Power plant · Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands
Solar Born (VDL Nedcar)
Solar Born (VDL Nedcar) is a power plant in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, with 7.5 MW of capacity, operated by VDL Nedcar B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sittard-Geleen | 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 | Dr. Hub van Doorneweg 1, 6121 RD Born | 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 | VDL Nedcar B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 7.5 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Rooftop solar | 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 | 51.0416, 5.8354 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Solar Born (VDL Nedcar) is the 56th-largest of 195 power plants in Limburg and the 644th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limburg | 56th of 195 | 2,700 MW | 0.28% |
| Netherlands | 644th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,756th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 522 permit notices, 114 substations, 16 CO2 emitters (11 operating), 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substation omgevingsplan decision, Echt-Susteren (gmb-2025-130655) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning decision, Sittard-Geleen (gmb-2025-79682) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.9 km |
| 150 kV Born | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Sittard-Geleen (prb-2025-2669) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.8 km |
| 150 kV Graetheide | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| 150 kV substation (OSM way/162280813) | Substation | — | — | 6.1 km |
| Chemelot BKG 01 | CO2 emitter | 2,820,546 tCO2e | — | 7.4 km |
| Heat pump Brunssum (Stichting Weller Wonen) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 13 km |
| Biomass heat Heerlen (Carbon6) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 19 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Limburg
- Clauscentrale1,304 MW
- 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.
- 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.