Heat plant · Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands
Biomass heat Wier (N.V. Empatec)
Biomass heat Wier (N.V. Empatec) is a heat plant in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands, with 1 MW of capacity, operated by N.V. Empatec.
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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 | Waadhoeke | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Gernierswei 23a, 9043 VX Wier | 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 | 2019 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | N.V. Empatec | 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 | 53.2455, 5.6309 | 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 Wier (N.V. Empatec) 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: 149 permit notices, 112 power plants (102 operating, 1,116 MW), 26 substations, 7 renewable fuel plants (5 operating, 30.3 MW) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass Bitgum (Vink Sion) | Power plant | 7.38 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Wind Menaam (Noorderpolder Windenergie) | Power plant | 4.5 MW | Operating | 3.9 km |
| Biomass Tzummarum (Jorritsma Pluimvee) | Power plant | 2.45 MW | Operating | 6.4 km |
| Green gas Tzummarum (Jorritsma Biogas) | Renewable fuel plant | 9.77 MW | Permitted | 6.4 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Waadhoeke (prb-2026-6581) | Permit notice | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Waadhoeke (prb-2026-5690) | Permit notice | — | — | 9.2 km |
| Solar park omgevingsvergunning application, Leeuwarden (gmb-2026-203746) | Permit notice | — | — | 9.7 km |
| DataCenter Fryslân | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Green gas Jelsum (Groen Gas Jelsum) | Renewable fuel plant | 1.36 MW | Operating | 11 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 Leeuwarden (Snipperhout)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.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.