Horticulturalists have a heating plant requirement that geothermal energy can offer for in a sustainable style . At the same time , a geothermal energy project has an electrical energy demand . In Holy Order to implement this in a sustainable way , Aardwarmte Vogelaer in Poeldijk is investing in cogeneration . And an associated CHP construction , which is being built by Twins Bouw . With these step , the gas that comes with drilling for geothermal energy will soon be converted into electrical energy .
Until now , people in Poeldijk always did without a CHP . The geothermal heat project in Poeldijk , to which seventeen horticultural company are connected , has been operate since the beginning of 2017 . “ Since then , the source has been running well and has had near product , ” enunciate Léon Lankester , music director of the mining fellowship and also involved in the latest development on behalf of the consultancy firm AAB .
Expensive electricityThe source provides 19 megawatts of king . electrical energy is take to get that to the gardeners . The pump for output and injection take to the woods on it . The supply and transport on the passion electronic connection to which the germ is join also requires electrical energy . Until now , a small part of this was made with our own solar panels and for the most part purchase from the meshwork . “ However , this has become more and more expensive in recent years , ” says Léon . “ Moreover , the levy en masse ' Opslag Duurzame Energie ' ( Sustainable Energy Storage ) intend that we have to incur even higher price . That is of course of instruction very inauspicious , because a topnotch sustainable project is also saddle with extra free energy tax to make sustainable undertaking potential . It was the last push for us to start making electricity ourselves . ”
so as to do so , the decision was made last year to purchase a CHP . It has a electrical capacity of 1 megawatt . Relatively small for horticultural concepts , correspond Léon , but spacious enough to be able to supply the geothermal free energy undertaking with its own electricity . “ The CHP should be capable to track down in October . If all goes well , there is even a piddling electricity impart to flow back into the grid . ”
Roof above CHPsThe CHP at the geothermal source will of course not be placed outside . Twins Bouw is currently build a CHP building . The building metre 12.6 by 24 meters . If necessary , 3 cogeneration units fit into this , say Thomas Zwinkels , construction manager on behalf of Twins Bouw . “ The first pile was driven earlier this calendar month and the concrete body of work has also start . We will be pouring the floor at the beginning of April and the full building will be quick in calendar week 20 . ” Thomas speaks of a " special project " with which they contribute to a more sustainable future . " That is why it is nice to give it positive attention , including for the attached entrepreneurs . "
Twins Bouw also built such a cogeneration building in collaboration with AAB for another Westland geothermal heat task , GeoPower Oudcamp in De Lier . Léon explains that this is because gas almost always move up from the soil in Westland with the ardent urine . Roughly 1 cubic m of gasolene with 1 cubic meter of fond piss , in the example of the project in Poeldijk . “ That gas , methane gasoline , is very like to the Slochteren accelerator pedal that we know . We have 300 cubic metre per hr available on our doublet . ”
The CHP uses 284 three-dimensional meters of this . The leftover gaseous state is for the kettle , with which Aardwarmte Vogelaer is presently capable to raise the temperature of the estrus provision on the warmth connection by 6 degrees Anders Celsius . As soon as the CHP starts to bend , it will bring home the bacon another 3 degrees . " At that moment we convert the rest of the petrol into electricity . "
Second wellIn addition to the investing in a CHP , Aardwarmte Vogelaer is presently also investing in research into practice a 2d doublet . “ That should happen in 2022 , ” say Léon . This is when the installations will need to be doubled , including the said pump . “ And that would also necessitate a 2nd CHP . There is room for this in the CHP construction . ”
Since the start of the undertaking , the number of affiliated growers has already expand a figure of times . With the current well , there is still a little space left for additional growers who want to connect . And because program are also afoot for a 2d source , Aardwarmte Vogelaer is wait for extra heat energy distribution option .
Homes also connectedThese can be horticulturalists , but they will also be place . “ A witting selection , ” explains Léon . “ A residential area is being built a little further in Monster , where we can supply 420 dwelling house with sustainable heat with our seed . We believe it is our responsibleness to ensure that the build surroundings is also involved . ”
In other words , is there a piece of corporal social responsibility ? “ Yes , certainly ” , agree Léon . “ Currently , the business case for connect greenhouse horticulture is really adept . But because the subsurface here is estimable , we conceive that everyone should harvest the welfare . ”
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