Heat plant · West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
Biomass heat Vuren (Sonac Vuren)
Biomass heat Vuren (Sonac Vuren) is a heat plant in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands, with 15.1 MW of capacity, operated by Sonac Vuren 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 | West Betuwe | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Zeiving 35, 4214 KT Vuren | 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 | 2014 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sonac Vuren B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 15.1 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 | 51.8413, 5.0936 | 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 Vuren (Sonac Vuren) is the 2nd-largest of 12 heat plants in Gelderland and the 38th-largest of 115 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 15.1 MW is 0.77% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelderland | 2nd of 12 | 59.4 MW | 25% |
| Netherlands | 38th of 115 | 1,962 MW | 0.77% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this heat plant: 743 permit notices, 689 power plants (536 operating, 5,447 MW), 102 substations, 18 renewable fuel plants (11 operating, 122 MW), 15 data centers, 5 CO2 emitters (3,735,820 tCO2e) and 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Vuren (Den Hartog en Bikker Vastgoed) | Power plant | 2.35 MW | Planned | 0.4 km |
| Solar Vuren (Rooftop Energy) | Power plant | 1.07 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Industry omgevingsvergunning application, West Betuwe (prb-2024-17979) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Solar Brakel (EGP Solar Brakel I) | Power plant | 1.13 MW | Operating | 3.8 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning draft decision, Vijfheerenlanden (prb-2024-18044) | Permit notice | — | — | 4.9 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning decision, Vijfheerenlanden (prb-2026-14383) | Permit notice | — | — | 5.0 km |
| 150 kV Zuilichem | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| 150 kV Arkel | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| 150 kV substation (OSM way/165278333) | Substation | — | — | 7.9 km |
Operator and place
Other heat plants in Gelderland
- Biomass heat Borculo (Frieslandcampina Domo)17.9 MW
- Biomass heat Beltrum (Groot Zevert Vergisting)6.84 MW
- Electric boiler Doetinchem (Papierfabriek Doetinchem)5 MW
- Biomass heat Lienden (P.C. van Tuijl Kesteren)3.5 MW
- Residual heat Ede Gld (Bio-Energie De Vallei)3.49 MW
- Biomass heat Apeldoorn (Ennatuurlijk Warmteproductie & Assets)2.8 MW
- Residual heat Nijmegen (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)2 MW
- Heat pump Wehl (B.V. Esbro)2 MW
Data on this page
- Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart. Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart, Restricted.
- Officiële Bekendmakingen. Officiële Bekendmakingen, CC0 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.