Power plant · Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands
Biomass Renkum (Parenco)
Biomass Renkum (Parenco) is a power plant in Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands, with 50.6 MW of capacity, operated by Parenco B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Renkum | 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 | Veerweg 1, 6871 AV Renkum | 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 | 2013 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Parenco B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50.6 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 | 51.9712, 5.7270 | 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 Renkum (Parenco) is the 3rd-largest of 280 power plants in Gelderland and the 51st-largest of 2,129 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 50.6 MW is 0.25% of the 20,392 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelderland | 3rd of 280 | 1,967 MW | 2.6% |
| Netherlands | 51st of 2,129 | 20,392 MW | 0.25% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,771st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 78 substations, 50 CO2 emitters (33 operating), 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 kV Renkum | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| 150 kV Dodewaard | Substation | — | — | 6.0 km |
| 380 kV Dodewaard | Substation | — | — | 6.5 km |
| BIT-2 Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 9.4 km |
| Residual heat Ede Gld (Bio-Energie De Vallei) | CO2 emitter | — | Cancelled | 9.6 km |
| BIT-1 Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 9.6 km |
| Biomass heat Lienden (P.C. van Tuijl Kesteren) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 13 km |
| Heat pump Veenendaal (Duurzaam Opwekken Veenendaal) | CO2 emitter | — | Cancelled | 14 km |
| Eurofiber data center Arnhem 1 | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.