Emerald Kalama Chemical Completes Key Part of Green Energy Cooperative
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – Emerald Kalama Chemical BV, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, together with partners Rotterdam-based grid manager Stedin and energy supplier AVR, has completed a key project in the new energy cooperative supporting the Rotterdam Climate Initiative. The construction of a two-km high-pressure steam grid delivers the first part of a steam grid in the Rotterdam Botlek, which has now begun to supply the company with high-pressure steam generated from waste rather than fossil fuel. The steam network is estimated to reduce the CO2 emissions up to 400,000 tons per year when fully implemented, according to Stedin. Emerald expects to have a reduction of 40,000 tons in CO2 reduction as a result of joining the steam grid.
The start-up of the energy cooperative was marked by a behind-the-scenes tour with local VIPs. The tour included demonstrations at each part of the process: the generation of steam from waste by AVR, the design and construction of the steam grid by Stedin, and the benefits from a sustainability and operations standpoint by major consumers, such as Emerald Kalama Chemical. The highlights were featured on a video from NOS, the Dutch Broadcasting Association. An English translation of this behind-the-scenes tour is available at http://www.emeraldmaterials.com/CMS/emerald/STEAM550.MP4.