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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.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
1995

31 years old

Owner
Location
53.2342°, 5.5114°

Netherlands, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

31 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Regional density

84 plants within 100 km, 19,143 MW combined

Nearest plant: Windpark A7 (16.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 53.234200, 5.511400
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Carbon Footprint

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

NetherlandsEnergy Profile

253
Total Plants
42.9 GW
Total Capacity
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