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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

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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

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Goedereede Neder-Hardinxveld Boven- Giessendam Hardinxveld Ouddorp for all 50,000 homes on Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland. A15 Sliedrecht Beneden Merwede

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Aagtekerke Serooskerke increasingly important. For example, we no longerA58 want to use dikes exclusively for protection. Flood Grijpskerke Ulvenhout Westkapelle A16 defences can also do several things at once. The plans “A tidal Lake Grevelingen is a major goal of the Steering WALCHEREN Meliskerke for a tidal power plant in the Brouwersdam are an Committee, which wants the Southwestern Delta to be impressive example of this principle. They combine Safe, Resilient and Vigorous. That can be achieved in Zoutelande

Galder Biggekerke Middelburg safety, water quality and ecology. At the same time, Lake Grevelingen and the Volkerak-Zoom Lake by A58 A58 Strijbeek they allow us to team up with the regional authorities to re-introducing a moderate level of tidal variationChaam in ZUID - BEVELAND generate sustainable energy. The government, research Lake Grevelingen, allowing salt water to penetrate into Koude- kerke institutions and the commercial sector are using this the Volkerak-Zoom Lake, and linking the two waters. © Provincie Zuid-Holland Kartografie 12_1129 Nieuwdorp tidal power plant as a way of co-creating innovative The tide will restore robust health to the water and that Borssele

Zundert Ritthem solutions for a sustainable society. And therefore an constitutes a basis for economic development. The tidal 's-Graven- A4 Essen Vlissingen polder Schore Nisse 's-Heerenhoek innovative and promising export product for the Dutch power plant delivers sustainable energy in an innovative Ulicoten hydraulic engineering sector. Rijkswaterstaat is happy Wernhout way and contributes to flood protection in the long Huijbergen to contribute to innovations likeNieuwmoer this. The Brouwersdam; term.” it gives you energy!” JOHAN VAN DEN HOUT, CHAIR OF THE SOUTHWESTERN DELTA A1 Baarle-Hertog JAN HENDRIK DRONKERS, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF STEERING GROUP, MEMBER OF THE PROVINCIALCastelré EXECUTIVE OF RIJKSWATERSTAAT noord-BRABANT brouwersdam

Protection for Rhine Estuary and Drecht Towns Opportunity for innovation and exports As well as generating sustainable energy, the tidal power The tidal power plant in the Brouwersdam is unusual plant can also play a role in terms of flood protection because of the relatively limited difference in the water in the wider area. When the tidal barriers in the New level between the two sides of the dam (1.0 - 1.5 metres). Waterway and the Hartel Canal, and the Haringvliet sluices Generating tidal energy cost-effectively and in a fish- are closed during storms at sea and when the rivers are friendly way with such a small difference has not yet been also discharging large amounts of water at the same time, tried anywhere in the world. This is a fantastic opportunity there is a major risk of flooding in the Rhine Estuary / to innovate and design new delta technology. Drecht Towns region. Storing water temporarily in Lake Grevelingen is a possible solution and, in addition, the plant The culvert with the tidal power plant would cost an can also pump excess river water to the sea. Storing water estimated 300 to 500 million euros, depending on the in this way would, incidentally, involve additional measures design of the plant. The provincial authorities and the in the Volkerak sluices and in the Grevelingendam, and the national government are challenging market parties to national government needs to take a decision about these devise an innovative and sustainable design. measures (see national structural concept).

NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CONCEPT Working together with the provincial authorities, the water authorities, municipal authorities and NGOs, the national government is developing a structural concept for the coordinated development of Lake Grevelingen and the Volkerak-Zoom Lake. That concept involves the national government scrutinising the desirability and feasibility of the re-introduction of limited tidal fluctuations in Lake Grevelingen, the salinisation of the Volkerak-Zoom Lake, and water storage in Lake Grevelingen. Important focus areas in the national structural concept are flood protection and freshwater management (Delta Programme), water quality (Water Framework Directive), nature conservation (Birds and Habitat Directive), and economy and innovation (top sectors policy).

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“Our aim is to be a holiday island by 2040, with a “A tidal power plant in the Brouwersdam will be an leading water economy that will link homes, work, important component in the new regional water system care facilities and recreation in a sustainable way. The extending from the Brouwersdam to the Volkerak- establishment of a testing centre at the Grevelingendam Zoom Lake. That new system will make the area safer, and the construction of the tidal power plant in the encourage a new economy with promising prospects, Brouwersdam are a perfect match for our ambitions. and provide solutions for the natural areas in the region Both initiatives will put us squarely on the map, generate that are threatened and under pressure. Three provincial additional investment on and around Schouwen- authorities, six municipal authorities, local area managers Duiveland and ultimately result in a sustainable and entrepreneurs have pooled their energies in the economic sector, as well as generating a major boost area around the Volkerak-Zoom Lake to work on the for the fishing sector and nature conservation. Together development of a new vision: Waterpoort! The tidal with the other government authorities involved, we are power plant backs up this vision by re-introducing the determined to take the combination of economics and tides, salt water and new water dynamics. The plant will ecology to a higher level!” produce more than just energy.” AD VERSEPUT, ALDERMAN OF THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF JAN HOOGENDOORN, CHAIR OF THE WATERPOORT INITIATIVE SCHOUWEN-DUIVELAND FLAKKEESE SPUISLUIS Timetable

2013-2014 Area development programme for Lake Grevelingen and Volkerak-Zoom Lake and a feasibility study (including financing) for the tidal power plant 2013-2014 Consultation of commercial parties and other stakeholders Late 2014 National structural concept for Lake Grevelingen and Volkerak-Zoom Lake, including decision about the return of the tides to Lake Grevelingen

Rijkswaterstaat Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu 2015-2017 Selection and optimisation of turbine technology in the Grevelingendam Testing Centre 2015-2016 Permits, financing and investment decisions 2016-2017 Order for tidal power plant to a single consortium 2018 Start of work on tidal power plant

2020 Tidal power plant operational

Information

Provincial Authority of Zuid-Holland Wouter Groenen 0031 6 1830 99 22 | [email protected]

Provincial Authority of Zeeland Leo van der Klip 0031 118 631 946 | [email protected]

Rijkswaterstaat Paul Paulus 0031 6 2060 67 66 | [email protected] Published June 2013 Text: Tappan Communicatie Municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee Translation: Pete Thomas Jan Zuidweg Photography and lay-out: Media Services, 0031 187 475 555 | [email protected] Provincial Authority of Zuid-Holland Illustration tidal turbine: Noordhoff, van Berkel, Nijhuis / Pentair Municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland Design: Haagsblauw, The Hague Ricardo de Winter Printed by: OBT, The Hague 0031 111 452 442 | [email protected] 236860