Heat plant · Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
Biomass heat Leeuwarden (Snipperhout)
Biomass heat Leeuwarden (Snipperhout) is a heat plant in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands, with 1 MW of capacity, operated by Snipperhout B.V.
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Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Leeuwarden | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Jelsumerstraat 12, 8917 EN Leeuwarden | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Snipperhout B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass heat | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2120, 5.7910 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Biomass heat Leeuwarden (Snipperhout) is the 4th-largest of 5 heat plants in Friesland and the 109th-largest of 115 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 1 MW is <0.1% of the 1,962 MW we hold for the Netherlands. Ranks and totals cover the heat plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Heat plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friesland | 4th of 5 | 55.4 MW | 1.8% |
| Netherlands | 109th of 115 | 1,962 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this heat plant: 217 permit notices, 135 power plants (121 operating, 1,376 MW), 35 substations, 9 renewable fuel plants (6 operating, 41.3 MW), 5 data centers and 1 CO2 emitter (159,911 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater abstraction watervergunning application, Leeuwarden (wsb-2026-1359) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Leeuwarden (prb-2026-4306) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning draft decision, Leeuwarden (prb-2026-13161) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Green gas Jelsum (Groen Gas Jelsum) | Renewable fuel plant | 1.36 MW | Operating | 1.8 km |
| Renewable fuel Leeuwarden (Bio LNG ECL) | Renewable fuel plant | 17.8 MW | Planned | 1.9 km |
| Solar Leeuwarden (Zonnebult Leeuwarden-west) | Power plant | 3.9 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| Zonnepark Westeinde | Power plant | 2.95 MW | Operating | 1.9 km |
| DataCenter Fryslân | Data center | — | — | 1.9 km |
| 110 kV Leeuwarden | Substation | — | — | 2.2 km |
Operator and place
Other heat plants in Friesland
- Biomass heat Sumar (Sonac Burgum)31.5 MW
- Biomass heat Joure (Koninklijke Douwe Egberts)12 MW
- Electric boiler Leeuwarden (Frieslandcampina Nederland)9.89 MW
- Biomass heat Wier (N.V. Empatec)1 MW
- Heat pump Heerenveen (Ausnutria Operations)8.83 MW · planned
- Heat pump Leeuwarden (Bio LNG ECL)7.5 MW · planned
- Electric boiler Leeuwarden (Bio LNG ECL)5 MW · planned
- Heat pump Walterswald (Vastgoed Wâlterswâld)4.98 MW · planned
Data on this page
- Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart. Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart, Restricted.
- Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.