Rotterdam Opslag en Afvang Demonstratieproject (ROAD)

Project details

Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Proponent: Maasvlakte CCS Project C.V., a joint venture of E.ON Benelux and Electrabel (a subsidiary of GDF Suez Group)

Technical aspects

• This project includes the construction of the new E.ON Maasvlakte Power Plant 3 (MPP3), a 1070 MW (gross) coal- and biomass-based power plant.
• Retrofit of post-combustion capture is being designed on a 250 Mwe unit of the plant.
• Approximately 1.1 million tonnes per annum of carbon dioxide (CO₂) would be captured for storage in offshore depleted oil and gas reservoirs.
• The captured CO₂ will be transported through a 26 km pipeline to the P-18-A Platform of TAQA in the North Sea and injected into depleted gas reservoirs at a depth of 3,500 metres under the sea bed.

Key Deliverables

• Construction of the power plant has commenced.
• The project received funding from the European Economic Recovery Programme and it is part of the European CCS Demonstration Project Network.
• The Dutch government has announced that it will spend 150 million Euros for the period 2010-2020 to support the project.
• A final investment decision on the project could be made by the end of 2012.
• The demonstration phase is expected to start in 2015.

ROAD stands for ‘Rotterdam Opslag en Afvang Demonstratieproject’ (Rotterdam Capture and Storage Demonstration Project). Located within the Maasvlakte section of the Rotterdam port and industrial area, ROAD is one of the first industrial, integrated CCS chains that may act as a stepping stone for the sustainable economic development of the Rotterdam CCS network for chemical and energy-intensive industries. The project is being developed as part of the Rotterdam Climate Initiative.

Focus of Support

This demonstration project will generate new technical, legal, economic, organisational and social knowledge and experience. The ROAD project has received AUD$ 5 million in support from the Institute to contribute to the international development of knowledge, experience and information on CCS.

Reports and Outcomes

The following knowledge sharing reports and case studies were delivered to the Institute:

• Lessons learnt
• Handling and allocation of business risks
• Project execution strategy
• Stakeholder management report
• Permitting process report
• Mitigating project risks
• Non-confidential FEED study
• CO₂ technology selection methodology