De Bjirmen is a 6 MW wind power plant in the Netherlands, commissioned in 1995. Ranked #47 of 67 wind plants in the Netherlands. Its 6 MW represents 0.16% of the Netherlands' total wind capacity of 3,832 MW. The largest wind plant in the Netherlands is Gemini at 600 MW, making De Bjirmen 100 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Zonnepark Drachtsterweg (12 MW, Solar), Beabuorren (10.4 MW, Wind), and Ameland (6 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Friesland, approximately 50 km from Leeuwarden.
31 years old
Netherlands, Europe
- 160. largest of 253 plants in Netherlands
- #27,327 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,673 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Netherlands
31 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
84 plants within 100 km, 19,143 MW combined
Source: Wind Stats Netherlands
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
De Bjirmen is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Netherlands- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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