Project report: Robot used for power plant demolition

Lewis Tyler Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

21 November 2025

Once a prominent source of energy, the Hemweg 8 coal-fired power plant in Amsterdam is now a relic of a fading fossil-fuel era.

When the plant was shut down in 2020, Sarens was tasked with dismantling its 175-meter-tall stack, working on behalf of Combinatie ACGH, which includes LEK sloopwerken, Vermeulen Sloop en Milieutechniek, and MNE Sloop & Demontage.

Sarens handled crane operations, lift planning, and assembly of the Tadano CC 38.650-1, while…

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