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Tidal power plant Brouwersdam Delta technology impulse for regional economy Tidal power plant Brouwersdam The provincial authorities of Zuid-Holland and The provincial authorities, Rijkswaterstaat (the executive Zeeland, Rijkswaterstaat and the municipal agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment) and the municipal authorities want to use the Grevelingen authorities of Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen- tides to restore water quality and to boost local Duiveland are committed to the building of development on and near the lake. Tidal fluctuations in the lake became a thing of the past with the construction a tidal power plant in the Brouwersdam and a of the Brouwersdam in 1971. A culvert in the dam will testing centre for turbines in the Grevelingendam. open up the lake to the tides again. The oxygen-rich sea water that will flow into the lake again as the tide rises Together with the corporate sector, research and falls will improve conditions for nature, recreation, institutions and NGOs, they wish to serve tourism and fishing, and also boost the regional economy as a whole. several public and private interests at the same Generating sustainable energy time. The result will be a new icon for Dutch The additional advantage of building a culvert in the Delta technology with a regional, national and Brouwersdam is that it can be designed as a tidal power international impact. plant: turbines that generate electricity using the flow of water through the dam. It is expected that a tidal power plant in the Brouwersdam can generate green power for all 50,000 homes on Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen- Duiveland. In that way, the plant will contribute to the realisation of government policy targeting sustainable growth and fulfil the ambitions of both municipalities to be energy-neutral in time. GREVELINGENDAM TESTING CENTRE In addition to the tidal power plant, the two provincial authorities have joined forces with the national government and the corporate sector to work on the creation of a Grevelingendam testing centre. In laboratories and then in the field, trials will take place to determine which turbine technologies “The construction of a culvert and a tidal power plant in are most appropriate for use in the tidal power plant. the Brouwersdam are the crucial first stages in getting The testing centre and large-scale application in the a number of developments in the Southwestern Delta tidal power plant represent an ideal opportunity to under way. Together with the provincial authority put the spotlight on the region and The Netherlands of Zeeland and the municipal authorities of Goeree- Inc. as experts in the field of ‘energy dikes’. Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland, we hope to boost the regional economy. More opportunities for recreation and tourism, and higher revenues for fishing are important factors in the achievement of that ambition. The need to take action is demonstrated by the involvement of the national government, the corporate sector, research institutions, NGOs and Europe.” HAN WEBER, MEMBER OF THE PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE OF ZUID-HOLLAND Driebruggen Monster N 211 N 209 N 454 N 452 Plassen Poeldijk N 211 e t N 453 Oudewater N 464 Wateringen N 470 t N 211 o R N 465 e Gouda D ndsch l Pijnacker olla e IJsse N 211 Delft H N 473 N 213 N 439 Delfgauw Bleiswijk N 228 N 466 Zeven- N 456 N 456 's-Gravenzande A4 Berkel en huizen N 211 Honselersdijk N 470 Naaldwijk N 222 N 219 Rotte- N 207 meren N 472 N 467 Haastrecht N 467 N 466 N 470 N 209 Rodenrijs Vli N 468 st N 213 Moordrecht Nesselande Hoek van Holland Bergschenhoek Gouderak N 207 N 220 De Lier Zeven- N 471 huizer N 223 Plas Stolwijk N 223 Vlist Polsbroek Schipluiden A20 A13 Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel N ie uw e l W e a s terweg s Schoonhoven C J I a la N 210 ndk e h a c na s a d l n a l l A20 o H Kralingsche Plas A16 Oostvoornse Bergambacht Meer Ammerstol Nieuwpoort N 478 Groot-Ammers Lek N 216 N 479 Nieuwe Maas Streefkerk N 480 De Donk Ottoland A4 ALBLASSERWAARD- Bleskensgraaf Molenaarsgraaf Tidal flow for VOORNE PUTTEN N 481 25,000 homes on A15 Goeree-Overflakkee Oud-Alblas N 214 Noord N 482 O ude Maas Goedereede Neder-Hardinxveld Boven- Giessendam Hardinxveld Ouddorp A15 Sliedrecht Beneden Merwede Stellendam Visschershoek GOEREE- A29 N 57 Werkendam A16 ede Merw OVERFLAKKEE +25cm HOEKSCHE WAARD H a Melissant r TIDAL POWER PLANT in g v lie BROUWersdam t -25cm Sommelsdijk Dirksland Middelharnis Scharendijke Renesse De Biesbosch Stad aan 't Haringvliet Ellemeet Brouwershaven Looperskapelle Zonnemaire Nieuwe-Tonge Den Bommel Nieuw-Haamstede Herkingen Haamstede Serooskerke Drimmelen Geertruiden- berg Greveli ngen Holl Tidal flow for 25,000 homes Noordgouwe andsch Burgh Oude-Tonge Diep Kerkwerve Hooge Dreischor Zwaluw Raams- on Schouwen-Duiveland Achthuizen donksveer Schuddebeurs Sirjansland SCHOUWEN-DUIVELAND Made Bruinisse k ra A17 Wagenberg lke A16 A59 Vo Zierikzee Nieuwerkerk Oosterland K ra mm er Oosterhout Anna Jacobapolder A59 Terheijden Ouwerkerk testing CENTRE GREVELINGENDAM Sint Philipsland A27 Teteringen Breezand “Zeeland lives with the water like nowhere else. For a long time we saw it as an enemy, but we now wish to Dorst embrace it as a friend. We are testing turbines in the O Breda os Domburg NOORD - BEVELAND t er Oostkapelle s THOLEN Veerse Meer c h Lijndonk Tidal Testing Centre with a view to building a large- el de scale tidal power plant later in the Brouwersdam. Bavel Aagtekerke Serooskerke The expertise we will acquire can be used throughout A58 the world in other deltas.” Grijpskerke Ulvenhout Westkapelle A16 BEN DE REU, MEMBER OF THE PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE OF WALCHEREN Meliskerke ZEELAND Zoutelande Galder Biggekerke Middelburg “Goeree-Overflakkee aims to be an energy-neutral island A58 A58 Strijbeek by 2020. The tidal power plant is a perfect match for Chaam our mission to achieve that goal. SustainableZUID - BEVELAND energy Koude- kerke production can be used to supply green power to many © Provincie Zuid-Holland Kartografie 12_1129 homes both in our regionNieuwdorp and elsewhere. Furthermore, Borssele Zundert Ritthem the tidal power plant can play an iconic role on the 's-Graven- A4 Essen Vlissingen polder Schore Nisse world stage for the Dutch Delta,'s-Heerenhoek putting Goeree- Ulicoten Overflakkee and the surrounding area firmly on the Wernhout Huijbergen international map. That is a win-win situation for Nieuwmoer the entire region!” A1 Baarle-Hertog AREND-JAN VAN DER VLUGT, ALDERMAN OF THE Castelré MUNICIPALITY OF GOEREE-OVERFLAKKEE Driebruggen Monster N 211 N 209 N 454 N 452 Plassen Poeldijk N 211 e t N 453 Oudewater N 464 Wateringen N 470 t N 211 o R N 465 e Gouda D ndsch l Pijnacker olla e IJsse N 211 Delft H N 473 N 213 N 439 Delfgauw Bleiswijk N 228 N 466 Zeven- N 456 N 456 's-Gravenzande A4 Berkel en huizen N 211 Honselersdijk N 470 Naaldwijk N 222 N 219 Rotte- N 207 meren N 472 N 467 Haastrecht N 467 N 466 N 470 N 209 Rodenrijs Vli N 468 st N 213 Moordrecht Nesselande Hoek van Holland Bergschenhoek Gouderak N 207 N 220 De Lier Zeven- N 471 huizer N 223 Plas Stolwijk N 223 Vlist Polsbroek Schipluiden A20 A13 Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel N ie uw e l W e a s terweg s Schoonhoven C J I a la N 210 ndk e h a c na s a d l n a l l A20 The benefitso at a glance H Kralingsche Plas A16 Oostvoornse Bergambacht Meer Ammerstol Nieuwpoort N 478 Groot-Ammers A boost for water quality Lek 1 N 216 ROTTERDAM Letting the tides return to Lake Grevelingen will improve the waterN 479 quality, Nieuwe Maas and that will be good for a lot of flora and fauna in the Streefkerkarea. N 480 De Donk Ottoland A4 2 A boost for the economy ALBLASSERWAARD- Bleskensgraaf Molenaarsgraaf Letting the tides return will improve the conditions forN 481 recreation, tourism and fishing, VOORNE PUTTEN A15 and for the regional economy as a whole. Oud-Alblas N 214 Sustainable energy Noord 3 N 482 O ude Maas It is expected that the tidal power plant in the Brouwersdam will generate green power Goedereede Neder-Hardinxveld Boven- Giessendam Hardinxveld Ouddorp for all 50,000 homes on Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland. A15 Sliedrecht Beneden Merwede Stellendam Visschershoek GOEREE- A29 Werkendam N 57 4 Dry feet A16 ede Merw OVERFLAKKEE In time, the tidal power plant can be used to pump excess river water into the sea, +25cm HOEKSCHE WAARD helping to protect the Rhine Estuary and the Drecht Towns from flooding. H a Melissant r in g v lie t 5 Opportunity for innovation and exports -25cm Sommelsdijk A tidal power plant like this one, with a relatively small height difference and Dirksland Middelharnis Scharendijke fish-friendly turbines, will be a global first. This innovative form of delta technology Renesse De Biesbosch Stad aan 't Haringvliet will be an outstanding export product for the Netherlands. Ellemeet Brouwershaven Looperskapelle Zonnemaire Nieuwe-Tonge Den Bommel Nieuw-Haamstede Herkingen Haamstede Serooskerke Drimmelen Geertruiden- berg Gre velingen Ho Noordgouwe llan Burgh dsch Diep SOUTHWestern Delta Oude-Tonge Kerkwerve Hooge Dreischor Zwaluw Raams- Achthuizen donksveer Schuddebeurs The tidal power plant is a development in the context Sirjansland of the Southwestern Delta programme. This Delta SCHOUWEN-DUIVELAND Made Bruinisse includes Zeeland, the islands of Zuid-Holland and k ra A17 Wagenberg lke A16 A59 Vo the western part of Noord-Brabant. Zierikzee Nieuwerkerk Oosterland K ra mm Water is the economic motor here, providing er Oosterhout Anna Jacobapolder ample opportunities for innovations and regional A59 Terheijden Ouwerkerk developments.