Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) plays a crucial role in many licence procedures for process and production installations.
EIA supports the decision-making on activities that may have important environmental consequences. KEMA has a wide experience in EIA in the fields of power generation, biomass and waste treatment, recycling and other industrial processes.
From a business perspective, the objective of proceeding an EIA is to obtain the required permits as soon as possible. KEMA can provide all the necessary support. This ranges from drawing up all application documents to assistance during the permit procedures including a possible appeal stage.
Furthermore, for several companies KEMA has conducted supporting studies e.g. on technical or economic feasibility, site selection, cooling water, air quality and nitrogen deposition, grid connection and the like.
Our added value
We dispose of all environmental, procedural and technical expertise needed. Our technical excellence enables us to communicate on an identical level with our clients and advise them thoroughly on technical issues. This also enables us to compile the EIA and permit documents in a most effective and efficient way. We are widely recognized as a high-quality and independent advisor which significantly contributes to the acceptance of all documents by competent authorities and the public.
Our approach is characterized by:
• short communication lines with the client
• strong orientation on final goal of irrevocable permits
• realistic planning according to verifiable milestones
• flexible mindset
EIA References
Our references are outstanding. We have completed more than 50 EIA-projects much to the satisfaction of our clients. Below is a selection of some recent projects:
• Moerdijk Energy Project (InterGen Global Ventures)
• Hydrogen Power Plant Vlissingen (C.GEN)
• Magnum Project Eemshaven (Nuon Power Generation)
• Coal and Biomass fired Power Plant Eemshaven (RWE)
• Cogeneration Plant fired on Blast Furnace Gas at Velsen (Corus, now Tata Steel)
• Offshore Wind Park Tromp Binnen (RWE Offshore Wind Nederland)
• Bioenergy Plant Rozenburg/Rotterdam (AVR)
• Natural Gas Storage in underground Salt dome (Consortium Zuidwending)
• Co-firing of Biomass and Waste in Maasvlakte Power Plant (E.ON Benelux)
• Chlorine and MCA production Botlek and Delfzijl (AkzoNobel Base Chemicals)
• Circulating Fluidised Bed boiler at Maasvlakte Power Station (E.ON Benelux Generation)
• Co-gasification of secondary fuels coal gasification plant at Buggenum (Nuon)
• Waste to Energy (new units) at Wijster (Essent Milieu Wijster, now Attero)