Power plant · Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
Biomass Heide (Houbensteijn Milieu)
Biomass Heide (Houbensteijn Milieu) is a power plant in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands, with 3.32 MW of capacity, operated by Houbensteijn Milieu B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grid area | Available on request | Netbeheer Nederland capaciteitskaart · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Venray | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Ysselsteynseweg 25, 5812 AH Heide | 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 | Houbensteijn Milieu B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.32 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 | 51.4967, 5.9355 | 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 Heide (Houbensteijn Milieu) is the 104th-largest of 195 power plants in Limburg and the 1,068th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 3.32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limburg | 104th of 195 | 2,700 MW | 0.12% |
| Netherlands | 1,068th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,604th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 792 permit notices, 118 substations, 41 CO2 emitters (28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Venray (prb-2025-18593) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Venray (prb-2025-18595) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Venray (prb-2025-18592) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.7 km |
| 150 kV Venray | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Electric boiler Oostrum Lb (Rixona) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 6.9 km |
| Green gas Horst (Ashorst) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 7.8 km |
| 150 kV Horst | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Geothermal heat Horst (NAPPA) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 12 km |
| 150 kV Californië | Substation | — | — | 14 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Limburg
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- Swentiboldcentrale230 MW
- Solar Bergen L (Energielandgoed Wells Meer Zon)64.5 MW
- Windpark Greenport Venlo34.8 MW
- Solar Velden (XAAM Verduurzamen II)30.2 MW
- Zonnepark Bergweg Mariahoop29.1 MW
- Wind Bergen L (Energielandgoed Wells Meer Wind)26.4 MW
- Solar Grubbenvorst (Karakter Two Energie)24.9 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 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.