Logistics
service provider Nedcargo plans to fit its new distribution centre, to be built in Alphen aan
den Rijn with solar panels. The company aims to become energy-neutral as a result. In Alpherium, the container port in Alphen aan den
Rijn where the centre is to be built, there are already several electrically powered
cranes.
Nedcargo intends to utilise the entire roof of the distribution centre. The surface area can accommodate over 16,000 solar panels, which will generate approximately 4.5
megawatts of electricity. The total energy generated
generated will exceed the distribution centre’s requirements. That is why
Nedcargo also intends to supply Alpherium. Local SMEs, other
Nedcargo customers and private individuals will benefit from the energy generated. In addition to
the cranes, the container port has already indicated that it also intends to power vehicles used
with the transhipment of containers to run on electricity.
to become climate-neutralNedcargo aims to be a climate-neutral logistics provider. For
this reason, the company is working on an electrically powered vessel that will sail between
Alphen aan de Rijn and the Port of Rotterdam.
residents’ concerns The distribution centre will cover an area of six to nine hectares. Nedcargo expects the distribution centre to be operational within two years. Residents had previously expressed concerns about disruption caused by the
construction work.
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