Power plant · Hengelo (O.), Overijssel, Netherlands
Biomass Hengelo Ov (Empyro)
Biomass Hengelo Ov (Empyro) is a power plant in Hengelo (O.), Overijssel, Netherlands, with 9.4 MW of capacity, operated by Empyro B.V.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hengelo (O.) | 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 | Boortorenweg 7, 7554 RS Hengelo Ov | 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 | 2015 | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Empyro B.V. | RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer · Free reuse, no attribution required · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 9.4 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 | 52.2468, 6.7970 | 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 Hengelo Ov (Empyro) is the 36th-largest of 145 power plants in Overijssel and the 542nd-largest of 2,153 in the Netherlands by capacity; its 9.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overijssel | 36th of 145 | 1,078 MW | 0.87% |
| Netherlands | 542nd of 2,153 | 37,557 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,387th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 428 permit notices, 116 substations, 20 CO2 emitters (15 operating) and 1 data center, 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, Hengelo (O) (prb-2025-21809) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.2 km |
| 110 kV Salinco | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Solar park omgevingsplan decision, Hengelo (O) (gmb-2024-468952) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Solar park omgevingsplan decision, Hengelo (O) (gmb-2024-478608) | Permit notice | — | — | 0.7 km |
| 110 kV Boldershoek | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| 110 kV AVI | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Equinix Enschede | Data center | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Biomass heat Hengelo Ov (Warmtebedrijf Hengelo) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 5.5 km |
| Biomass heat Zenderen (Twence) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 11 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Overijssel
- Biomass Hengelo Ov (Twence)102 MW
- Solar Almelo (Solar-EP III)55.4 MW
- Zonnepark Steenwijkerland39.6 MW
- Zonnepark Ronde Blesse33.6 MW
- Waste incineration Hengelo Ov (Twence)32.5 MW
- Zonnepark PV326 MW
- Solar Losser (KS NL7)22.4 MW
- Solar IJsselmuiden (BEE IJsselmuiden)19.4 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.