1 December 2006

Energy Cluster

Regional economic development

Growth of employment

What is Energy Valley?

What is Energy Valley? Three cornerstones

CONVENTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Ambitious programs for gas and electricity

CONVENTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Ambitious programs for gas and electricity

KNOWLEDGE & INNOVATION

European arena for energy knowledge

KNOWLEDGE & INNOVATION

European arena for energy knowledge

ENERGY TRANSITION

Northern Netherlands as incubator for (innovative) sustainable developments

ENERGY TRANSITION

Northern Netherlands as incubator for (innovative) sustainable developments

EENNEERRGGYY VVAALLLLEEYY

EENNEERRGGYY VVAALLLLEEYY

1. Optimal use of available fields Groningen Long Term

Intensification of the use of small fields (e.g. SKIDS)

Reopening oilfields Schoonebeek

Cluster: Conventional Actvivities

2. Gas Roundabout Balgzand Bacton Line

North European Gas Pipeline

Natural gas storage

LNG Terminal

Cluster: Conventional Actvivities

3. Electricity cluster NorNed cable (600 MW)

NUON Magnum, RWE, Advanced Power (4.000 MW)

Wind parks (400 MW)

Cluster: Conventional Actvivities

4. Energy related business Regional production and agricultural industry

ICT and Services

Smart Applications

Cluster: Conventional Actvivities

Cluster: Knowledge and Innovation

Energy transition as vehicle for innovation and economic development

Energy Valley as national incubator for strategic transitions

Platform for sustainable economic developmentSparring partner project forming, coalition forming (network function), project management, support with financing options

Transition themes - New Gas- Biomass- Sustainable Mobility- Sustainable Electricity- Smart Energy Systems

Cluster: Energy Transition

1. New Gas Home Power Plant / MicroCHP

Green Gas program

Mobility on natural gas (CNG)

CO2-storage

Cluster: Energy Transition

2. Green Resources

Biomass to Power

Biomass to Liquids

Biomass to Gas

Biomass to Products

Cluster: Energy Transition

3. Sustainable Mobility Production of bio fuels

Mobility on Natural Gas

Market introduction / Retail

Cluster: Energy Transition

4. Sustainable Electricity Zero Emission Power Plant Drachten

Offshore wind technology (Lagerweij)

Smart Solutions (Blue Energy / Tocardo)

Cluster: Energy Transition

Energy Valley Projects

Roll Out / Results

Jobs createdConventional activities

- 2000 fte

Knowledge & Innovation - 200 fte

Energy Transition- 150 fte

Roll Out / Prospects

Conventional activities- Usage available fields ~ €3 billion - Gas roundabout ~ €4 billion- Electricity cluster ~ €6 billion

Knowledge & Innovation - Scientific personnel ~ 1.200 fte

Energy Transition- New Gas ~ 35 projects- Green Resources ~ 25 projects- Sustainable Mobility ~ 15 projects - Sustainable Electricity ~ 10 projects

~ €1.4 billion

Example Project: Smart Power System

Joint initiativeGasunie Trade & Supply, Bosch/Nefit, Remeha en Vaillant/Hepworth

Innovation Make Micro CHP’s more effective towards an large scale market introduction

Concept- Decentral energy management (ICT-driven environment)- Sustainable energy- Business opportunities