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WKC ALMERE

Gas power plant in Flevoland, Netherlands. Approximate location 52.3881, 5.2157.

GasFlevolandNetherlandsCO₂ modelled

WKC ALMERE is a 120 MW gas power station in Flevoland, Netherlands. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 135k homes (estimated). It ranks #37 of 119 Netherlands power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 96,284 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 22k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 34.9% of Netherlands's electricity; the national grid averages 254 gCO₂/kWh (54.2% low-carbon) (2025).

120Legacy source-record capacity
135,154homes powered (est.)
96,284t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-337.

Data status

Known data

FacilityWKC ALMERE Climate TRACE
CountryNetherlands · Flevoland Climate TRACE
Coordinates52.3881, 5.2157 Climate TRACE
FuelGas Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity120 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions96,284 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#37 of 119 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#21 of 42 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.00× · 120 MW median · 42 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent135,154 calculated
Climate9.5°C · HDD 3,085 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 120 MW, WKC ALMERE is around the median gas plant in Netherlands (120 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

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

~96,284 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

22kpassenger cars driven for a year
13khomes' yearly energy use
1.6 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Netherlands

Eems: 1,931 MW2kEemsClaus power station: 1,304 MW1kClaus powe…Magnum: 1,290 MW1kMagnumFLEVO: 999 MW999FLEVOMaxima: 880 MW880MaximaSloe: 870 MW870SloeEnecogen power station: 870 MW870Enecogen p…Bergum power station: 808 MW808Bergum pow…

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

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.5°Cannual mean temp
3,085heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
5 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 3 °CJF: 3 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 12 °CMJ: 15 °CJJ: 17 °CJA: 17 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 10 °CON: 6 °CND: 4 °CD17 °C

Heating degree-days here run 26% 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: 65/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
14.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
32 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #21 largest gas power plant of 42 in Netherlands by capacity.

Netherlands has 42 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 14,954 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 52.3881, 5.2157 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is WKC ALMERE?

WKC ALMERE is a 120 MW source-record gas power plant in Flevoland, Netherlands.

How many homes can WKC ALMERE power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 135,154 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does WKC ALMERE emit?

WKC ALMERE has modelled emissions of about 96,284 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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