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.
28 years old
Netherlands, Europe
- 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
28 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Energiebeheer Nederland operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW
145 plants within 100 km, 17,780 MW combined
Source: Wind Stats Netherlands
Location
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
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