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A revolutionary and
100% sustainable initiative
GREENPOINT
holland-zeeland
An initiative of:
A unique project,
never seen before in the world
Van Peperstraten Group has existed as a family business
for five generations on Goeree-Overflakkee. The farm
grew into a large producer under the leadership of
grandfather Tone Peperstraten. Once farmers wanted to
parcel out their plots – sometimes spread out over several
polders – and wanted to work towards scaling-up their
plots, his son Kees van Peperstraten noticed a need for a
new market. He decided to enter the world of property
mediation. As a farmer he didn’t only know the market, but
he, as no other, knew the need for personal and discreet
mediation in the purchase and sale of complete farms,
land, plots and when leasing.
Meanwhile, Tonnie van Peperstraten is continuing his
father Kees’ work. In a new era in which nature and
landscape play an important role. Initially the early
parcelling out of the land was at the expense of existing
nature on the island, but now new spectacular nature
areas are emerging on the island. In the polders new trees
are being planted and old creeks are getting more space.
The growing awareness of sustainable solutions also fits
within this perspective.
Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland
In the middle of the island Goeree-Overflakkee in
Zuid-Holland, the Van Peperstraten Group is developing
a unique total concept concerning sustainable energy.
Greenpoint Holland Zeeland is a revolutionary initiative
that brings agriculture, technology and innovation
together to produce energy with natural resources
without producing damaging waste.
The Hague
Focal point
Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland’s location, at the foot of
the Grevelingendam, is no coincidence. The local and
provincial authorities are investigating the possibility of
a tidal power station on the Brouwersdam. This initiative,
together with the arrival of 200 megawatts of wind
power, is an important step towards the national target to
generate twenty percent of all energy in sustainable ways
by 2020. The energy from this power station, the windmills
and the Greenpoint is helping Goeree-Overflakkee in its
efforts to be completely energy neutral by 2020.
Rotterdam
Brouwersdam
N215
South - Holland
Oude-Tonge
N59
The tidal power station and Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland
can help make the area around the Grevelingendam and the
Brouwersdam the focal point of a new Delta export product.
Zeeland
Tonnie looks at his family business, the Van Peperstraten
Group, with a new vision and brings all work areas
together logically and effectively. His farm, covering 300
acres and where for example onions, potatoes, sugar beet,
wheat and tulips are grown, has been made completely
CO2-neutral thanks to state-of-the-art technology and
he is also launching a sustainable gas station which uses
alternative fuels: Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland.
By looking further than his own discipline, Van
Peperstraten connects his private initiative with citizens,
governments, the European Union, the industry and
business sector and science.
A unique project, never seen before in the world.
An important step towards the
national target is
to generate
20% of all energy
in sustainable
ways by 2020.
but we
go for
100%
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Storage shed for the future
The storage of agricultural products such as potatoes,
onions, wheat and carrots uses a lot of energy. It is still
customary to cool or heat storages with fossil fuels.
Even though the facilities themselves offer very different
solutions. For example, the roof of the sheds is ideal for
installing solar panels and for catching rainwater.
Also the rinsing water (rainwater and wastewater) that
ends up on the surrounding yard is easy to store in cellars
under the shed. Even the water that is formed through a
process of dehumidification of the stored products flows
into the storage cellar. Previously all this water would
disappear into the ditches, unused.
Rainwater
a clean, honest and inexhaustible source to:
spray crops using fewer pesticides
cool or heat storages without fossil fuels
clean motor vehicles and agricultural vehicles in
the carwash without wasting tap water
produce hydrogen to power hydrogen
driven vehicles
Optimal use of solar panels and the
intelligent collecting of rainwater breaks
the chain of pollution and dependence on
costly fossil fuels such as diesel and
natural gas.
CO2-neutral
in all respects
All the water that is collected is a source of opportunities. After purification, it is useful for
the production of hydrogen. It is also suitable to irrigate the crops, a much less expensive
and a more environmentally friendly alternative to tap water, for this clean water saves at
least fifteen percent on costs for pesticides.
The purified water is suitable for the carwash and wash-boxes at Green Point. The collected water is also useful to heat or cool the storages using a heat pump. This pump and all
the needed equipment operate on the energy that is generated by the solar panels.
Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland
Natural gas
Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland is going to get a sustainable
petrol station with alternative fuels: BP station
Oude-Tonge. Besides offering the regular fuels*, the petrol
station will also offer two types of natural gas: a version
that retains its original gas form (CNG) and a version that
through extreme cooling takes on a liquid form (LNG).
The Greenpoint will itself transform LNG into CNG.
CNG
Furthermore, there will be two charging stations for
hybrid and electric cars, boats, scooters, segways and
bicycles. Through electrolysis, the petrol station will
produce hydrogen as a fuel for passenger cars, buses,
tractors and trucks. In the near future, the hydrogen
will also be used for the storage of solar energy and
wind energy in hydrogen.
Natural gas is the cleanest of all fossil fuels.
There is even a biological variant.
Compressed Natural Gas – natural gas compressed
under high pressure and keeps its original gas form.
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas – in liquid form, natural gas takes
up six hundred times less space, which makes it easier to
store and transport.
Bio-LNG
is created by the fermentation of organic material.
The Van Peperstraten Group is momentarily exploring
the possibilities of using waste products for this
fermentation process. This would be the last step
for completing the circle between the farm and
Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland.
* There will be no LPG-pump
GREENPOINT
holland-zeeland
The Van Peperstraten Group’s farm collects more water
and produces more energy than it needs. This excess
energy and purified water gets sent directly to
Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland by pipes and cables.
Therefore, all electrical equipment runs on solar energy.
The charging stations for electrical cars work thanks to
the solar panels attached on to the petrol station and
the storage buildings. The same applies to the shop,
restaurant, meeting room and the hotel. Moreover, the
carwash drains water from six jet wash-boxes filled with
purified rainwater.
The farm collects more
water and produces more
energy than it needs.
Hydrogen production
Driving on hydrogen
Together with governments, the industry and
scientists, the Van Peperstraten Group is researching
the feasibility of hydrogen production with alternative
energy. Through electrolysis, water can be separated
into hydrogen and oxygen (see below). Hydrogen is
suitable to generate electricity in a fuel cell to drive
electrical motors.
At the moment there are hardly any vehicles that run
on hydrogen. Although manufacturers are developing
prototypes, consumers cannot ‘fuel’ sustainable hydrogen anywhere in the Netherlands. To break this deadlock,
Greenpoint Holland-Zeeland is getting an electrolysis
system that produces sustainable hydrogen. The Van
Peperstraten Group is working on plans to build similar
stations in other places.
Another possibility is the use in an internal combustion
engine, in which hydrogen is injected into the cylinders,
and thereby powers the motor (the same as with natural
gas or LPG). In both cases, the hydrogen comes in
contact with oxygen, because of that a reaction takes
place: hydrogen is converted into energy and water –
pure products that don’t damage the environment.
At the same time there is a detailed plan – in cooperation
with the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee and the province of Zuid-Holland – to drive six hydrogen buses on the
Flakkee-Rotterdam bus line. This plan is part of a request
at European level to develop hydrogen buses that are
intended for Rome, Grenoble and Flanders.
the supply of CNG and LNG. Of course, Van Peperstraten
is exploring the possibilities for the deployment of an LNG
and hydrogen tractor for the work on their own farm.
Manufacturers and importers such as Mercedes,
Scania, Fendt and New
Holland monitor the developments made in this
project closely. In addition, there is contact with a
waste management company to start using trucks
that run on CNG and LNG
for collecting household waste. Also, several
transportation companies
in the nearby area have
shown their interest in
Electrolysis of water
Hydrogen can...
Electricity splits water molecules, making pure hydrogen
and oxygen. This process is so simple that you could make
hydrogen with water and electricity wherever you are.
It seems contradictory: using electricity to release the
electricity stored in hydrogen. Because solar energy is
free, the energy loss of fifty percent is no problem.
supply energy for electrical motors
serve as fuel for internal combustion engines
save sustainably generated energy for use at
later peak moments
Windmills
In hydrogen you can save energy that can be
released again by using electrolysis. This principle
makes hydrogen suitable for the storage of energy
that has been produced by sun panels and windmills
when the need for energy is low. Using hydrogen as
a buffer allows managers of wind farms to save the
generated energy for moments that the demand
for energy peaks. The Van Peperstraten Group is
exploring the possibilities with Deltawind and Eneco.
Tidal power station
The provinces of Zuid-Holland and Zeeland and the municipalities Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland are
exploring the possibilities for a tidal power station on the
Brouwersdam and a test centre for turbines on the Grevelingendam. A passage in both dams will let the tide back in
to the Grevelingenmeer.
in the near future
Strong sea wind provides
200 megawatts of wind power
on Goeree-Overflakkee
The water that will flow through both dams will produce
enough green power for all 50,000 households on Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland. Again, hydrogen
can be an excellent way to temporary store this sustainably generated energy.
green energy for
all 50.000 households
on Schouwen-Duiveland
and Goeree-overflakkee
Marieke Reijalt, HyER
“ A unique project in which a farm
produces sustainable energy and then
involves a wide range of sectors with it.”
University of Wageningen, partner
Van Peperstraten Group
Tonisseweg 8
3255 LT Oude-Tonge
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 6 53 900 635
E-mail: info@vanpeperstraten.nl
www.peperstraten.nl
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“ Greenpoint is a real game changer.
Nowhere in the world does one party
generate hydrogen from alternative
energy and from wastewater, to then
use it for so many different vehicles and
also to store energy in from other
sustainable sources.”