Power plant · Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
W.A. Scholten Zonnepark
W.A. Scholten Zonnepark is a power plant in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, with 4.56 MW of capacity, operated by W.A. Scholten Zonnepark B.V.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Midden-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 |
| Start year | 2021 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | W.A. Scholten Zonnepark B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.56 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Ground-mounted solar | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.1714, 6.7301 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
W.A. Scholten Zonnepark is the 67th-largest of 128 power plants in Groningen and the 885th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 4.56 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 | 67th of 128 | 7,279 MW | <0.1% |
| Netherlands | 885th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,115th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 313 permit notices, 121 substations, 27 CO2 emitters (15 operating) and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric boiler Foxhol (Coöperatie Avebe) | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 1.2 km |
| 110 kV Kropswolde | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Electric boiler Hoogezand (P2H) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 1.7 km |
| 110 kV Zonnepark Midden-Groningen | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Biomass heat Hoogezand (Waterbedrijf Groningen Duurzaam) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Midden-Groningen (gmb-2026-302173) | Permit notice | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning decision, Midden-Groningen (gmb-2026-343581) | Permit notice | — | — | 3.2 km |
| 110 kV Slochteren Kooipolder | Substation | — | — | 4.2 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning decision, Midden-Groningen (gmb-2025-221178) | Permit notice | — | — | 4.2 km |
Operator and place
More from W.A. Scholten Zonnepark B.V.
- W.A. Scholten Zonnepark8.98 MW
Other power plants in Groningen
- Eemscentrale1,929 MW
- Eemshavencentrale1,560 MW
- Magnum centrale1,410 MW
- Buitengaats300 MW
- Biomass co-firing Eemshaven (RWE Eemshaven Holding II)256 MW
- Zonnepark Vlagtwedde110 MW
- CEE Zonnepark Fledderbosch104 MW
- Solar Sappemeer (Bee SP Midden Groningen)103 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.
- 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.