Hydroelectricity in the Netherlands
Despite its long interaction with water, the Netherlands has little potential for hydropower due to its flat topography. The Netherlands has a large resource of moving water in its major rivers but its limited hydraulic head because of little elevation change means that hydropower is a minor component of the country's renewable energy portfolio. A few small hydro plants exist but in total produce less than one tenth of one percent (<0.1%) of the Netherlands' electricity.[1]
Owner | River | Location | Nominal Power [MW] | In service | Location |
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NUON | Meuse (Dutch: Maas) | Alphen[2] | 14 | 1990 | 51°48′40″N 5°27′13″E / 51.8111°N 5.4536°E / 51.8111; 5.4536 (Alphen) |
Essent | Meuse (Dutch: Maas) | Linne[2] | 11 | 1989 | 51°10′02″N 5°55′22″E / 51.1672°N 5.9229°E / 51.1672; 5.9229 (Linne) |
NUON | Rhine (Dutch: Rijn) | Amerongen | 10 | 1988 | 51°58′25″N 5°24′31″E / 51.9737°N 5.4086°E / 51.9737; 5.4086 (Amerongen/Maurik) |
NUON | Lek | Hagestein | 1.8[2] | 1958 | 51°59′28″N 5°08′01″E / 51.9912°N 5.1335°E / 51.9912; 5.1335 (Hagestein) |
Rijkswaterstaat | Wilhelmina Canal | Tilburg | 0.3 | 2020 | 51°34′54″N 5°02′00″E / 51.5817°N 5.0334°E / 51.5817; 5.0334 (Sluis III) |
NUON | Roer | Roermond[2] | 0.2 | 2000 | 51°11′23″N 5°58′52″E / 51.1896°N 5.9812°E / 51.1896; 5.9812 (Roermond) |
Dommelstroom | Dommel | Sint-Michielsgestel | 0.1 | 2016 | 51°37′58″N 5°21′14″E / 51.6328°N 5.3539°E / 51.6328; 5.3539 (Dommelstroom) |
Essent | Vecht | Gramsbergen[2] | 0.1 | 1988 | 52°37′17″N 6°41′42″E / 52.6214°N 6.6951°E / 52.6214; 6.6951 (De Haandrik/Gramsbergen) |
Location map
See also
- Electricity sector in the Netherlands
- Energy in the Netherlands
- Wind power in the Netherlands
- Solar power in the Netherlands
- Renewable energy in the Netherlands
References
- ^ Hernieuwbare elektriciteit; bruto en netto productie, import en export, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Den Haag/Heerlen 26-9-2012
- ^ a b c d e "Waterkracht: een energiebron". MilieuCentraal.nl.
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