The residents in the Breda district of Haagse Beemden will soon be able to sleep peacefully again. The roaring diesel generators at the transmission tower at the Emerparklaan intersection and backyard will be replaced on 12 February for odorless specimens that work on methanol. “Half egg is better than just the cap,” says resident Bert.
Local residents have been complaining about the diesel scent and the bonk of two generators at the radio tower for a year. Those engines ensure electricity such as the solar panels present, the primary source, cannot work. According to them, the symptoms of local residents, including sleeping problems, do not belong to the municipality of Breda. But the owner of the diesel engines, the Volta company, is now taking action.
“The last thing we want is that residents don’t have a good night’s sleep.”
“If that thing is really twenty -four hours a day, we have to find a solution for that,” says spokesman Jeroen Spierings of Volta. “Because the last thing we want is that residents do not have a good night’s sleep. Together with our client Ericsson, the owner of De Mast, we are working on a quieter solution. We are therefore expected to post a new Volta battery on Methanol on 12 February. are almost entirely odorless and silent. “
“It is nice that this supplier takes his responsibility,” says resident Bert Fijneman. “I am happy that at least they do something that soften the pain a little. If there is fewer or no emissions, it is better for the environment. As far as the sound is concerned, the time will have to show. But half an egg is better Then only the cap. “
“We still want a permanent solution.”
But he also remains a bit skeptical and continues to argue for more sustainability. “I still like to hear from the municipality when the permanent solution comes. That there will be a normal power connection for that mast. We have no idea until when this will all take, because nobody at the municipality will communicate about it.”
“As a supplier we have good intentions,” concludes Spierings of Volta. “The most important thing is that when we put the new generators there, we also have contact with the residents. That we stop by and indicate that they can just call us directly if there is something.”
