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Test Site Lelystad8.3 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Test Site Lelystad is an 8.3 MW wind power plant in the Netherlands, commissioned in 2012. Ranked #41 of 67 wind plants in the Netherlands, it represents 0.22% of the country's total wind capacity of 3,832 MW. The largest wind plant in the Netherlands is Gemini at 600 MW, making Test Site Lelystad 72.3 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 Flevoland, approximately 70 km east of Amsterdam.

Capacity
8.3 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Vattenfall Nederland
Location
52.5083°, 5.4750°

Netherlands, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 148. largest of 253 plants in Netherlands
  • #25,647 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,439 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Netherlands
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Vattenfall Nederland operates 2 plants totalling 27 MW

Regional density

128 plants within 100 km, 15,835 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rhino (4.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 52.508300, 5.475000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Test Site Lelystad is a wind power plant producing approximately 22 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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