Author: Martijn Pilon

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The Netherlands – Hydrogen Land: Investment plan worth 9 billion euros should ensure a leading position in Europe
ByMartijn Pilon 30 October 2020

Groningen, The Netherlands 30 October 2020 – Today, businesses and government bodies in the Northern Netherlands will present their investment plan for hydrogen in their region to various Dutch MPs. The plan includes investments totalling up to 9 billion euros and could secure some 66,000 existing jobs in areas like gas infrastructure and mobility and…

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GENERAL

Hydrogen exchange offers opportunities for a Hydrogen market
ByMartijn Pilon 30 September 2020

A hydrogen exchange, along the lines of the electricity and gas exchanges, could act as a catalyst for a market for climate-neutral hydrogen. It could also help the economic growth of a hydrogen market. This is evident from the exploratory study, ‘A Hydrogen Exchange for the Climate’, which was presented online to Minister Wiebes of…

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CIRCULAR | GENERAL

Pilot project mechanical net recycling in Eemshaven
ByMartijn Pilon 23 September 202028 May 2026

Bek & Verburg, Groningen Seaports and Impact Recycling are joining forces to recycle net materials using the innovative BOSS technique. This Green Deal Pilot project will be conducting tests to establish whether plastic nets from all over the Netherlands can be converted in Eemshaven into the high-quality raw materials polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). BOSS-1D:…

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OFFSHORE WIND

Successful project start for Buss on the largest offshore wind farm in the world
ByMartijn Pilon 8 September 202028 May 2026

The first six transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm have arrived from Great Britain at the Buss Terminal in Eemshaven. The wind farm will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world, dispersed across an area of 462 km2 when it is commissioned in 2022. Over the next months, Buss will…

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CHEMISTRY | CIRCULAR | ENERGY | GENERAL

Groningen Seaports makes substantial investment in Heveskes industrial site
ByMartijn Pilon 10 July 202028 May 2026

Groningen Seaports is to invest over €25 million to make the Heveskes industrial site, located between Chemie Park Delfzijl and the Aldel aluminium plant, suitable for allocation and to develop it and connect it to the existing roads, cables and pipelines. Developing the Heveskes site means that Groningen Seaports is fulfilling its broad mission of…

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GENERAL

Seafarers Mission Eemshaven will open its doors again on July 3
ByMartijn Pilon 29 June 2020

The Seafarers Mission in Eemshaven will open its doors to all seafarers after being forced to close due to the corona crisis, starting Friday the 3rd of July. The Seafarers Mission have taken all measures to offer a safe environment for both visitors and volunteers. For the time being The Seafarers Mission can welcome you…

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GENERAL

Dutch Seaports win International Award for Sustainability
ByMartijn Pilon 24 June 202028 May 2026

The Dutch seaports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Terneuzen/Vlissingen, Moerdijk, and Groningen (Delfzijl/Eemshaven) have jointly won the ‘World Ports Sustainability Award’. They received the award for a joint project aimed at the application of OECD guidelines for seaports. These government guidelines concern corporate social responsibility in international business. The seaports examined how they could contribute to making…

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CHEMISTRY | ENERGY

Aldel boosts green credentials with solar power agreement
ByMartijn Pilon 23 June 2020

Netherlands-based aluminium producer, Aldel, is to partner with solar park operator Ecorus in a new initiative which is seeking to accelerate the development of solar power in the region. Aldel has agreed to make its electricity transmission infrastructure available to allow Ecorus, and other solar operators to connect to the Netherlands’ public electricity distribution grid….

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DATA

QTS Expands Partnership with Duocast in Eemshaven and Groningen
ByMartijn Pilon 11 June 202028 May 2026

QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions, today announced that Duocast, a Dutch internet service provider, has established a point of presence in QTS’ Eemshaven data center. The agreement adds to a growing list of connectivity options for QTS customers in Eemshaven and QTS’ data center…

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ENERGY

Wind project Eemshaven taken over by Pondera and Rebel
ByMartijn Pilon 4 June 202028 May 2026

Today (June 4) Pondera and Rebel announced that they will take over the wind project at the breakwaters in the Eemshaven from YARD ENERGY. YARD developed this project in recent years, and as such, have reached agreement with Groningen Seaports on the use of the location. The main permits for the construction of two wind…

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