During November the European ARBAHEAT consortium will launch a research project to study the shift the ENGIE Ultra-SuperCritical coal-fired Rotterdam power plant into a biomass-fired heat and power plant.
This study aims to investigate how to cost-effectively convert the coal-fired power plant into a 100% sustainable biomass fired plant, able to deliver sustainable electricity along with sustainable heat. EU will fund this project with more than € 19 million.
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The installation aspires to produce steam treated biomass pellets from sustainable biomass, which is compliant with the strict EU sustainability criteria, which could have a significant impact on the operation of coal-fired power plants. They will also be able to reduce costs for converting the existing coal-fired power plant to biomass.
Manager Coal ENGIE, Jeroen Schaafsma, stated:
A successful demonstration will allow for delivering large amounts of sustainable electricity and heat to the surrounding area
The four-year demonstration project will gather experts the energy sector, the scientific community and the renewable energy sector, whose goal is to achieve the EU sustainability goals.
Finally, the consortium consists of ENGIE, Arbaflame, PNO Consultants, TNO, Sintef, Free University of Brussels, Port of Rotterdam and University of Bergen are also members of the ARBAHEAT consortium.