Joint Letter of Intent with the Dutch government

November 2023

Nobian signed Joint Letter of Intent with the Dutch government to accelerate CO₂ reduction by 10 years

With the signing of a Joint Letter of Intent with the Dutch government, Nobian reached another important milestone in our ambition to reduce our CO₂ emissions faster. In this Joint Letter of Intent, together with the Dutch government and the provinces, we set out the details of our sustainability plans. These could allow us to accelerate the reduction of our Scope 1 CO₂ emissions in the Netherlands to almost zero by 2030.

Scope 1 emissions

Our Scope 1 emissions in the Netherlands account for more than 90% of Nobian’s total Scope 1 emissions. The associated gas savings could be equivalent to the consumption of around 250,000 households, about the size of The Hague, and we could almost completely eliminate our nitrogen emissions. By saving energy, Nobian would also free up capacity on the Rotterdam power grid, equivalent to the electricity consumption of 50,000 households, and enable more flexible use of electricity, helping to balance the grid and reduce congestion.

Energy storage

Furthermore, part of the Joint Letter of Intent is a project to develop large-scale underground energy storage, which is crucial for the energy transition.  In addition to reducing natural gas use and nitrogen emissions, there may be other positive impacts such as more efficient fresh water use. The next step is to conclude the tailor-made agreements per project and to obtain certainty about subsidy awards.