Eemshaven power plant

RWE's state-of-the-art Eemshaven power station, with a capacity of 1,580 MW, consists of units A and B. Eemshaven in Groningen and the Maasvlakte near Rotterdam are ideal locations for power stations. These locations offer advantages due to the available port facilities for fuel import and the ample availability of cooling water. 

The power station has sufficient capacity to produce electricity equivalent to the consumption of approximately 1.5 million households. By supplying flexible and reliable electricity, the power station plays an important role in the Dutch energy supply. 

In addition, the Eemshaven power plant site is also a so-called Energy Hub (a gathering place where energy flows come together), where RWE is investing in new technologies such as a battery and an E-boiler.

The power plant was built using the latest technology and achieves an efficiency of 46 percent. Higher efficiency means that less fuel is needed to generate the same amount of energy, which ultimately results in lower emissions. Not only is the power plant efficient, but with its modern purification and filter systems, it is also the power plant with the lowest emissions of its kind.

The power plant consists of two so-called ‘ultra-super-critical’ boilers. They are specially designed to be switched on and off quickly, making them suitable for compensating for fluctuations in the electricity supply from renewable energy sources. This flexibility makes the power plant an excellent fit for the modern energy supply, for when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing.