Dec 19, 2008 | Amsterdam Now Friesland gives green light to Nuon Magnum
The province of Friesland today granted a licence for the Nuon Magnum power plant under the Dutch Nature Conservation Act.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality gave the green light earlier this month. The final step in the process is the issue of a new permit by the province of Groningen under the Environmental Management Act. The construction of Nuon Magnum can then be resumed.
With the development of the Magnum power plant Nuon is making a step in the transition to a sustainable energy supply. The gas-fired part of the power plant will be built first. The second phase should comprise the construction of a unit to gasify coal and biomass. This gasification technology makes it possible to capture CO2 with a relatively small loss of output. If a lot of wind energy is available, the coal gasification unit of the power plant can be used for the production of products other than electricity. In this way Nuon Magnum can respond flexibly to the fluctuating availability of wind energy.