Power plant · Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands
Biomass Rijen (Smits Energie)
Biomass Rijen (Smits Energie) is a power plant in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands, with 4.9 MW of capacity, operated by Smits Energie B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Gilze en Rijen | 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 | Mosstraat 23a, 5121 ZJ Rijen | 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 | 2018 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Smits Energie B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.9 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 | 51.6007, 4.9402 | 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 Rijen (Smits Energie) is the 131st-largest of 431 power plants in North Brabant and the 841st-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 4.9 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 | 131st of 431 | 3,608 MW | 0.14% |
| Netherlands | 841st of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,942nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 364 permit notices, 83 substations, 56 CO2 emitters (34 operating), 9 data centers and 3 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat pump Rijen (Amalthea) | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 2.3 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Gilze en Rijen (gmb-2026-115841) | Permit notice | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning decision, Gilze en Rijen (gmb-2026-480414) | Permit notice | — | — | 2.4 km |
| Grid connection omgevingsvergunning decision, Gilze en Rijen (gmb-2025-227046) | Permit notice | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Electric boiler Tilburg (Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe) | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 5.1 km |
| 150 kV Oosteind | Substation | — | — | 5.2 km |
| Biomass heat Tilburg (Ennatuurlijk Warmteproductie & Assets) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 5.6 km |
| 150 kV Tilburg West | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| 380 kV Tilburg | Substation | — | — | 8.6 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 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.