Power plant · Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands
Biomass Bitgum (Vink Sion)
Biomass Bitgum (Vink Sion) is a power plant in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands, with 7.38 MW of capacity, operated by Vink Sion B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Waadhoeke | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | De Bodde 5, 9044 LA Bitgum | 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 | 2017 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vink Sion B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7.38 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 | 53.2366, 5.6735 | 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 Bitgum (Vink Sion) is the 26th-largest of 100 power plants in Friesland and the 650th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 7.38 MW is <0.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friesland | 26th of 100 | 986 MW | 0.75% |
| Netherlands | 650th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,814th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 155 permit notices, 27 substations, 18 CO2 emitters (10 operating) 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 heat Wier (N.V. Empatec) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Waadhoeke (prb-2026-5690) | Permit notice | — | — | 6.8 km |
| DataCenter Fryslân | Data center | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Waadhoeke (prb-2026-6581) | Permit notice | — | — | 7.3 km |
| Solar park omgevingsvergunning application, Leeuwarden (gmb-2026-203746) | Permit notice | — | — | 7.5 km |
| Green gas Jelsum (Groen Gas Jelsum) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 7.8 km |
| 110 kV Schenkenschans | Substation | — | — | 8.1 km |
| Biomass heat Leeuwarden (Snipperhout) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 8.3 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/168876861) | Substation | — | — | 8.9 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Friesland
- Windpark Fryslân312 MW
- Zonnepark Venekoten52.3 MW
- Windpark Fryslân44 MW
- Solar Sexbierum (One Solar Beheer VIII)36.7 MW
- Zonnepark PV1631.4 MW
- Energiepark Klaverblad Noordoost29.6 MW
- Windpark Gooyum-Houw23.3 MW
- Zonnepark PV2721.3 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.
- 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 contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 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.