Power plant · Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Biomass Groningen (Koninklijke Coöperatie Cosun)
Biomass Groningen (Koninklijke Coöperatie Cosun) is a power plant in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, with 16.8 MW of capacity, operated by Koninklijke Coöperatie Cosun UA.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Groningen | 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 | Fabriekslaan 12, 9745 AG Groningen | 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 |
| Part of | Suiker Unie, productielocatie Vierverlaten | 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 | Koninklijke Coöperatie Cosun UA | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16.8 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 | 53.2149, 6.4947 | 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 Groningen (Koninklijke Coöperatie Cosun) is the 40th-largest of 128 power plants in Groningen and the 281st-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 16.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groningen | 40th of 128 | 7,279 MW | 0.23% |
| Netherlands | 281st of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,728th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 354 permit notices, 96 substations, 37 CO2 emitters (21 operating) and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green gas Groningen (Centraal Kantoor Suiker Unie) | CO2 emitter | — | Permitted | 0.0 km |
| Green gas Groningen (Coöperatie Koninklijke Cosun) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 0.0 km |
| Grid connection omgevingsvergunning decision, Groningen (prb-2025-11932) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Suiker Unie, productielocatie Vierverlaten | CO2 emitter | 159,911 tCO2e | — | 0.1 km |
| Grid connection omgevingsvergunning draft decision, Groningen (gmb-2025-186328) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Groningen (gmb-2026-98124) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.1 km |
| 110 kV Vierverlaten | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/1082658975) | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| 380 kV Vierverlaten | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
Operator and place
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- Zonnepark Vlagtwedde110 MW
- CEE Zonnepark Fledderbosch104 MW
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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.