Weststad Oosterhout is a 15 MW wind power plant in the Netherlands, commissioned in 2008. Ranked #30 of 67 wind plants in the Netherlands. Its 15 MW represents 0.39% of the Netherlands' total wind capacity of 3,832 MW. The largest wind plant in the Netherlands is Gemini at 600 MW, making Weststad Oosterhout 40 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Amercentrale (1,245 MW, Biomass), Centrale Moerdijk (800 MW, Gas), and Moerdijk power station (787 MW, Gas). The facility is located in North Brabant, approximately 80 km from Rotterdam.
18 years old
Netherlands, Europe
- 101. largest of 253 plants in Netherlands
- #21,163 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,556 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Netherlands
18 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Eneco operates 32 plants totalling 2,653 MW
166 plants within 100 km, 28,640 MW combined
Source: Wind Stats Netherlands
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Weststad Oosterhout is a wind power plant producing approximately 39 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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