Power plant · Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
Biomass Leeuwarden (Zwette Biomassa Centrale I)
Biomass Leeuwarden (Zwette Biomassa Centrale I) is a power plant in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands, with 5 MW of capacity, operated by Zwette Biomassa Centrale I B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Leeuwarden | 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 | Zwettestraat 34, 8912 AV Leeuwarden | 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 | 2022 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Zwette Biomassa Centrale I B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5 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 | 53.1912, 5.7687 | 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 Leeuwarden (Zwette Biomassa Centrale I) is the 34th-largest of 100 power plants in Friesland and the 810th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 5 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 | 34th of 100 | 986 MW | 0.51% |
| Netherlands | 810th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,380th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 224 permit notices, 34 substations, 24 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 Schenkenschans | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Leeuwarden (prb-2025-7969) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Leeuwarden (prb-2025-7970) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Leeuwarden (gmb-2026-377813) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.8 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/168876861) | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Green gas Leeuwarden (Biogas Leeuwarden) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 1.3 km |
| DataCenter Fryslân | Data center | — | — | 1.5 km |
| Electric boiler Leeuwarden (Bio LNG ECL) | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 2.5 km |
| Geothermal heat Leeuwarden (Geocombinatie Leeuwarden) | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 2.5 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.