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Draft RES Amsterdam Draft RES The offer from the Amsterdam sub-region 05 Contents Summary Summary 5 This document sets out Amsterdam’s aspirations and search areas with regard to the large-scale generation of wind 1. Introduction 9 energy and solar energy for 2030. It also contains an initial 1.1 Towards a regional energy strategy (RES) 9 outline of the demand for heating and for heat sources 1.2 RES for Amsterdam 10 (including potential heat sources). This is Amsterdam’s 1.3 Search areas: focus on opportunities, with a view to vulnerabilities contribution to the regional offer to be put forward by the and limitations 11 Noord-Holland Zuid (NHZ) energy region in its upcoming Regional Energy Strategy (RES). Accordingly, this ‘partial RES’ 2. Further specification is an intermediate product that will ultimately become part of Z per theme 15 the Draft RES for the entire Noord-Holland Zuid region. 2.1 Wind 15 2.2 Solar 20 2.3 Heat 24 2.4 Infrastructure 31 2.5 Living environment and space 34 Task Amsterdam’s contribution: Amsterdam has a substantial demand the offer 3. Process: analysis, for heating and power. Its current The city authorities aspire to make scenarios and workshops 36 demand for power is 3.8 TWh (for Amsterdam climate neutral. In the homes and utilities such as commercial Roadmap for a Climate-neutral .1 Step 1: The task 37 buildings, offices, and shops, as well Amsterdam, they show how this will 3.2 Step 2: Scenarios 39 as schools and hospitals). This means take shape. The large-scale generation 3.3 Step 3: Local enrichment 46 that Amsterdam accounts for about of renewable energy plays a key 3.4 Step 4: Towards an offer 48 half of the Noord-Holland Zuid region’s part in this. The offer (Amsterdam’s total power demand. Amsterdam’s contribution to the Draft RES for the 4. Follow-up steps 49 heating demand amounts to 6.9 TWh. NHZ energy region) gives details of Amsterdam does not have enough the potential for the large-scale Annex 1. Sources 52 generation potential to meet its own generation of renewable energy by Annex 2. Glossary 53 demand for heating and power. 2030. Draft RES | The offer from the Amsterdam sub-region Summary 06 07 (TVW), which will be ready before the RSW is Amsterdam’s offer adopted. • Amsterdam is focusing on new sources of energy that are renewable, affordable, and Amsterdam is offering to generate about 0.7 TWh future-proof (geothermal energy, residual (663 GWh) of electricity by 2030. This will consist heat from data centres, aquathermal energy). of 127 MW (283 GWh) of wind energy generation, in seven search areas, plus 400 MW (380 GWh) With regard to wind energy, the aspiration is to of solar energy generation on large roofs and create an additional 50 MW of installed capacity by means of the dual use of urban spaces. In the on Amsterdam’s territory (about 127 GWh) on top event that this is not feasible in the listed search of the 11 MW that is scheduled for the port area areas or if central government expects the RES by 2022, plus the existing 66 MW. With regard for Noord-Holland Zuid to perform an additional to the large-scale installation of wind turbines, task, Amsterdam has indicated ‘additional search Amsterdam is exploring seven areas that have areas’ on the map, for wind energy and solar the technical/theoretical potential to deliver energy. wind energy: 1) The port area Aspiration with regard to wind energy 2) Noorder IJplas • 50 MW (127 GWh) of extra wind energy by 2030, 3) an area to the north of the A10 orbital in addition to the 66 MW that is already in place motorway and the 11 MW that is planned. Accordingly, this 4) Zeeburgereiland/IJburg/Science Park amounts to a total of 127 MW (283 GWh) of wind 5) Gaasperplas/Driemond Search areas for the siting energy by 2030. 6) Amstel III and the surrounding area of wind turbines 2030 7) Amsterdam-Zuid • Keep seven tentative search areas and Waterland/IJmeer open as additional search Amsterdam has designated Waterland/IJmeer Z areas. Waterland/IJmeer is an additional search as an additional search area. area. This can be considered if it transpires that Search areas for the siting the other search areas are unable to achieve of wind turbines 2030 the target of 50 MW, or if an additional task is imposed by the central government. With regard to the generation of solar energy, Aspiration with regard to solar energy the city is mainly exploring the option of large • 400 MW (380 GWh) by 2030, which represents roofs and the dual use of space at P&R facilities, an increase of about 350 MW compared to for example, and alongside infrastructure (such as 2019. embankments, noise barriers, or metro stations). • Focus on solar energy generation on roofs, the The aim is to have 400 MW of solar energy dual use of space, and the temporary use of capacity (about 380 GWh) installed by 2030. undeveloped sites. Waterland/IJmeer and other green areas and • Waterland/IJmeer and other green areas and bodies of water are included as additional search bodies of water as additional search areas, areas for solar energy generation, subject to a subject to a ‘no, unless’ principle, if it is not ‘no, unless’ principle. Accordingly, these will only possible to fulfil the aspiration using the former be taken into consideration if there is insufficient search areas or if central government imposes space in the other areas. Amsterdam is also fully an additional task. committed to the use of small roofs (150 MW by 2030). However, these are not recorded within Aspiration with regard to heating the RES system. • Amsterdam will be gas-free by 2040, and all new-build properties will be gas-free. Search areas for the siting of wind turbines 2030 Search areas for the generation • The Regional Structure for Heating (RSW) of solar energy by 2030 follows on from the Transition Vision for Heat Draft RES | The offer from the Amsterdam sub-region Summary 08 09 In its quest for a gas-free and Ensuring that the network Follow-up steps renewable heat supply, Amsterdam has sufficient capacity, and While Amsterdam is making every is offering to investigate the providing appropriate legal effort to find solutions on its own potential of new renewable territory, it remains dependent sources. Where appropriate, and policy frameworks on energy imported from other pilot projects will be initiated and In general, the power grid has regions. For this reason, the City of scaled up (geothermal energy, sufficient capacity to handle the Amsterdam has initiated dialogues 1. residual heat from data centres, large-scale generation of wind with the other municipalities in aquathermal energy). energy and solar energy. However, Noord-Holland Zuid, and with there will be capacity bottlenecks the provincial authorities. In this at certain points and during specific process, we must learn from one Participation periods. These challenges can another, while making every effort Introduction This aspiration is based on a be resolved by expanding the to maintain a coherent approach. technical analysis of the potential, network. However, the bottlenecks Given its in-house knowledge and a broad-based process involving in question can also be caused capacity, the City of Amsterdam stakeholders and residents and, by other factors, such as the feels that it should take an active The formulation of Regional Energy 1.1 Towards a Regional ultimately, a political decision. growth in electric transport (and part in this endeavour. Amsterdam Strategies (RESs) was prompted Energy Strategy (RES) In the course of a number of public transport). Furthermore, can also play a significant part in workshops, experts, stakeholders, Amsterdam’s ability to achieve urging central government and the by the 2019 national Climate The memorandum before you contains the first and residents each had an its aspirations is constrained by provincial authorities to provide Agreement. When working out draft of the Regional Energy Strategy (RES) for opportunity to contribute to the central government’s legal the requisite instruments and the details of Amsterdam’s ‘partial Amsterdam. In this way, on behalf of its territory, the process. In summary, the frameworks and regulations, and frameworks. In addition, the issue Amsterdam is contributing to the Climate Agreement workshop participants stated that those of the provincial authorities. of spatial integration/spatial design RES’, the guiding principle is the pledge (28 June 2019) to establish RESs. Amsterdam should pursue an will be specified in greater detail aspiration expressed in the 2018 aspirational energy policy. This during the follow-up process. Under the Climate Agreement, the Netherlands is would require the municipality to Amsterdam will also embed the coalition agreement. In this section subdivided into 30 energy regions. Amsterdam is a Z involve residents, to guarantee plans in its policy frameworks, in we briefly discuss this background sub-region of the Noord-Holland Zuid (NHZ) energy people’s quality of life in the city, which the spatial vision in particular and context. We also specify the region, which also includes the sub-regions of and to protect green areas in and will play a key part. IJmond-Zuid-Kennemerland, Zaanstreek-Waterland, around the city. With regard to this working method and principles Amstelland, Gooi en Vecht, and Haarlemmermeer. aspiration, Amsterdam is aiming for used by Amsterdam in its quest to Thus, the present document will not remain a distinct a local ownership level of at least and separate product, but will eventually form part of 50 percent.