Over the next 30 years, the Port of Amsterdam, which is currently one of the largest coal and petrol transhipment ports in Europe,
will undergo a major transition to a sustainable port.
A great deal is transported to and from the port by water and rail. Ships docked in the port will no longer have to provide their
own power supply because of the availability of shore power supplies. This prevents the emission of hazardous substances and
200,000 houses with green heating
Amsterdam has a huge amount of residual heat, produced by two power stations and the Waste and Energy Company (Afval Energie
Bedrijf). This currently underutilised residual heat could in principle heat the entire city. Approximately 45,000 houses have
already been connected to the heating network. By expanding this heating network to a heating ring, approximately 200,000
houses could be connected by 2040.
The heating network acts like a huge central heating system: warm water is transported through a system of pipes to the buildings
that require heating. The heating ring will contribute greatly to the Amsterdam Climate Programme by reducing the emissions
of CO2 and NO2 as well as reducing unnecessary thermal contamination of surface water.
In the future, the heating network supply will be 100% green. The current fossil fuel residual heat will be replaced by residual
heat from green gas and biomass power stations. In addition, solar heat, heat and cold storage and geothermal energy can be
connected to the heat network.