Investing in renewable sources with our partners
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.
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)
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.