Veendam is a 15.5 MW solar power plant in the Netherlands, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #15 of 65 solar plants in the Netherlands, Veendam's 15.5 MW accounts for 1.41% of the country's total solar capacity of 1,102 MW. The largest solar plant in the Netherlands is Zonnepark Kerkrade at 148 MW, making Veendam 9.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Eems (2465 MW, Gas), Eemscentrale (2433 MW, Coal), and Eemshaven (1600 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Groningen province, approximately 30 km from the city of Groningen.
15 years old
Netherlands, Europe
- 100. largest of 253 plants in Netherlands
- #21,101 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,928 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Netherlands
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solarcentury operates 9 plants totalling 187 MW
75 plants within 100 km, 18,210 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Veendam is a solar power plant producing approximately 24 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Netherlands- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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