This calendar week , Yeager Energy announced the acquirement of Wayland Energy . It is the second acquisition for the companionship , which to begin with this year also acquired a absolute majority bet in Aardwarmte Vogelaer . The acquisitions brook out in a securities industry with potential but also with significant challenges . How does Yeager Energy view this ?
" We believe in the heat changeover , " say CEO Robin Hamersma . " The heat transition is survive to come about one mode or another . " He notes that the narrative is change . " And rightly so , in my view . The focal point on sustainability is now progressively about energy security . With geothermal free energy , you are less dependent on foreign countries . "
It is a long - condition vision with succeeding candidate , but in the shorter term , there are also challenges . Political fluctuation , nitrogen progeny , grid congestion , prolonged permit process , slow realization of warmth networks , and the absence seizure of the Collective Heat Act .
Greenhouse horticulture as a maturation market for geothermic energyThe issue of heat networks has latterly been frequently advert in reports on why the realization of geothermic projects is challenging . This mainly concerns the work up environment . The greenhouse gardening sphere has already realized dozens of projects . That is also why Yeager Energy , with its late acquisitions , is focus on the greenhouse gardening sector . " The greenhouse horticulture sphere has genuinely pioneer geothermic energy . The advantage is that in this B2B market , you are less pendant on politics regarding the exploitation of heat networks . For us , the greenhouse horticulture sector is a growth market . "
Not that Yeager Energy , with its portfolio include Aardwarmte Delfland in the Westland as one of its projects , does n’t also have projects focused on the ramp up environment . As an exercise , Robin cite the Purmerend 3 projection . " This project is unique in itself because there is already a heat internet here , dating back to the 1980s . " The connection ab initio carry entirely on natural gas , now in combination with biomass , and Yeager Energy now want to contribute geothermic energy as a sustainable passion origin to the connection in collaboration with Stadsverwarming Purmerend and the municipality . A geothermic project must be realized for this purpose .
accelerate projectsThe realization of geothermal projects is pricy . For several greenhouse horticulture projects , the time has get for unexampled investments . It helps when a new party with financial metier and sector knowledge footstep in . " The late acquisition of Aardwarmte Vogelaer and Wayland Energy were lead up by the seller , " says Robin .
Yeager Energy critically examines likely investment opportunities . " We prefer company with existing systems , but which also have the possibility to inflate with project still in the grapevine . "
At Aardwarmte Vogelaer , Yeager Energy acquired a majority percentage , but the agriculturalist who set up the project remain shareholders . In the grammatical case of Wayland Energy , Yeager Energy takes over the integral company , include the five task Wayland Energy was bring on . These are four nursery horticulture task in Oostland and one project in Leiden , focus on the built surroundings . " We find this a very nice portfolio and are basically already working to accelerate these undertaking within our capabilities . " The first results should be seeable by 2026 .
geothermic facility Warmoeziersweg Bergschenhoek , from Wayland Energy ’s portfolio
WestlandIn addition to the already mentioned challenge , Robin also progressively acknowledge job with grid congestion in geothermal ontogenesis . " We are also encountering this now in Purmerend . " Westland is the only region in the Netherlands where there are still no problems with grid over-crowding , due to early investments in infrastructure .
It is also a reason that Yeager Energy , supported by the dedication of over 100 million euros received earlier this year from investiture caller Pioneer Point Partners , is wait at geothermic project in the Westland region . " Our focus is on the greenhouse gardening sector . link the built environment can always fall out in the tenacious term . " The recent acquisitions importantly increase Yeager Energy ’s in operation asset with 2 producing assets and lay ' a solid groundwork ' for further growth , in addition to the 4 license Yeager Energy already has in the Netherlands .
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