Parenco Paper Mill power station — Netherlands

Parenco Paper Mill power station is a 36 MW other power plant in Gelderland, Netherlands. It is operated by Norske Skog ASA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 27k homes (estimated). It ranks #72 of 119 Netherlands power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 15,403 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 3.6k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 254 gCO₂/kWh (54.2% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-358.

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: Not available

In context: how this plant compares

This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

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

~15,403 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Key facts

Share of Netherlands other capacity

21.3% of 169 MW across 3 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 other plants in Netherlands

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

Owner

Operated by Norske Skog ASA.

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.0°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 23% 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: 63/100 — 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 #3 largest other power plant of 3 in Netherlands by capacity.

Netherlands has 3 other power plants in this dataset, together about 169 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Ede power station · Gas · 68 MW · Gelderland
• Dodewaard nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 60 MW · Gelderland
• Industriepark Kleefse Waard power station · Gas · 53 MW · Gelderland
• Nijmegen power station · Gas · 500 MW · Gelderland
• GELDERLAND · Coal · 590 MW · Gelderland
• AVR Duiven power station · Biomass · 31 MW · Gelderland

Location

Coordinates 51.9715, 5.7296 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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