Zwanendal Solar Park supplies power to the Energy & Health Campus
Last Friday, Esther Rommel, Deputy for the Province of North Holland, officially launched the supply of electricity from Zwanendal Solar Park to the Energy & Health Campus in Petten. The new energy supply will be used for the construction of the PALLAS reactor and will also support the further development of the campus.
The energy system has been realised through a local partnership between Zwanendal B.V. and NRG PALLAS. It consists of a 5.88 megawatt-peak solar park, a 4 megawatt-hour battery storage system, a direct cable connection between Zwanendal and the campus, and an integrated energy management system. By intelligently aligning generation, storage and consumption, locally generated electricity can be used directly on the campus, reducing pressure on the public electricity grid.
Initially, the renewable electricity will be used to power the construction of the PALLAS reactor. At the same time, the new infrastructure provides an important foundation for the further development of the Energy & Health Campus. Investments in a new customer substation and connection structure also take future expansion of the site into account.
Maik Smit, Finance Director of NRG PALLAS, said: “This enables us to use more electrically powered equipment during the construction of the PALLAS reactor, and it contributes to improving the ecological health of our surroundings.”
Cor de Graaf of Zwanendal also emphasised the importance of the partnership. “The completion of this project shows that generating energy locally and linking it directly to consumption is not wishful thinking, but something that can genuinely be achieved. We hope this project will inspire many others across the Netherlands.”
Maik Smit (CFO, NRG PALLAS) and Cor de Graaf (Zwanendal B.V.)
The arrival of the PALLAS reactor will help secure the production of medical isotopes for more than 30,000 patients a day. These isotopes are indispensable for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. In addition, the reactor will provide scope for research into new nuclear technologies, such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
The Zwanendal Energy Hub has been made possible in part by Kansen voor West 3. Through this programme, the Energy Hub has been awarded funding for the development of a solar field, battery storage system and smart energy management system. This will contribute to a solution for the grid congestion challenges facing the business cluster on the Energy & Health Campus.
From left to right: Maik Smit (CFO, NRG PALLAS), Cor de Graaf (Zwanendal B.V.) and Esther Rommel (Deputy for the Province of North Holland)