Delfzijl — Netherlands

Delfzijl is a 30 MW solar power plant in Groningen, Netherlands. It is operated by EEW Energy From Waste GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 13k homes (estimated). It ranks #75 of 119 Netherlands power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 21.1% of Netherlands's electricity; the national grid averages 254 gCO₂/kWh (54.2% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0068863.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000805778; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 30 MW, Delfzijl is well above the median solar plant in Netherlands (15 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Share of Netherlands solar capacity

11.7% of 256 MW across 13 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 solar plants in Netherlands

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by EEW Energy From Waste GmbH.

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.3°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 30% 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: 68/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

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 #3 largest solar power plant of 13 in Netherlands by capacity.

Netherlands has 13 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 256 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Delesto · Gas · 523 MW · Groningen
• Eneco Bio Golden Raand power station · Biomass · 49 MW · Groningen
• Delfzijl Zuid · Wind · 78.2 MW · Groningen
• Eemshaven · Coal · 1,600 MW · Groningen
• Emden Biomasse · Biomass · 20 MW · Lower Saxony
• Emden Natural Gas · Gas · 52 MW · Lower Saxony

Location

Coordinates 53.3, 6.958 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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