Scoping study: CCUS and circularity in building materials

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has requested TNO to build knowledge around the scope 3 emissions impacts of innovative industrial processes. Since last year, TNO has been assessing the full value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of certain innovative technologies in industry, including bio-based and circular value chains in the chemicals...

Towards a climate-neutral energy system in the Netherlands

This paper presents two different scenarios for the energy system of the Netherlands that achieve the Dutch government’s national target of near net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050. Using the system optimisation model OPERA, the authors have analysed the technology, sector and cost implications of the assumptions nderlying these scenarios....

High technical and temporal resolution integrated energy system modelling of industrial decarbonisation

Owing to the complexity of the sector, industrial activities are often represented with limited technological reso- lution in integrated energy system models. In this study, we enriched the technological description of industrial activities in the integrated energy system analysis optimisation (IESA-Opt) model, a peer-reviewed energy system...

Towards a sustainable energy system for the Netherlands in 2050 – Scenario update and analysis of heat supply and chemical and fuel production from sustainable feedstocks

The new Dutch government (Rutte IV) has agreed in its coalition agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands by at least 55% by 2030 (compared to 1990) and to achieve greenhouse gas emissions neutrality by 2050, implementing the new European objectives. The coalition agreement also proposes a climate target for circular...

Pathways to industrial decarbonisation in the Netherlands: paper & board and steam cracking

This report is a result of the MIDDEN+ project, a pilot project that was undertaken as an exploration of the possibilities for future developments of the MIDDEN database, especially concerning additional data for complex and impactful decision‐making, facilitating the transformation to a CO2‐neutral industrial sector. The project sought to...

Decarbonisation options for the Dutch potato processing industry

The Dutch potato processing, one of the largest in the world, produces about 2.5 million tonnes of processed potato products, including a large variety of products such as frozen French fries, chilled potato products, potato flakes, and crisps. Nearly 90% of these products are exported. There are 18 major sites in the Netherlands where potatoes...

Decarbonisation options for the Dutch bottle-grade pet industry

The impact of phasing out woody biomass for heat generation in the ADAPT and TRANSFORM scenarios

Various environmental organisations, political parties and academia have strongly criticized the use of woody biomass for energy applications due to its environmental impact. In 2020, in response to a request of the Dutch Parliament, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Change (EZK) intends to implement a phasing out strategy for...

Towards a sustainable energy system for the Netherlands in 2050

According to the Dutch Climate Act, the Netherlands must have an almost complete climate-neutral energy system by 2050. But how can we achieve that goal? What are the consequences of our choices for our energy system? Are we going to achieve the goals by radically reforming the economy, or are we going to continue as normal, but without emitting...