Power plant · Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Biomass Emmen (Emmtec Green Steam)
Biomass Emmen (Emmtec Green Steam) is a permitted biomass power plant in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands, with 14.9 MW of capacity, operated by Emmtec Green Steam B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Emmen | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Eerste Bokslootweg 17, 7821 AT Emmen | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (SDE subsidy granted, not yet in use) | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Emmtec Green Steam B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 14.9 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7725, 6.9083 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Biomass Emmen (Emmtec Green Steam) is the 3rd-largest of 10 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Drenthe and the 54th-largest of 225 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 14.9 MW is 0.49% of the 3,053 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the Netherlands. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 3rd of 10 | 157 MW | 9.5% |
| Netherlands | 54th of 225 | 3,053 MW | 0.49% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 4,149th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 307 permit notices, 101 substations, 20 CO2 emitters (14 operating) and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV Emmen AKZO | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Data center omgevingsvergunning decision, Emmen (prb-2025-16423) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Industry omgevingsvergunning decision, Emmen (prb-2025-17288) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Industry omgevingsvergunning application, Emmen (prb-2026-5754) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.7 km |
| 110 kV Emmen Bargermeer | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| 110 kV Weerdinge | Substation | — | — | 3.9 km |
| Green gas 2E Exloermond (Woagen) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 17 km |
| Green gas Coevorden (Bio Energy Coevorden) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 18 km |
| Electric boiler Ter Apelkanaal (Coöperatie Avebe) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 19 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Drenthe
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- Solar Norg (Tpsolar Zuidvelde)65.5 MW
- Energiepark Pottendijk50.4 MW
- Solar Exloo (FP Lux Reio PV Netherlands Exloo)49.8 MW
- Solar Buinerveen (BEE Stadskanaal)44.6 MW
- Energiepark Pottendijk41 MW
- Solar Klazienaveen (Trio Solar 5)40.5 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.