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Investing in renewable sources with our partners

Sustainable energy through investments in wind turbines | Eneco

Since 2007, we have been investing heavily in the sustainable production of electricity on the basis of wind power, solar power and biomass, as well as the development of new heat infrastructures. Because as a company, we say no to power from coal and nuclear plants.

Sustainable energy through investments in wind turbines | Eneco

Our renewable sources

Right now, wind power is the most cost-efficient source of sustainable energy. We don’t build wind farms for ourselves, but rather on behalf of or together with our clients. And we join strengths with larger partners to reduce carbon emissions by improving the sustainability of our operational processes. We also pay close attention to our surrounding communities. When developing a new wind farm, we take care to involve the people living and working in the vicinity at an early stage.

You can find our wind farms both on shore and offshore. All in all, we are contributing substantially to the achievement of the Dutch government’s sustainability objectives.

  • In Delfzijl, 19 wind turbines are spinning exclusively for our partner Google.
  • The Burn of Whilk wind farm supplies some 12,500 households with wind power in the Scottish Highlands.
  • The trains operated by Dutch Railways run on 100% green electricity from the Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm.
  • Under construction: the Norther wind farm in Belgium.

Leader in large-scale sustainable generation capacity

Every year, we generate more than 1 Gigawatt (1,000 Megawatts) of sustainable energy. With onshore and offshore wind farms, with our biomass plant and with solar farms in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and France. This is enough sustainable energy for hundreds of thousands of households. Eneco Group is leading the way with investments in large-scale generation capacity.
These sustainable projects are all contributing:

129 MW - Eneco Luchterduinen 
120 MW - Princess Amalia wind farm
62.7 MW – Delfzijl wind farm
6 MW - Ameland solar farm
30 MW - Fosses-la-Ville wind farm (Belgium)
3.5 MW - Solar panels on roofs at Audi Brussels (Belgium)
12.1 MW - Fonroche solar project (France)
42,5 MW - Tullo & Twinshiels wind farms (UK)
69 MW - Lochluichart wind farm (UK)
370 MW –Norther wind farm, under construction (Belgium)

One of the most important renewable energy sources that we have in the Netherlands is wind energy | Eneco

Solar energy with great potential

In one hour, more solar energy reaches the earth’s surface than we could consume in an entire year. Contrary to popular belief, solar panels don’t actually need direct sunlight to generate electricity. All you need is light. A growing number of clients are discovering the limitless potential of solar power.

8,000 football pitches of solar panels

A milestone. With 100 megawatts of solar energy, Eneco has once again shown that it leads the way in supplying everyone's sustainable energy.

  • 100 megawatts of installed capacity distributed over 420,000 solar panels in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the UK.
  • Eneco supplies mainly green energy to the companies that it works with.
  • Our partners include: PostNL, ADO Den Haag, Papendal Sports Centre, the National Military Museum, Audi Brussels, and Mars in the UK
  • In Belgium, Eneco is the largest solar energy producer with 60 megawatts, equal to 250,000 solar panels.
  • 60 megawatts is equal to the amount of energy consumed by 15,000 households every year.
  • 250,000 solar panels are equivalent to a total surface area of 4,000 hectares or 8,000 football pitches.
  • Laid end to end, the panels would stretch a distance of 412 kilometres. This is approximately the length of the border between the Netherlands and Belgium.
  • In Belgium, a further 100,000 solar panels will be added in 2020.
Of all types of renewable energy, solar energy is the fastest on a large scale | Eneco

Heat grows to get rid of gas

Over the next few years, we can expect a huge increase in the demand for sustainable heating and cooling. We can already see the market moving in this direction. Work is already underway on a heat roundabout in the province of Zuid-Holland. This roundabout will connect the Westland region with its greenhouses and horticultural businesses to nearby industry and homes.

"Heat is a well-developed technology that offers all sorts of possibilities. Indeed, if a municipality wants to make significant strides in the area of sustainability, heat is a logical place to start. Sustainable heat has tremendous potential – particularly when gas is phased out of the built-up area. We already have the groundwork – the infrastructure, in other words. Technological developments in this field are still in full swing."

Michiel van den Berg, Director of Heating & Cooling
Michiel van den Berg: "Certainly if gas disappears from the built environment, there are enormous opportunities for sustainable heat" | Eneco

Already 10 million gigajoules of sustainable heat for Rotterdam

Every year, tens of thousands of homes and hundreds of businesses in the Rotterdam region receive heat thanks to the grey rubbish bags that AVR processes every day. One rubbish bag translates into seven hot showers. In early 2017, Eneco reached the milestone of 10 million gigajoules of heat. The AVR plant supplies residual heat to the district heat network in the region through the Leiding over Noord transport network.

Facts and figures

  • Number of homes in the heat network: 45,000
  • Several hundred businesses connected
  • Annual CO2 savings compared to central heating boiler: 70%
  • Amount of heat supplied: 10 million gigajoules
  • Equivalent to heat for 330,000 homes per year

Biomass from waste wood

Bioenergy is electricity and/or heat generated through the combustion of biomass. Biomass consists of biodegradable organic matter. At our bioenergy plant Eneco Bio Golden Raand and BioWarmte Installatie Lage Weide we convert waste wood chips into green electricity.

The volume of CO2 released in the atmosphere during the combustion of biomass is equivalent to the volume that is absorbed by the same quantity of living trees and plants. We refer to a sustainable carbon cycle when the release and uptake of CO2 are rounded off within a single generation. To neutralise the various risks in this process, we are working towards a certified chain through the introduction of a Better Biomass certificate.

Bioenergy is electricity and / or heat, generated by burning biomass, and therefore offers enormous potential as an alternative energy source | Eneco

Gas as a transition fuel

Eneco does not operate any coal-fired power plants. We also say no to nuclear energy. We are making major investments in wind power, solar power, heat and biomass. Unfortunately, over the next few years, we will still need to build up sufficient capacity and flexibility to supply clean energy across the board. To ensure security of supply, we have decided to supply energy that is generated from gas – the cleanest fossil fuel.

Enecogen

With an efficiency of 59%, major flexibility and low CO2 emissions, Enecogen is one of the cleanest and most efficient gas turbine power plants in Europe. This power station supplies electricity to over 1.4 million households.

Cutting back on gas

We aim to further reduce the volume of gas used for heating homes. Our hybrid heat pump Eneco HeatWinner® can save up on gas by recycling residual heat – without compromising on comfort.

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