Heat plant · Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
Geothermal heat Grubbenvorst (Geobalanz)
Geothermal heat Grubbenvorst (Geobalanz) is a heat plant in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands, with 30.2 MW of capacity, operated by Geobalanz B.V.
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Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Horst aan de Maas | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Vinkenpeelweg 10, 5971 NJ Grubbenvorst | 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 | 2012 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Geobalanz B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30.2 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Geothermal 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 | 51.4248, 6.0937 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Geothermal heat Grubbenvorst (Geobalanz) is the 2nd-largest of 11 heat plants in Limburg and the 20th-largest of 115 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 30.2 MW is 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limburg | 2nd of 11 | 125 MW | 24% |
| Netherlands | 20th of 115 | 1,962 MW | 1.5% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this heat plant: 686 permit notices, 472 power plants (319 operating, 4,997 MW), 173 substations, 15 CO2 emitters (24,871,985 tCO2e), 12 renewable fuel plants (8 operating, 114 MW) and 8 data centers, 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 Grubbenvorst (Grubbenvorst Biomassa) | Power plant | 15 MW | Operating | 0.0 km |
| Solar Grubbenvorst (Wijnen Projects) | Power plant | 5.49 MW | Permitted | 0.0 km |
| 150 kV Californië | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Horst aan de Maas (prb-2025-18620) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Solar Venlo (Heylen Energy 21) | Power plant | 17.5 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Venlo (gmb-2026-253544) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Horst aan de Maas (prb-2025-11193) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Green gas Grubbenvorst (Bio Energiecentrale Maashorst) | Renewable fuel plant | 1.95 MW | Cancelled | 1.8 km |
| 150 kV Horst | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
Operator and place
Other heat plants in Limburg
- Electric boiler Maastricht (Sappi Maastricht)39.9 MW
- Electric boiler Oostrum Lb (Rixona)29.7 MW
- Geothermal heat Horst (NAPPA)12.7 MW
- Biomass heat Heerlen (Carbon6)3 MW
- Biomass heat Afferden L (Van Lin)2.56 MW
- Biomass heat Roggel (Doehler Roggel)1.98 MW
- Biomass heat Lomm (Aviko B.V. (Locatie Lomm))1.89 MW
- Heat pump Brunssum (Stichting Weller Wonen)1.01 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.