Power plant · Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands
Biomass Koog aan de Zaan (OLAM Cocoa)
Biomass Koog aan de Zaan (OLAM Cocoa) is a power plant in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands, with 6.2 MW of capacity, operated by OLAM Cocoa B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Zaanstad | 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 | Stationsstraat 76, 1541 LJ Koog aan de Zaan | 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 | OLAM Cocoa B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.2 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 | 52.4708, 4.8077 | 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 Koog aan de Zaan (OLAM Cocoa) is the 53rd-largest of 216 power plants in North Holland and the 722nd-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 6.2 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 Holland | 53rd of 216 | 3,450 MW | 0.18% |
| Netherlands | 722nd of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,068th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 545 permit notices, 90 substations, 89 data centers, 55 CO2 emitters (31 operating) and 2 AI supercomputers, 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, Zaanstad (prb-2025-17735) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Zaanstad (prb-2025-12505) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Nitrogen natuurvergunning application, Zaanstad (prb-2026-9772) | Permit notice | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Electric boiler Assendelft (Eneco Heat Production & Industrials) | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 3.7 km |
| 380 kV Oostzaan | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| 150 kV substation (OSM way/27130532) | Substation | — | — | 7.1 km |
| Biomass heat Amsterdam (Argent Energy Netherlands Holding) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 7.5 km |
| Biomass heat Amsterdam (Bio Energy Netherlands) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 7.8 km |
| 150 kV Wijdewormer | Substation | — | — | 7.9 km |
Operator and place
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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.