EemsEnergyTerminal wins Langman Prize 2022

On Wednesday 11 January 2023, the Langman Prize for 2022 was awarded to several organisations involved in the creation of EemsEnergyTerminal. The prize was accepted by Gasunie board member and director (Participations and Business Development) Ulco Vermeulen and Cas König (CEO, Groningen Seaports).  

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat), the province of Groningen, the municipality of het Hogeland, Gasunie, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK), Groningen Environment Department, the Port of Groningen, Groningen Seaports, RWE, Enexis, Royal Wagenborg and the Water Boards were important partners. They played a crucial role leading up to the actual construction. In the end, the terminal went from plan to completion in a record time of only six months. EemsEnergyTerminal has been operational since September 2022.

Jury chairman, Jouke de Vries, who heads up the Executive Board of the University of Groningen: “This group has proved, within a period of six months, that the North Netherlands is making significant strides in accelerating the energy transition. They have shown leadership, inventiveness and stamina, thinking and acting from new perspectives. The organisation of manpower, brainpower, permits and materials have all revolved around one goal; completing this terminal as quickly and effectively as possible. It has boosted the economy in the north of our country and has, above all, reduced our dependency on Russian gas”.

The Langman Prize is awarded annually during the North Netherlands New Year's reception, an initiative of the North Netherlands Foundation. The Foundation is striving to establish more partnerships in the north. The Langman Prize is awarded to a person or organisation who does not set limits on how they think, act, manage or tackle issues, therefore boosting awareness and/or economic development in the north.