Ameland: Frontrunner in the Energy Transition
Jacob Dijkstra, civil servant at the municipality of Ameland Brussel: 11-10-2017 About Ameland
• One of the Dutch Wadden Sea isles • 3,600 inhabitants • 27 kilometres of sandy beaches • 550,000 – 600,000 visitors per annum • Quality of life is driver for ambitions on sustainability • 2,200,000 overnight stays • Self sufficiency second nature How it started in 2007 Partners then and now
Then Now
Some early projects Some later projects • Mixing hydrogen with natural gas in • Energy neutral high school existing grid • Solarpark Ameland (6 Mw) • Natural gas fueling station for public • 45 Fuel cell units installed transportation • Innovative Led Public lighting • 30 HRe furnaces installed in local homes • 100 Hybrid heat pumps installed (and counting) on the island ( and many more) Some projects in pictures Overview From Fuel cells to- Energy Transition
With the completion of our solar park, Ameland reached the maximum feed-in capacity of the local grid. The ability to keep the local grid stable was at its limit. (All with just 1 project! ) From Fuel cells to- Energy Transition EnTranCe Movie (click here) EnergyNet Ameland
• Ambition is to be 15 years ahead in the Energy transition: Reduce the CO2 emissions with 70% by 2020 • Works hard on an affordable and reliant, CO2 neutral energy system • Leads by example in the Netherlands and Europe Energy consumption on the island
Islanders 3.600 Inhabitants 300 TJ 50% 20% 30% Public buildings Local Transport
Tourists 2,2 Overnight stays 200 TJ 75% 25% 1300 Trailers / chalets 1600 Recreational houses 38 Swimming pools Companies targeting tourist
Transport 620.000 Ferry passengers 200 TJ 100% per Year
Industry 3 production locations 450 TJ 100% Natural gas production equals the use in the province of Friesland MAINLAND EILAND (2017) WOONKERNEN
Tidal / Wave Other Wind Solar PV
20 TJ TJ TJ TJ 2 TJ
MIX Transformer Balanceren 58 TJ ...TJ Electriciteit LOSS
TJ TJ STORAGE TJ STORAGE GEO THERMAL Balanceren 244 TJ Gas
TJ LOSS
TJ FUEL ...TJ TJ CELL
STORAGE LOSS ...TJ ...TJ 44 TJ 142 TJ TJ 37 TJ 102 TJ TJ
IMPORT 211 TJ Brandstof
HP CV HP CV
LOSS 15 loss 10 135 TJ TJ TJ 76 TJ
LOSS LOSS 81TJ FC ...TJ ...TJ 46TJ PV FC PV
final final final final final final final STORAGE final STORAGE 54 TJ TJ TJ 30 TJ 44 TJ ...TJ ...TJ 127 TJ 37 TJ ...TJ ...TJ 92 TJ
BOX 3 BOX 4 BOX 1/2 BOX 1 BOX 2 Energy; but a lot more
Energy Spatial Quality Local services
New Economy Connecting cycles Open invitation for 2018 On behalf of the mayor of Ameland, Mr. Albert de Hoop Questions ?
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