Velsen is a 9 MW wind power plant in the Netherlands, commissioned in 2011. Ranked #35 of 67 wind plants in the Netherlands. Its 9 MW represents 0.23% of the Netherlands' total wind capacity of 3,832 MW. The largest wind plant in the Netherlands is Gemini at 600 MW, making Velsen 66.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hemwegcentrale (1,085 MW, Gas), Vattenfall Cluster Velsen (820 MW, Gas), and Centrale Diemen (751 MW, Gas). The facility is located in North Holland, approximately 20 km west of Amsterdam.
15 years old
Netherlands, Europe
- 141. largest of 253 plants in Netherlands
- #25,131 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,359 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Netherlands
15 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
129 plants within 100 km, 20,038 MW combined
Source: Wind Stats Netherlands
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Velsen is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 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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