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EemsGas, a joint venture of Perpetual Next and Gasunie, has awarded international technology and engineering company Technip Energies a contract for the engineering design of its planned green gas plant at the Chemiepark in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. According to the announcement of 9 November 2026, the final investment decision is scheduled for 2027, and from 2029 the plant is expected to produce approximately 18 million cubic metres of green gas a year from waste wood.
Since 2022, EemsGas has been a 50/50 joint venture between renewable feedstock producer Perpetual Next and Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie. With a planned investment of approximately 100 million euros, the company aims to develop one of the first large-scale gasification facilities for green gas production in the Netherlands.
FEED to underpin the investment decision
During the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase, Technip Energies will define the plant’s design, costs and technical feasibility in greater detail. The results will form part of the basis for the final investment decision in 2027. Construction can begin after a positive decision, with first production expected in 2029.
Rene Buwalda, CEO of Perpetual Next and board member of EemsGas, said Technip Energies brings extensive international engineering expertise to the project: “With this project, we aim to produce green gas from residual streams on a large scale, contributing to a more sustainable Dutch energy supply that is less dependent on imports.”
Waste-wood gasification with TNO technology
EemsGas is working with partners including TNO, which provides the technology for gasifying waste wood. The targeted annual output of around 18 million cubic metres is significantly higher than that of conventional green gas facilities. The gas can be supplied to households and businesses through the existing gas infrastructure, replacing fossil natural gas.
Dutch blending obligation in progress
The project supports the ambition to scale up green gas production in the Netherlands. On 6 October 2026, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the bill introducing a mandatory green gas blending obligation; the bill still needs to be considered by the Senate. The proposed obligation is intended to stimulate the production and use of green gas as an alternative to fossil natural gas.
Sources
- EemsGas press release, “EemsGas starts engineering design of green gas plant in Delfzijl”, Delfzijl, 9 November 2026 (via Coebergh Communicatie & PR).
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