World Power Plants

Rachel Carson (Eemmeerdijk)18 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Rachel Carson (Eemmeerdijk) is an 18 MW wind power plant in the Netherlands, commissioned in 1998. Ranked #28 of 67 wind plants in the Netherlands. Its 18 MW represents 0.47% of the Netherlands' total wind capacity of 3,832 MW. The largest wind plant in the Netherlands is Gemini at 600 MW, making Rachel Carson 33.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include FLEVO (999 MW, Gas), Maxima (880 MW, Gas), and Maximacentrale (860 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Netherlands, approximately 50 km from Amsterdam.

Capacity
18 MW
Commissioning Year
1998

28 years old

Owner
Energiebeheer Nederland
Location
52.3300°, 5.5417°

Netherlands, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 96. largest of 253 plants in Netherlands
  • #20,292 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,374 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of Netherlands
Age & fleet comparison

28 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Energiebeheer Nederland operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW

Regional density

145 plants within 100 km, 17,780 MW combined

Nearest plant: Zonnepark Het Zonnewoud Zeewolde (3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 52.330000, 5.541700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Rachel Carson (Eemmeerdijk) is a wind power plant producing approximately 47 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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