A REVOLUTIONARY AND100% SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE

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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.

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.

A UNIQUE PROJECT,NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THE WORLD

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Focal pointGreenpoint 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.

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.

An important step towards the national target is

TO GENERATE 20% OF ALL ENERGY IN SUSTAINABLE WAYS BY 2020.

BUT WE GO FOR 100%

A UNIQUE PROJECT,NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THE WORLD

Greenpoint Holland-ZeelandIn 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.

RAINWATERA 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

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.

STORAGE SHED FOR THE FUTURE

CO2-NEUTRAL IN ALL RESPECTSAll 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 collect-

ed 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.

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.

STORAGE SHED FOR THE FUTURE

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.

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.

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.

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CNG 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

NATURAL GASNatural gas is the cleanest of all fossil fuels.

There is even a biological variant.

THE FARM COLLECTS MORE WATER AND PRODUCES MORE ENERGY THAN IT NEEDS.

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.

ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER

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.

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.

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

HYDROGEN CAN...

At the moment there are hardly any vehicles that run

on hydrogen. Although manufacturers are developing

prototypes, consumers cannot ‘fuel’ sustainable hydro-

gen 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.

At the same time there is a detailed plan – in cooperation

with the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee and the pro-

vince 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.

Manufacturers and im-

porters such as Mercedes,

Scania, Fendt and New

Holland monitor the de-

velopments made in this

project closely. In additi-

on, there is contact with a

waste management com-

pany to start using trucks

that run on CNG and LNG

for collecting house-

hold waste. Also, several

transportation companies

in the nearby area have

shown their interest in

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.

DRIVING ON HYDROGEN

SUPPLY ENERGY FOR ELECTRICAL MOTORS

SERVE AS FUEL FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

SAVE SUSTAINABLY GENERATED ENERGY FOR USE AT LATER PEAK MOMENTS

Manufacturers and im-

porters such as Mercedes,

Scania, Fendt and New

Holland monitor the de-

velopments made in this

project closely. In additi-

on, there is contact with a

waste management com-

pany to start using trucks

that run on CNG and LNG

for collecting house-

hold waste. Also, several

transportation companies

in the nearby area have

shown their interest in

is exploring the possibilities for the deployment of an LNG

and hydrogen tractor for the work on their own farm.

WINDMILLS

IN THE NEAR FUTURESTRONG SEA WIND PROVIDES200 MEGAWATTS OF WIND POWER ON GOEREE-OVERFLAKKEE

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.

WINDMILLS

TIDAL POWER STATION

GREEN ENERGY FORALL 50.000 HOUSEHOLDSON SCHOUWEN-DUIVELAND AND GOEREE-OVERFLAKKEE

The provinces of Zuid-Holland and Zeeland and the munici-

palities 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 Greve-

lingendam. A passage in both dams will let the tide back in

to the Grevelingenmeer.

The water that will flow through both dams will produce

enough green power for all 50,000 households on Goe-

ree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland. Again, hydrogen

can be an excellent way to temporary store this sustaina-

bly generated energy.

A UNIQUE PROJECT IN WHICH A FARM PRODUCES SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND THEN INVOLVES A WIDE RANGE OF SECTORS WITH IT.”University of Wageningen, partner

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.” Marieke Reijalt, HyER

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Van Peperstraten Group Tonisseweg 83255 LT Oude Tonge

Mobiel. 06 53 900 635Telefoon. 0187 64 11 80E-mail. info@vanpeperstraten-greenpoint.nlwww.vanpeperstraten-greenpoint.com

Tonnie van PeperstratenDirector

Greenpoint is an initiative of:

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