Port of Rotterdam: CO2 capture, use and storage

06 May 2021

The Port of Rotterdam has invested in energy infrastructure for residual heat, steam, and CO2. There is a clear benefit of collecting residual heat produced by industry, as it can be used in heating for households in neighbouring cities such as Rotterdam, the Hague and Leiden. Another project to recycle CO2 emissions under the OCAP project (Organic CO2 for Assimilation by Plants) collects CO2 from Shell Pernis for supply to greenhouse horticulture in Westland. Moreover, the Port, the Gasunie and Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) are jointly exploring the realisation of Porthos, an infrastructure project that aims to collect CO2 emissions in the Rotterdam port area to be stored in empty gas fields under the North Sea. In 2019, ExxonMobil, Shell Air Liquide and Air Products reached an agreement regarding Porthos to start preparatory work on the project. The Port views the capture, reuse and storage of CO2 as a short-term, practical solution to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted in the port area until industry is fully decarbonised.

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