Power plant · Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands
Biomass Bakel (Besterdhoeve Biogas)
Biomass Bakel (Besterdhoeve Biogas) is a power plant in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands, with 4.99 MW of capacity, operated by Besterdhoeve Biogas B.V.
We hold more on this asset.Grid operator and location: available on request.
Request this dataFacts
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 | Gemert-Bakel | 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 | Besterd 1, 5761 PP Bakel | 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 | Besterdhoeve Biogas B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.99 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 | 51.4960, 5.7259 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Know more about this power plant, or want an introduction to its operator? Ask us.
How it compares
Biomass Bakel (Besterdhoeve Biogas) is the 127th-largest of 431 power plants in North Brabant and the 827th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 4.99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brabant | 127th of 431 | 3,608 MW | 0.14% |
| Netherlands | 827th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,927th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 853 permit notices, 90 substations, 52 CO2 emitters (36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Helmond (gmb-2026-6781) | Permit notice | — | — | 3.3 km |
| Datacenter Gemert | Data center | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Laarbeek (gmb-2026-409085) | Permit notice | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Laarbeek (gmb-2026-409307) | Permit notice | — | — | 4.1 km |
| 150 kV Aarle Rixtel | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| 150 kV Helmond Oost | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| 150 kV Helmond Zuid | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Biomass heat Someren (Peelpluim) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 17 km |
| Biomass heat Odiliapeel (Attero) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 17 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in North Brabant
- Biomass co-firing Geertruidenberg (RWE Generation NL)676 MW
- Centrale Moerdijk426 MW
- Biomass Katwijk Nb (BECC)82.9 MW
- Solar Boxmeer (DEPB)57.5 MW
- Solar Ossendrecht (Eneco Solar)54 MW
- Solar Hilvarenbeek (Thijs van Oirschot Duurzaam)50 MW
- Zonnepark Markiezaat50 MW
- Biomass Moerdijk (N.V. Slibverwerking Noord-Brabant)48.8 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 contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 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.