When less is more: Nouryon stabilizes the grid with Demand Side Management
The sites of Nouryon in Rotterdam, Hengelo and Delftzijl not only produce and supply salts, chlorines and lyes for the industry - with flexible production they also help to balance the Dutch electricity grid. Through Next Kraftwerke‘s control system, Nouryon can respond to the activations of transmission system operator TenneT in the event of major shortages or surpluses in the Dutch grid, by temporarily switching part of the electrolysis processes or steam turbines to a lower operating point. Next Kraftwerke takes care of the aggregation, control and provision of emergency power, while Nouryon ensures that all processes respond optimally, quickly and safely to the control signals.