”

One of the biggest challenges is not how to apply the new techniques, but also how

So, how does this translate to reality?

to keep an existing datacenter up to date.

“When we build a datacenter, we make

“We have to keep communicating with

use of the new techniques available”, Van

governments and keep looking at the

den Assem says. “For example, we make

possibilities and limitations. We have to

the cooling as efficient as possible. Imagine

keep looking at what we can do to be

a customer who places 500 servers in one

more energy efficient, and not just focus

of our datacenters. These units have a

on a target number”, says Van den Assem.

certain power, we cannot change anything

“We take our responsibility, not just to be

about that. However, the units also

green, but even more to be sustainable in

generate heat, and we can manage the

all areas.”

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ENERGY FOR LIFE

Energy Valley: European Region on Energy Excellence

Energy Valley is a pioneering energy cluster in the northern part of the Netherlands. Within these cluster companies, knowledge institutes and governments work closely together to generate innovative and sustainable energy solutions.

This forms a strong economic engine, with large scale investments and many green jobs. Together with Germany and other countries around the North Sea the regional strongpoints are utilized to further strengthen the unique position as European region on energy excellence.

Innovation

Bio Energy

Green Gas

Green Gras roundabout

The Energy Valley region is the center of transport, storage, trade and knowledge of gas in northwestern Europe. This key position is utilized to balance fluctuating energy from sun and wind, and for large scale production and use of green gas from biomass.

Bio Energy

Wind Energy Adress: Laan Corpus den Hoorn 300 9728 JT Groningen The Netherlands Telephone: +31507890010 Decentralized Energy Systems

Website www.energyvalley.nl

The regional waste and agribusiness are frontrunners in new technologies for renewable energy from biomass. Not only in the field of biogas and green gas, but also for solid and liquid biofuels like biocoal, biomethanol and bio diesel.

Offshore Wind Energy

The unique position at the North Sea and on an intersection of the European power grid is used

ENERGY FOR BUSINESS

for the construction and maintenance of offshore wind parks in front of the coast of the Netherlands as well as Germany.

Decentralized Energy Systems

Experience is gained by practical application of decentralized energy from sun, water and heat in cities and industrial parks. This creates new opportunities for the manufacturing industry and installation companies in smart energy systems and infrastructure.

Research & Education

Companies and knowledge institutes have joined forces in the Energy Academy Europe and Energy College to stimulate market-driven energy research and to educate the new energy professionals of the future.

Energy as the driving force behind the Northern Dutch economy

Photography: Jan Heuff

Energy as the driving force

The Northern Netherlands is the single most important energy supplying region in the country. Energy companies have enjoyed a historically strong presence in the Northern Netherlands, and sector’s outlook for the coming decades is a positive one, with expected growth in jobs and related economic activity. The recently published “Energy Monitor” offers a valuable insight into energy sector developments, and provides both facts and figures related to the region’s energy outlook.

Topics covered in the Energy Monitor - energy demand - fossil fuels and renewable energy - companies and job-creation - added value and investments The complete Energy Monitor is available online: http://www.energyvalley.nl/Energiemonitor_ Energy_Valley.pdf

About the Energy Monitor

The Energy Monitor is an initiative of Energy Valley and Regio Groningen Assen. Both the University of Groningen and EDIAAL, Energy Delta Institute’s (EDI) energy transition programme, have contributed to the monitor.

About EDIAAL

The EDIAAL project aims to gather, edit and make available independent knowledge on the role of gas in the transition to a low carbon economy. Within the framework of EDIAAL, EDI organises round table sessions and network meetings and makes relevant information on energy available to public and private market parties in the northern part of the Netherlands.

For more information about EDIAAL or EDI, visit: www.energydelta.org

ENERGY FOR LIFE

Energy Education in the North: Flexibility and Innovation The Northern MBO-world (i.e., vocational training) is about to experience a large change. As part of the Energy Academy Europe, the Energy College will educate professionals in the technical sector for and together with the market. Behind the scenes, Director Gerben Saalmink and his team are working hard since the start of 2012.

What is the Energy College?

to have a flexible curriculum, in which

The northern partners of the TBI-Group

“The Energy College is a congregation

they can follow the courses and

(i.e., Wolter&Dros, Croon, Eekels and

of players in the energy sector, aimed

modules they want. At the end of their

ComfortPartners) are a good example

at training specialists at the MBO level.

training, in addition to the regular

of this collaboration. They employ over

ROCs and AOCs from the North

Energy College degree, students also

700 people who need to be re-trained;

collaborate with governments and

receive an Associate Degree, which

therefore, there are more internship

companies to train professionals based

gives them the opportunity to continue

positions available in these companies.

on their needs.”

studying at a higher level, the so-called

New initiatives, including initiatives

HBO.”

coming from private organizations,

How will the Energy College function?

can join in. However, obligations are attached to this; agreements are made

“The Energy College is not a physical

Are there any hotspots ready yet?

place. In their first year, MBO students

“Yes, there are five hotspots already

criteria exist for organizations wishing

will go through a number of basic

set-up. They are located at: TIC/

to cooperate with us.”

modules

considering

objectives,

and

solid

energy

and

FlexEhome Groningen, AOTs Emmen

they

can

and Delfzijl, Offshore Wind Delfijl,

The Energy College is formed by: ROC Friese Poort, Alfa

specialize in, for example, wind energy

Centre for Sustainability and Life

College, Noorderpoort College, AOC Friesland, AOC

or sustainable mobility. They can do

Sciences

this in so-called hotspots, which are

sector

transition.

concerning Afterwards,

The

energy

Groningen, Energy Academy Europe, Drenthe College,

rapidly,

partly

Friesland College, NAM, Drenthe, Fryslân, Groningen,

workplaces where companies, teachers

because of the transition towards

Noord-Holland Noord, VNO-NCW Noord and foundation

and students come together. Here,

renewable energy. This requires a

Energy Valley.

students get both theoretical and

different work force; new professionals

practice-oriented

are expected to have a more innovative

The Advisory Committee of the Energy College is formed

considerable attention for the latter.

approach.

by the directors of the Northern Schools, the Energy Valley

This educational setting enables us to

ultimate collaboration between the

exchange students and allows students

educational facilities and the industry.

education,

with

Leeuwarden. is

changing

The

hotspots

are

the

provinces, NAM and VNO-NCW Noord.

ENERGY FOR BUSINESS

Smart City Event

Smart City Event: Preparing

“A city can be defined smart when systematic information and communication technologies and resource-saving technologies are used to work towards a post fossil society, to reduce resource consumption, permanently enhance citizens’ quality of life and the competitiveness of local economy, thus improving the city’s sustainability.” (Source: Wiener Stadtwerke, 2011) In the context of the transition to sustainability, Smart Cities gain increasing importance, and events dedicated to them are highly relevant.

The second edition of the Smart City

population and carbon emissions and

that

Event

balance

related policies, to illuminating cities in

networks, smart people, and Smart

between current energy-related issues

an intelligent way by connecting street

Cities come together in smart regions

and feasible solutions. The central

lighting to the grid (Hans de Jong, CEO

(Robert

theme of the event was, naturally, the

Philips Benelux), to apps for smart cities

Klimaatverbond Nederland, Alderman

transition to Smart Cities in the context

(Ger

Innovation

municipality of Zaanstad). Also, the

of growing urban areas and increased

Motor) and Smart Grids for Smart Cities

necessity of the “greening” of harbours

carbon emissions. Energetic speakers

(Bert Heerbaart, Program Manager

was

and

new

Smart Grids, Alliander NV), the Smart

presentations (Jan Schreuder, Zaanstad

and

City Event had something for everyone.

e-harbours). The two-day event showed

had

an

interesting

challenging

technological ongoing

topics,

developments,

Smart

City

projects

Baron,

Amsterdam

from

its

smart

governments,

Linnekamp,

also

revealed

public

that

smart

Chairman

during

the

the

process

of

around Europe were all served on the

Overall, the first day of speeches and

transforming cities into Smart Cities has

Smart City Event menu.

discussions was quite full and engaging.

already been started in the Netherlands

It was clear that Smart Cities are a

(e.g., Amsterdam, Rotterdam), and in

From unravelling the steps towards a

necessity for the future, and that people

Europe (e.g., Vienna (Austria), Antwerp

potential

revolution

need to be educated to participate and

(Belgium), Genoa (Italy), Kalasatama in

(Jeremy Rifkin, Author of the New York

cooperate in the implementation of all

Helsinki

Times

Third

the processes that would eventually

Britain)). On the whole, cities face both

statistics

lead to such liveable urban areas. The

challenges and opportunities on their

about the increase in global urban

second day of the event emphasized

road to becoming Smart Cities. In this

new

industrial

bestselling

Industrial

book

Revolution)

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The

and

(Finland),

Bristol

(Great

Smart City Event

g for a sustainable future

respect, “growth, sustainability and

citizens. “We have to take responsibility

factories and share it with each other in

competition are key challenges and

for the whole life cycle, and new

a green electricity Internet, just like we

opportunities

governance and business models are

now generate and share information

needed in the process.” emphasized

online.”

for

cities”.

(Michella

Weverink, ABB).

Jacqueline Cramer.

Why are Smart Cities important for the

Smart Cities’ implementation processes

future? Jacqueline Cramer, Director of

On a related topic, Jeremy Rifkin,

go beyond living areas and encompass

the

Utrecht

presented

a

Sustainability

Institute

keynote speaker at the Smart City Event

far more than efficiently quantifying

valid

to

this

remarked: “We are on the cusp of a

energy consumption or using renewable

question. Prof. dr. Cramer revealed that

answer

third industrial revolution, in which

energy. Smart Cities are a possible and

this transition to Smart Cities is necessary

Internet technologies and renewable

exciting future for the world, but they

to guarantee the quality of life in cities,

energies merge to create a powerful,

require joint and enduring efforts from

in the context of increased concentration

new energy infrastructure.”

governments, companies and citizens

Mr. Rifkin highlighted that a hopeful

.

changes toward Smart Cities need to be

future

the

For more information about

made

occurrence of the energy revolution:

the event and its speakers,

of the world population in urban regions.

She at

sustainable

also

mentioned

system regional

level,

that

meaning

development;

alike.

“In

the

for

Europe

coming

era,

includes millions

of

hence, cooperation is needed between

Europeans will produce their own green

clusters of companies, government and

energy in their homes, offices, and

please visit: www.smartcityevent.com

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Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Communicating about the Sustainable Society Last July, Marc Bolland, CEO of Marks &

importance of communication in the

communication practitioner, and has

Spencer, received the sixth annual

success of the transition to sustainable

been for years. European Universities

European Communication Award, in

energy.

are focused on creating new degrees,

recognition of the impact he has had as

sustainable society is a new focus in the

knowledge

a communicator over the past year, and

professional communication domain.

research in answer to the challenges of

for acknowledging the importance of

Indeed it represents a new field of study

environmental and climate change. In

professional

a

centres

addition

management level . He received the

discoveries, the implementation of new

perspective, another new and crucial

award not only for M&S’s multi-channel

technologies in society, the adjustment

perspective needs to be considered:

development and mobile innovation,

of human behaviour based on new

engagement.

but

views on consumerism.

sustainable solutions to climate change,

commitment

to

sustainability, making M&S the first major

retailer

European

in

individual attitudes and lifestyles is as crucial as public involvement in the

Mr.

wearing

among communication professionals in

democratic

M&S’s first fully sustainable suit and

42 countries, concludes that dealing

‘‘engagement’’ …it is taken to mean a

looking great! The award is a symbol of

with sustainable development is one of

personal state of connection with the

the times, recognizing the growing

the

issue of climate change, in contrast to

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The

changes

Communication

proudly

carbon

long-term

developing

Monitor[2], a yearly empirical survey

was

become

“In

organizational

neutral. During the award ceremony, Bolland

to

enabling

the

initiating

in its own right, combining scientific

his

to

and

top

for

at

about

[1]

also

communication

Communicating

major

issues

facing

the

process.

The

term

Hanze University of Applied Sciences

engagement solely as a process of

field of energy while working toward

commitment

public participation in policy making. A

the transition to a sustainable energy

recognize

state of engagement is understood

future . A master’s in renewable

importance of communication within

here

energy is a new degree offered by the

the transition to sustainable energy

Hanze UAS in this respect.

and the societal legitimacy of the

as

concurrently

comprising

cognitive, affective and behavioural

[3]

aspects. In other words, it is not enough

to

once

organization.

.

sustainability

and

and

the

for

all

for people to know about climate

The School of Communication & Media

change in order to be engaged; they

has incorporated the NRG Battle into

[1]

also need to care about it, be motivated

its

[2]

and able to take action. “1

Communication[4] curriculum, opening

Lorenzoni L. Nicholson-Coleb, S. Whitmarsh, S.

up undreamed possibilities for its

Barriers perceived to engaging with climate

Energy is a strategic focus of the Hanze

students, such as participating in the

change among the UK public and their policy

University

of

Applied

Sciences

in

Master

of

International

www.eacd-online.eu/news/119.php www.communicationmonitor.eu/

NRG Battle World Edition in Kuala

implications Global Environmental Change, 17

Groningen. With the establishment of

Lumpur.

(2007) 445-459, p. 446.

the Energy Academy Europe, Hanze

Communication and the Sustainable

[3]

www.energyacademy.org

UAS and the University of Groningen

Society

[4]

www.asterinternationalcommunication.eu

intend to provide education, conduct

communication

research and foster innovation in the

programme will enhance the school’s

The as

envisioned flagship domain

chair for for

in the the

Photography: Pepijn van den Broeke

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Back to the future

with

Michiel Boersma Ever wondered what moments in life changed the view of those we look up to? Michiel Boersma looks back at moments in his life that changed his views and visions, moments in his childhood, study and start of his professional career. He goes back to the future‌ 46 | NRG Magazine edition 7

W

hen I was twelve, maybe thirteen, I often visited the pharmacy. Back in the days they still had those pretty brown jars. I spent my allowance on sodium, potassium, salt and

Bio.

copper sulphate. I enjoyed playing with them and, of course, it went wrong at times. I was caught by chemistry.

I studied chemistry in Eindhoven. When I graduated, I discovered the world wasn’t waiting for an organic chemist. There was more need for chemical engineers, so I retrained myself. I never consciously chose the energy sector for a career. I studied, I entered my final year and got an internship in the US, and, at one point, I was looking for a job. At that moment, the big companies were Unilever, Staatsmijnen, Shell and Philips. I ended up at Shell.

I wanted to work on a large scale industrial laboratory and Shell gave you every opportunity: catalysis, physical and chemical technology. Shell was known as one of the best in the world. You wanted to work there.

You wanted to be a part of it. At a large company you can steer your career a little bit, but most of it just happens to you.

“When I graduated, I discovered the world wasn’t waiting for an organic chemist.”

In that time, 1970, Shell was working with gas, oil and coal. To me it wasn’t the energy sector, but just an industrial laboratory. I worked at a refinery and saw chemistry put into practice. Oil was in abundance, but the limits of growth were already appearing. We went to think about it differently. A few years later the CO2 problems became known.

Michiel Boersma (1947) has worked with Royal Dutch Shell for the main part of his career. From 2003 to 2009 he was CEO of Essent. He is a.o., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ProRail and the Telegraaf Media

Did all of that change my view on the energy sector? Yes, to the extent

Group and member of the Supervisory

that now we know that oil and coal are limited, but we still need them

Board of Post NL. Currently Boersma is the

for many more years. Gas is the transition fuel. It has to bring us to sun,

Chaiman of the Dutch Innovation Topsector

wind, bio mass and more. We have to work hard in order to help develop

Energy. He is married and has three kids.

this world which keeps demanding more energy to a world based on renewables.

Currently I am the Chairman of the Dutch Innovation Topsector Energy.

Tip for Talent.

It’s about advising the minister to allocate funds to knowledge

Give yourself the opportunity to see

institutions and to the industry. In recent years, every minister has

results. Do not aspire every two years to

.

pursued his or her own policy in the Netherlands. We don’t have a long term vision and there is no policy consistency at all. I hope the TopSector Energy will be so successful that the new minister will continue the Top Sector Innovation policy. If that happens, we have done a good job.

do something else. Some young people are very busy with their career plans, but you cannot plan. You can grab a chance, maybe steer it a little, and the rest goes the way it goes.

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NRG Battle - World Edition

Olympics of Gas The NRG Battle Talents were the stars of the show The NRG Battle World Edition is an initiative of TTA World and was held during the Olympics of Gas, at the World Gas Conference. More than 13.000 energy professionals from all over the world came together at this conference. It was the first time in the history of the IGU that a Youth Programme was organized. Will generation Y secure the Energy supply?

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NRG Battle - World Edition

“

The NRG Battle empowers creative minds and opportunistic ideas to challenge our world and make it a better place.�

Maryna Burushkina - NRG Blogger

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NRG Battle - World Edition

MEET! When I disembarked from the plane at the Kuala Lumpur airport and was confronted, on the walkway to the arrival lounge, by a line of waiting girls, smiling their wide bright smile, I thought that it was perhaps the warmest welcome I had ever received in any country I have had the privilege to visit. At the door, I passed another set of doormen, who gave me the same bright and

Battle crew form KL with

affective smile – a trademark smile I was beginning to associate with Malaysia.

Regards, Ovo Adagha

..............

Ovo @ KL

The NRG Battle started with a cultural briefing Mohammed Nazeer: “I learned that Dutch people are very tall… the tallest I talked to stands at 2.10m! WOW! There are only about 300,000 Icelanders in the world, and I got to meet one very brainy

Flavio: Let me hit the gong!

and sophisticated Icelandic lady. My

“Yesterday we won the Facebook TTA poll and the team picked me to hit the gong for the official opening.

I have to confess hitting the gong was an old dream of mine. It will surely be a day to remember for the rest of my life.”

Flavio Oliveira, Shell team 3

team consists of 4 different nationalities: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. We proved that we can work together harmoniously and innovate!

Friendships come in all sizes and

M alaysian women playing the ga melan

colours; it’s the beauty of diversity!”

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FACT to During the NRG Battle week we were able in reach over 42.000 young people interested the energy sector and the battle. The NRG Battle became a window to the world of energy!

Getting into the local attire

NRG BattleThe - World RoadEdition to KL

COMPETE & INNOVATE! The pre-finals of the NRG Battle – World Edition 2012 were exciting and tense. The teams presented great innovative ideas and blew the jury away. Four teams went to the finals on the main stage of the World Gas Conference 2012. Preparing, rehearsing and getting ready to do the elevator pitch. LET’S BATTLE!!!

“Without the technical and creative brains of youth we have a major problem for the future”

Let’s Battle!!

Brian Buckley, CEO Oman LNG

Cracking the ca

se!

I am desperate to win the battle, to give honour and pride to ourselves being an efficient team, to the sponsors, and our respective countries.

Let’s pray together for our victory.

Regards, Mohammed Nazeer s Pitching at the preliminarie

“It is clear that the gas sector needs to change, we need innovation and when you talk innovation you talk about young talent that has the courage to change things, that is something we see and embrace here at the NRG Battle”

The Jury!

Dick Benschop, President Director Shell Netherlands

Still Battling! www.facebook.com/nrgbattle

Dick Benschop with Filipe Mota Silva

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NRG Battle - World Edition

WIN!

Pitching with

I had the privilege to watch the NRG

generation! The path of the NRG

Battle

the

Battle – World Edition has just

Pleanry Theater. The theater was

begun. I have full confidence that

unprecedentedly packed! I attended

the battle will continue its legacy at

several WGC main sessions, and I

the 26th WGC in 2015. Also, I believe

would safely say that the NRG Battle

that the career paths of the battle

Final is one of the most popular. Not

participants have just begun: just

just the number of corporate leaders

see the amount of limelight they

showing up, but also the exu-

received! Standing on the stage of

berant youthful spirit that almost

such a prestigious event is bound to

turned the Final into a carnival. We

be life changing.

Final

live

in

were not just here to watch a competition;

we

were

here

Regards, Kristin Xueqin Wu

to

celebrate the creativity of the future

Meet the winners: Alliander!

Do you believe in the Biogas dream?

team realized that this is not a

The jury as well as 31,9% of all voters

technical issue, but a financial and

did! Our victory in the NRG battle

specifically a social issue. That

caused a buzz, in Kuala Lumpur as

moment, we decided to throw all our

well as in our company. People

ideas and plans in the rubbish bin and

wanted to hear everything about our

to start from scratch. We came up

achievements and adventures in Asia.

with Crowd Funding to finance biogas projects. Apparently a very appealing

Our case was about biogas. Biomass is

idea to the public of the World Gas

available all over the world and can

Conference! With this crowd funding

be used to produce biogas. This

idea, our team spirit and motivational

biogas can be made environmentally

talks of people around us we made

friendly and sustainable. However,

our dream come true and won the

currently it is not produced on a big

NRG battle!

scale. As a team we spent days and

All in all, it was a great experience to

days thinking about how we can turn

be in Kuala Lumpur, enjoy the

biogas into a popular energy source.

conference, culture and parties, meet

Just 24 hours before the pre-finals our

all the great participants of the NRG

Winners NRG Batt le - World Edition

2012

WORLD!!

Team Alliander, SAVE THE I learned that Cows are very cute, especially if they produce gas.Wooden shoes bring you luck. I got a pair (key chain) from Team Alliander!

Bedankt allemaal! Terima Kasih! Thank you! Let’s meet up again, innovate and SAVE THE WORLD!

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… and PARTY! It was an outstanding experience, since we had the chance to experience more about the culture of Malaysia through delicious dishes, awesome dancing performances and an incredible band

... posing with the street artist

playing. Everything happened at the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers, one of the symbols of Kuala Lumpur. It was a priceless experience, which introduced us to this culture and its behaviors in a very high-level experience.

Celebrating the end a wonderful week of Petronas Twin Towers

Music & Light F estival

… And of course we couldn’t miss the Kuala Lumpur International Lights & Music Festival which was organized nearby the stunning Petronas Twin Towers. A festival full of great music and unbelievable lights effects – definitely worth going!

Beautiful Lig

ht effects

Regards, César Wedemann

M alaysian traditions were well respresented www.facebook.com/nrgbattle

It was a gre at party

a The band with

local sound

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Vision of the Jury

of The VIPs during the NRG Battle are of course the jury members. Their vision about a good pitch is crucial as they will select the finalists of the NRG Battle. At the preliminary round in May, the NRG Battle Jury was an impressive array of proffesionals: Bernard Fortuyn, CEO Sector Energy at Siemens; Jeroen Rijnhart, Director Water & Energy at Grontmij; Pieter Romer, Executive Director Operations at Alliander; Anton Broenink, Chief Operating Officer at Gasterra; Hester Bijl, Head of the Delft Energy Initiative and Henk Bak, Manager Corporate Development E.ON.

Pieter Romer: “Talent is the future. It is

Everyone has an opinion on these

Bijl adds: “We heard some innovative

very simple. The challenges we have in

topics, but I am convinced that these

pitches and good solutions. Some

energy land are tremendous. It is a

students have brilliant new ideas.”

teams already came up with analyses.

complex challenge for the whole

We’re facing a mayor challenge and

industry and for the community to

Female population

we need these talents to provide us

come to certain solutions that support

Anton Broenink: “There is a lot of

with solutions. Not only technical, but

our society with enough energy in a

talent here today. I am impressed by

also

sustainable way. Jeroen Rijnhart adds:

the variety and diversity of the team

Bernard Fortuijn: “There is a constant

“I am quite optimistic about what I’ve

members. Also, the female population

battle for young, well-educated talent.

seen so far. Today I see the students

is picking up, quite a difference

We like to get in touch with these

working on real cases that matter.

compared to my student days.” Hester

talents, we like to work with them and

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financial

and

sociological.”

Vision of the Jury

From left to right: Jeroen Rijnhart, Hester Bijl, Bernard Fortuyn, Pieter Romer, Anton Broenink and Henk Bak. we, eventually, might ask them to

improve, show initiative.” Bernard

engineers together, I have no doubt

work for us. We have had some good

Fortuyn: “I think the future is absolutely

that there will be a lot of talent. The

contacts and already found interns at

determined by what these young

energy sector is not very different from

the NRG Battle.”

bright students discover, develop and

other sectors. The new developments

create for us.” Pieter Romer: “In

take a lot to achieve something, as in

Volunteer

general, we’re looking for three things:

any other industry we need people to

Anton Broenink: “One of the things I

Novelty

and

take the lead in innovation.” Broenink:

like about the NRG Battle that you

Feasibility (Is it doable in a few years?

“The jury deliberation was difficult, as

have to volunteer yourself. That is one

and Is it realistic?) We also like to see a

always. There were very good pitches

of the key elements of talent. You

new

and good ideas. I think we have the

want to put yourself out there,

techniques.” Henk Bak: “So many

(Is

it

innovative?)

combination

of

known

right winner.”

.

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Talents in the Spotlight

in the Only once in a blue moon we meet top talents. Not only in their studies they are achievers, they also have a unique personality and bring added value to your company. In every battle we choose four top talents with uncommon combinations of talents. Take the Strategic Talent, both efficient and creative, a very unique blend in one person, so rare and worth meeting. You cannot see this in a resume or appearance, that’s why we use the Big Five personality test. We think these four are real top talents!

Read their stories on the next pages.

For more information about the way we test Talent, contact Geertje Dam, redactie@nrgmagazine.nl.

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Talents in the Spotlight

I strongly believe that everything is possible Esther Eggink, Team Siemens Bachelor Innovation Management in Utrecht

Entrepreneurial Talent Esther Eggink is an inspiring entrepreneurial talent. She is result driven, innovative and team-orientated. This makes her a fit for a good leader. She started her studies with a bachelor Innovation Management including an exchange programme at the Oklahoma University. Currently, she studies the master Energy Science at Utrecht University. “I am energetic, ambitious and always looking for a challenge.”

“I did my bachelor Innovation Management in Utrecht where I took an energy track. That is where I first started looking at the energy sector as green and innovative instead of grey and boring.” Esther is a very energetic person. She is ambitious and venturous. “I believe everything is possible. I am dedicated to awake the world. Stop talking, start innovating.

Speed-up the transition towards renewable energy. In my study Energy Science at Utrecht University, I studied the solutions for the energy problems, and, in my full-time board year of AIESEC, I learned how to use the people around me to implement them.”

According to Esther the biggest challenge for the energy sector is the dialog between the government, the sector and the citizens. “At the moment we have the technology, but we don’t communicate. We all want to be sustainable, but the funny thing is that it’s not happening, yet.

Companies have the money, the government has the guidelines and the utility companies have to provide. These parties are not being brought together. We need people who are willing to take the initiative, who have a passion for this dialog.” People like Esther.

“

At the moment we have the technology, but we don’t communicate.

”

Esther sees herself as the connecting part. “I took part in the NRG Battle – World Edition in Kuala Lumpur. I noticed that my role in the team was to connect the dots. When you keep everything to yourself, you cannot innovate.” In the European Battle she was part of Team Siemens. “Our case was to design a mobile charging unit for electric cars. We designed one which uses only renewable energy and can be used as marketing tool as well.”

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Energy sector as a platform for human development Beatriz Fernandez, Team Siemens Master Philosophy in Engineering for Sustainable Development in Cambridge

Leadership Talent Beatriz Fernandez obtained her Chemical Engineering degree from Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Tec de Monterrey), in Mexico. At the moment she pursues her master degree in Philosophy in Engineering for Sustainable Development at the University of Cambridge. Beatriz is a leadership talent which means she is result driven and has passion for the team. “I am an outgoing person and persistent when accomplishing my goals and projects.”

“My first contact with the energy sector was in 2007 while doing a student internship for the Energy Department of Cemex (Mexican Cement Company in Switzerland.” After this enriching experience and once graduated from university, Beatriz had the opportunity to work for almost three years in Texas, USA for one of the largest engineering design firms. “I was involved in developing projects in oil and gas companies.

This made me aware of the challenges that we will face in the near future and the need to be prepared to tackle them.”

“The energy sector represents a platform for human development. This sector will face the question of how to approach the global challenges from a holistic point of view; where economic impacts are not anymore the only drivers, but also the social and environmental aspects must be considered. The hard part of innovating is the fear to leave our comfort zone to explore new areas that may or may not lead us to better scenarios.

However, we are encouraged by our dreams and the will to be ambitious in a positive way.”

Beatriz joined the NRG Battle for Team Siemens. “My team designed a charging mobile unit that generates its own power with hydrogen fuel cells. The competition was an amazing experience. The NRG Battle is a great forum to expose students to apply their knowledge and experience into real projects. We have had the chance to learn about this sector in our universities, but getting hands on it is wonderful.”

encouraged “byWeouraredreams and the will to be ambitious in a positive way.

”

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Controlling the system rather than sabotaging it Kendall Esmeijer, Team Alliander Master Energy Science in Utrecht

Multi-Talent Kendall Esmeijer finished his bachelor Innovation Management in 2011. For his studies he traveled to South Korea where he followed a minor in Business Administration. Now, he enters his second year in the master Energy Science at Utrecht University. Kendall is a multi-talent. He is result driven, efficient, innovative and team-orientated. “I am always looking for new adventures, new things to learn.”

“To me the energy sector is intriguing. People often have no idea how much energy they consume. There would be complete chaos if there wouldn’t be any more energy in this world. Within this sector you can have a huge impact on society, of course if you make good policy.”

Kendall is an ambitious person. “For now I’m more interested to research the technology. I see myself in a policy making and/or management position.”

Kendall attended the NRG Battle with Team Alliander. “Our case was to make houses fit for decentralized energy production and storage. We came up with a creative power to gas solution: to store the energy in balloons above your house.” Kendall’s team impressed the jury with their fun and innovative twist and are headed to the finals at the end of November. “Our group has students from different disciplines. This way we had a great mix of expertise and we all could benefit from this. Power to Gas is a great concept, but there are limitations as well. It was a challenge for us to come up with our solution.”

“The future of energy to me is promising because the demand will increase anyway. For society however it will be an expensive future. I

“

I see myself in a policy making and/or management position.

think because of the challenges and the rising costs people will think more about their energy consumption and I hope there will be more

”

competition at the labor market.” Kendall has always cared for the environment. “It’s very important that we are heading to a greener world. However I can’t stand that trees hugging behaviour. You cannot walk away from costs, policies, and so on. We need to control the system rather than sabotaging it.”

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Jack of all trades and master of some Tarunjot Singh, Team GasTerra Master Material Science in Munich

Multi-Talent Tarunjot Singh is a master student in Material Science in Munich, Germany, currently pursuing his master’s thesis to develop “Low Work Function Emitter Materials”. After completing his bachelor degree in Metallurgical Engineering in 2007 he worked as graduate engineer at a steel plant. Tarunjot is a multi-talent.

He is team-orientated, innovative, result-driven and efficient. Working with him is an inspiration. “I like to consider myself a jack of all trades and a master of some.”

“Over the years, my projects as an undergraduate engineer or now as a Master’s student have been involved in developing new materials. The objective at the end has always been to develop a material for a more energy efficient vehicle, for Energy (Hydrogen) storage purposes or for the reactor walls and so on. Even while working as a Business Analyst and conducting secondary research into various industries, the energy sector was always something that caught my interest owing to the challenges involved and the quest for making a more sustainable future.”

Tarunjot looks at a promising future, not only for himself but also for the sector. “The extensive research going on in the field of renewables, efficient energy storage, smart grids and so on is promising and is bound to change the future of energy in a better way.” He competed at the NRG Battle in team Gasterra. Their case dealt with how biogas can be a part of the global solution and EU CO2-reduction goals. “Our solution was to switch to alternate biomass resources, using the existing infrastructure at the same time and minimizing the transportation costs and emissions as well.”

One of the key elements of the NRG Battle is innovation. Tarunjot and his team made it to the finals because their idea was truly innovative. “I feel that no “How to” book or course for innovation actually helps to innovate.

Innovation lies within and one can explore it by being observant, open-

Innovation is about “connecting the dots.”

minded and receptive to change and ideas. It is about connecting the dots.”

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The Winner is

The Winner is On May 25th, fifteen teams battled once again to enter the finals of the NRG Battle 2012. The second preliminary round took place at the Delft University of Technology. From early in the morning, the teams worked on innovative cases and thought of the most creative solutions. To top it off, Siemens brought two of their electric BMWs which the talents could take for a ride during the breaks. Meet the finalists and

inary round 2: The winners of the prelim Tea m TenneT

the winner of the day: Team TenneT with their case about utilizing the North Sea’s wind potential.

The North Sea’s wind potential

power in the North Sea. It is envisaged

distributed and stored via existing

that besides an offshore grid, an

infrastructures.

The North Sea is an attractive area for

overlay network must be developed

the extraction of wind energy. Its

onshore. This would require hundreds

Mobile charging units

potential is estimated at 200 GW,

of billions worth of investments in new

“Imagine you’re a judge at the NRG

enough to meet one fifth of the

lines, on a continent where ‘regular’

Battle. You’re driving your electric car

European peak demand for electricity

grid

create

to the battle ground where you want

in 2050. Large offshore wind farms in

complicated spatial planning problems.

to recharge your car battery.” This was

the North Sea are, therefore, seen as

Team TenneT had the challenge to

the beginning of the pitch of Team

an important factor for a sustainable

define a consistent approach that leads

Siemens. Their challenge was to design

energy system in Europe and an ideal

to the realization of an infrastructure

a plan for a mobile charging unit that

case for the NRG Battle. Wind energy

capable of utilizing the North Sea’s

provides its own energy, or at least uses

production is intermittent and doesn’t

wind potential.

renewable energy and can be employed

investments

already

at event sites. Jan Langedijk, case

always match consumption patterns in the North Sea countries. To fully utilize

Team TenneT found their solution in

instructor from Siemens: “A mobile

its potential, it is key to transport the

Formic Acid, the fuel of the future. It is

charging unit for about five electric

generated electricity to places where it

generated from water, carbon dioxide

vehicles is required at an event in a

is needed or can be stored in large

and electricity and has an efficiency

place where there is no network

quantities (Alps and Scandinavia).

rate of 90%. Moreover, it is applicable

infrastructure available for recharging

in fuel cells. The infrastructure would

electric vehicles. We wanted them to

The present infrastructure is unable to

be as follows: offshore production of

design everything, from the output

accommodate the bulk power flows

electrical energy will be converted

required to the artistic design of the

created by the concentration of wind

onshore into formic acid which is then

charging unit.”

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The Winner is

The five cars had to be charged within four hours to 80% charging status for a vehicle as one of the BMW ActiveE, which has a battery of 30 kWh. Team Siemens came up with a design which uses different forms of energy.

Switching to alternate biomass resources Team Gasterra came up with a strategy based on biogas can be part of the global solution and EU CO2 reduction goals. Biogas still has a very small part in the total energy mix. Biogas that has been purified to natural gas qualities, so-called ‘green gas’, is ready to be put in the natural gas pipeline grid. However, the production still faces several challenges, like transportation of biomass to the biogas plant, availability of agricultural

Tea m E.ON

farmland, level of production costs, competition with world food supply, to name a few. Team member Tarunjot Singh: “Our solution was to switch to alternate biomass resources, using the existing infrastructure at the same time and minimizing the transportation costs and emissions as well.

The idea was good, but the biggest challenge for us at the NRG Battle was to present the case in three minutes.”

Carbon Bank The Emission Trading System (ETS) is the corner stone of the EU’s climate policy and the Union’s key tool for reducing carbon emissions. However, the current ETS price and forecasts however seem to miss their goal, partly

Tea m Alliander

because governments take different approaches for achieving these same goals. Among these approaches there are all kinds of supply incentives and specific regulations.

The big challenge for team E.ON was: “How can the ETS gain importance and achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions, with government policies (e.g., subsidies) that aim to reach the same goal, while undermining the ETS system?”

They were looking for a solution to reinforce the current ETS system which would stimulate innovative, decarbonizing and sustainable technologies in the power sector, and of course above all, reduce carbon emissions.

Team E.ON was looking for a solution to reinforce the current ETS system which would stimulate innovative, de-carbonizing and sustainable technologies in the power sector. They solved the problem by creating the Carbon Bank. This acts as an

Tea m Siemens

intermediary to keep prices within set boundaries by introducing a price floor and ceiling.

Balloons on top of the roof Despite the growing awareness of the negative consequences of energy consumption, the Dutch electricity requirements are growing. For Alliander this means more electricity transport through their networks. An alternative way to cope with this growing demand is to make houses increasingly electricity selfsufficient: houses with solar panels, a battery package and a small 6A connection

.

to the electricity network. Team member Kendall Esmeijer: “The biggest problem was the storage. We came up with a creative ‘power to gas’ solution, to store the extra energy in balloons on top of the roof.” A true innovative concept that we

Team GasTerra

will certainly hear more of at the NRG Battle finals on November 20th.

For the official team photos and other photos please access: www.nrgbattle.nl.

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Offshore Energy Conference

Offshore Energy Conference: Meeting people, sharing knowledge On October 23rd and 24th the fifth edition of Offshore Energy & Conference 2012 (OE12) will take place at the Amsterdam RAI. Around 400 exhibitors and over 6,500 visitors are expected at the twoday event organized by OE12. Next to the exhibition, the fifth edition of Offshore Energy also offers an extensive technical program

covering

key

topics

and

solutions for the offshore community.

This year’s highlights: the role of the maturing North Sea, developments in offshore wind, wave and tidal energy and frontier E&P activities.

The technical program consists of

One of the six ticketed sessions of

Gorgon

ticketed sessions and free attendance

Offshore Energy addresses the role of

Jumbo was awarded a contract for its

side events, and tailored sessions

the maturing North Sea. The potential

HLV Jubilee to work in Australia’s

organized by supply chain companies.

of new discoveries and the latest

Barrow Island Area in the summer of

For the second time, Offshore Energy

solutions to extend the operational life

2012. Jumbo shipped 25 concrete

hosts

Seminar

of oil and gas fields will be discussed in

caissons used in building a Heavy Lift

organized in cooperation with the

the sessions. Ante Frens, Asset Manager

Offloading Quayside for end client

Association of Dutch Suppliers in the

Offshore with NAM will chair the

Chevron’s LNG plant, which will be

Oil and Gas Industry IRO and Aberdeen-

session and introduce the main topics.

constructed on the island.

based Decom North Sea. Another

Statoil has been invited to present an

returning event is a meeting of the

update on the Johan Sverdrup project.

Drilling and Wells Cluster. Initiated by

The discovery of this oil field west of

the Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration

Stavanger confirms that the role of the

and Production Association, the Cluster

North Sea is far from over.

a

meeting

Decommissioning

brings

together

drilling

professionals from both operators and

Jumbo Offshore’s Jack Spaan, Manager

contractors. Confirmed contributions

Projects is also among the confirmed

come from Wintershall and SWIFT

speakers. Mr. Spaan will provide insight

drilling.

into

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Jumbo’s

work

for

Chevron’s

project

in

West-Australia.

.

Please visit www.offshore-energy.biz for the exhibitor list, the conference program and speaker list, and to register for the exhibition and / or conference.

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