RODENHUIZE WIND is a 4.5 MW wind power plant in Flanders, Belgium. It is operated by ENGIE SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.8k homes (estimated). It ranks #90 of 95 Belgium power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2021, it is around 5 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 18.8% 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 WRI1002266.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 12 MW for Rodenhuize-Ghent wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 4.5 MW, RODENHUIZE WIND is below the median wind plant in Belgium (25 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Belgium wind capacity
- 0.5% of 876 MW across 12 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 of 7 dated wind plants in Belgium are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Belgium
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ENGIE SA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 51.1°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 11% 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: 55/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #10 largest wind power plant of 12 in Belgium by capacity.
Belgium has 12 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 876 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- RODENHUIZE 4 · Biomass · 268 MW · Flanders
- Zelzate 2 Knippegroen · Gas · 315 MW · Flanders
- RINGVAART STEG · Gas · 385 MW · Flanders
- Zelzate TJ · Oil · 18.6 MW · Flanders
- HAM-GENT WKK · Gas · 52 MW · Flanders
- LANGERBRUGGE STORA ST 2 · Waste · 50 MW · Flanders
Location
Coordinates 51.1357, 3.7878 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is RODENHUIZE WIND?
RODENHUIZE WIND is a 4.5 MW wind power plant in Flanders, Belgium, commissioned in 2021.
Who operates RODENHUIZE WIND?
RODENHUIZE WIND is operated by ENGIE SA [100%].