Sustainability in the Power Sector 2010 Update - The Netherlands Tim Steinweg, Albert ten Kate & Kristóf Rácz November 2010 Sustainability in the Power Sector Update 2010 - The Netherlands Sustainability in the Power Sector 2010 Update - The Netherlands Tim Steinweg, Albert ten Kate & Kristóf Rácz (SOMO) Amsterdam, November 2010 1 Colophon Sustainability in the Power Sector 2010 Update - The Netherlands November 2010 Authors: Tim Steinweg, Albert ten Kate & Kristóf Rácz Cover design: Annelies Vlasblom ISBN: 978-90-71284-61-8 Funding This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of Greenpeace Nederland. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of SOMO and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of Greenpeace Nederland. Published by Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations Sarphatistraat 30 1018 GL Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: + 31 (20) 6391291 Fax: + 31 (20) 6391321 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.somo.nl This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivateWorks 2.5 License. 2 Sustainability in the Power Sector Update 2010 - The Netherlands Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................... 3 List of Figures................................................................................................................. 5 List of Tables .................................................................................................................. 5 Abbreviations and terminology .................................................................................... 7 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 8 Aim and context of the fact sheet series .......................................................................... 8 Report structure................................................................................................................ 8 Methods and scope .......................................................................................................... 9 Information about SOMO ................................................................................................. 9 1 DELTA .............................................................................................................. 10 Basic company information .............................................................................................. 10 Installed capacity in Europe ............................................................................................. 10 Electricity supplied in the Netherlands ............................................................................. 11 Investments in new generation capacity in Europe.......................................................... 12 Responsible sourcing ....................................................................................................... 13 2 Dong Energy.................................................................................................... 15 Basic company information .............................................................................................. 15 Installed capacity for electricity generation in Europe...................................................... 15 Electricity supplied in the Netherlands ............................................................................. 17 Investments in new generation capacity in Europe.......................................................... 18 Responsible sourcing ....................................................................................................... 20 3 E.ON ................................................................................................................. 25 Basic company information .............................................................................................. 25 Installed capacity for electricity generation in Europe...................................................... 25 Electricity supplied in The Netherlands ............................................................................ 27 Announced investments in new generation capacity in Europe....................................... 28 Responsible sourcing ....................................................................................................... 30 4 Eneco ............................................................................................................... 33 Basic company information .............................................................................................. 33 Installed capacity for electricity generation in Europe...................................................... 33 Electricity supplied in The Netherlands ............................................................................ 35 Announced investments in new generation capacity in Europe....................................... 36 Responsible sourcing ....................................................................................................... 37 5 GDF Suez / Electrabel..................................................................................... 39 Basic company information .............................................................................................. 39 Installed capacity and electricity generation in Europe .................................................... 39 Electricity supplied in the Netherlands ............................................................................. 41 Investments in new generation capacity in Europe.......................................................... 42 Responsible sourcing ....................................................................................................... 45 6 Vattenfall/Nuon................................................................................................ 51 Basic company information .............................................................................................. 51 Installed capacity for electricity generation in Europe...................................................... 52 Electricity supplied in The Netherlands ............................................................................ 55 Announced investments in new generation capacity in Europe....................................... 56 3 Responsible sourcing....................................................................................................... 60 7 RWE/Essent..................................................................................................... 67 Basic company information .............................................................................................. 67 Installed capacity for electricity generation in Europe...................................................... 68 Electricity supplied in The Netherlands............................................................................ 69 Announced investments in new generation capacity in Europe ...................................... 71 Responsible sourcing....................................................................................................... 75 8 Fuel mix of installed capacity and electricity generation in Europe ......... 84 Installed capacity in Europe ............................................................................................. 84 Electricity generated in Europe ........................................................................................ 85 9 Fuel mix of electricity supplied in the Netherlands..................................... 88 Percentage of renewable energy in electricity supplied................................................... 88 CO 2 emissions and radioactive waste.............................................................................. 90 10 Investments in new generation capacity in Europe ................................... 93 Investments in renewables............................................................................................... 93 Investments per fuel type ................................................................................................. 95 Investments in nuclear generation ................................................................................... 97 11 Responsible sourcing .................................................................................... 99 12 Methodological Annex ................................................................................... 102 Changes from previous years .......................................................................................... 102 ‘Renewable’ vs. ‘Non-renewable’ fuels and sustainability considerations ....................... 105 Investments vs. investment plans .................................................................................... 110 Questionnaire for SOMO’s research on sustainability in the electricity sector ...... 112 Source of fuels ................................................................................................................. 113 Sustainability criteria for sourcing .................................................................................... 113 Electricity trading on the wholesale market...................................................................... 114 4 Sustainability in the Power Sector Update 2010 - The Netherlands List of Figures Figure 1: Fuel mix of Delta's installed