Power plant · Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands
Wind Espel (Westermeerwind)
Wind Espel (Westermeerwind) is a power plant in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands, with 144 MW of capacity, operated by Westermeerwind B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Noordoostpolder | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Westermeerweg 522, 8311 PE Espel | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2015 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Westermeerwind B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 144 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind | 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 | 52.7160, 5.6009 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Wind Espel (Westermeerwind) is the 5th-largest of 116 power plants in Flevoland and the 35th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 144 MW is 0.38% of the 37,557 MW we hold for the Netherlands. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flevoland | 5th of 116 | 3,507 MW | 4.1% |
| Netherlands | 35th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | 0.38% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,128th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 406 permit notices, 58 substations, 35 CO2 emitters (24 operating), 15 data centers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Noordoostpolder (gmb-2026-65684) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning decision, Noordoostpolder (gmb-2026-485841) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.8 km |
| 110 kV Westermeerdijk | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsplan application, Urk (gmb-2025-265888) | Permit notice | — | — | 6.8 km |
| 110 kV Emmeloord Zuidervaart | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| 150 kV Windplanblauw | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Green gas Luttelgeest (Peters Biogas) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 16 km |
| ENGIE Maximacentrale | CO2 emitter | 1,216,922 tCO2e | — | 16 km |
| Geothermal heat Luttelgeest (Aardwarmte Combinatie Luttelgeest (ACL)) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 16 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart. Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart, Restricted.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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.