Power plant · Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands
Solar Drunen (VWLD Metallum)
Solar Drunen (VWLD Metallum) is a cancelled power plant in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands, with 5.15 MW of capacity, operated by VWLD Metallum B.V.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Heusden | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (withdrawn from the list of projects in management before it was realised) | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | VWLD Metallum B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.15 MW | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6945, 5.1495 | 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
Solar Drunen (VWLD Metallum) is the 121st-largest of 431 power plants in North Brabant and the 798th-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 5.15 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 | 121st of 431 | 3,608 MW | 0.14% |
| Netherlands | 798th of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,357th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 563 permit notices, 91 substations, 71 CO2 emitters (44 operating) and 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind omgevingsvergunning application, Heusden (gmb-2025-478538) | Permit notice | — | — | 4.1 km |
| 150 kV Waalwijk | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Substation omgevingsvergunning application, Waalwijk (gmb-2026-66034) | Permit notice | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Green gas Waalwijk (Wabico) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 5.1 km |
| Eurofiber Data center Brabant | Data center | — | — | 7.7 km |
| Battery storage omgevingsvergunning application, Altena (gmb-2026-288719) | Permit notice | — | — | 7.8 km |
| 150 kV 's Hertogenbosch West | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Biomass heat 's-Hertogenbosch (Heineken Netherlands Supply) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 8.9 km |
| Biomass heat 's-Hertogenbosch (Waterschap Aa en Maas) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 9.6 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.
- 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.