Industrial process heat as a service — no grid connection required, no capital investment from your side. Coming soon, where the e-boiler is years away.
Get in touchBotlek-Zuid, Europoort and Pernis are fully congested for new electrical connections — until 2032 to 2036. Companies seeking electric process heat face a waiting list of 8 to 12 years. Applying for an e-boiler today means: available in 2032 at the earliest.
Expected grid recovery Botlek
Waiting list for new grid connection
Industrial steam demand Port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam Heat Mobility develops the HeatDrop system: industrial process heat delivered via mobile thermal storage containers. High-temperature waste heat from industrial processes in the port is stored in containers, transported by truck to your site and converted via a docking station into steam at 180 to 250°C. No grid connection. No capital investment from your side. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
900–1,100°C
avg. ~10 min
180–250°C
The industrial e-boiler and the HeatDrop system deliver the same steam specification: 180 to 200°C saturated steam. The difference: the e-boiler is on a waiting list, HeatDrop is operational in 2028. At current electricity prices, HeatDrop is also cheaper. The break-even electricity price is €77 per MWh — well below current all-in rates for large industrial consumers.
* The €181k/year figure represents the net premium over natural gas after EU ETS-1 carbon savings, for a standard single docking station.
The HeatDrop system is structured around two contract components. A fixed availability fee reserves a docking station including all assets at your site — containers, docking station and dispatch are fully owned by Rotterdam Heat Mobility. A variable energy fee is charged per gigajoule delivered. You invest nothing. We deliver the heat, you pay for what you use.
All assets owned by Rotterdam Heat Mobility
Contractually secured delivery, 24/7
EU ETS-1 savings automatically tracked via telemetry
Pioneering industrial heat mobility in the Port of Rotterdam.
HeatDrop is developed for industrial companies in the Port of Rotterdam that require process steam or heat in the 180 to 250°C range, that want to decarbonise but cannot obtain an electrical connection due to grid congestion, and that prefer not to make capital investments in heat infrastructure. Typical applications: chemical process industry, refining, food and fermentation industry, building materials production.
Rotterdam Heat Mobility is a Rotterdam-based company focused on accelerating the industrial energy transition in the port. We develop innovative heat service concepts that directly address the grid congestion challenge. The HeatDrop system is being developed in collaboration with specialised technology, engineering and legal partners. The company participates in the Smart Energy Systems programme of the Municipality of Rotterdam.
Are you an energy manager or sustainability lead at an industrial company in the Port of Rotterdam? Or are you an investor or financier active in the industrial energy transition? We welcome the conversation.