{"id":12222,"date":"2025-10-29T13:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groningen-seaports.com\/nitrogen-emission-allowance\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:35:08","slug":"nitrogen-emission-allowance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.groningen-seaports.com\/en\/for-businesses\/permits\/nitrogen-emission-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitrogen emission allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id12222_6b3967-df > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12222_6b3967-df > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12222_6b3967-df > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:20px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;min-height:40vh;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id12222_6b3967-df > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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> .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12222_94159b-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kadence-column12222_94159b-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12222_94159b-7d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12222_94159b-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12222_94159b-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12222_94159b-7d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12222_874eca-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12222_874eca-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12222_874eca-98\"]{font-size:22px;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-family:'Work Sans';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12222_874eca-98 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12222_874eca-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12222_874eca-98\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12222_874eca-98 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12222_874eca-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12222_874eca-98\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12222_874eca-98 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12222_874eca-98\">The ruling of the Council of State of 5 April 2023 &#8211; that the distance at which the nitrogen deposits of a project need to be calculated may be limited to 25 kilometres &#8211; means there is a certain nitrogen emission allowance in Delfzijl and 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class=\"kt-adv-heading12222_74bba6-14 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12222_74bba6-14\">This nitrogen emission allowance enables businesses to invest in innovative and sustainable port development with a focus on the future. 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