A&S Energie power station is a 25 MW biomass power plant in Flanders, Belgium. It is operated by A&S Energie NV. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 34k homes (estimated). It ranks #59 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 5.2% of Belgium's electricity; the national grid averages 150 gCO₂/kWh (72.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-385.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 25 MW, A&S Energie power station is below the median biomass plant in Belgium (30 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Belgium biomass capacity
- 5.4% of 464 MW across 6 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Belgium
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by A&S Energie NV.
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 14% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 57/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #5 largest biomass power plant of 6 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 6 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 464 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- A&U Energie power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Flanders
- Izegem power station · Gas · 20 MW · West Flanders
- Ruien power station · Coal · 550 MW · West Flanders
- AALTER TJ · Oil · 18.6 MW · Flanders
- Zedelgem TJ · Oil · 18.6 MW · Flanders
- Marquette-lez-Lille · Biomass · 1.25 MW · Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Location
Coordinates 50.9107, 3.3069 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is A&S Energie power station?
A&S Energie power station is a 25 MW biomass power plant in Flanders, Belgium.
Who operates A&S Energie power station?
A&S Energie power station is operated by A&S Energie NV.