Stadskanaal and Buinerveen: The largest solar project of its kind in the BeNeLux countries is complete

The largest solar project of its kind in the Netherlands has been completed. The Stadskanaal and Buinerveen solar parks will generate 146 MWp of power for Dutch households.

The Stadskanaal solar park was realized for the customer Astronergy Chint in a construction period of ten months. The German company built 101 MWp here. “What is unique is that, in conjunction with the 45 MWp Buinerveen project ten kilometers away, a total output of 146 MWp is connected to a grid connection that feeds directly into Tennet’s high-voltage grid,” explains Head of Solar Netherland Tobias Friedrich. This makes it the largest solar project of its kind in the Benelux countries.

Stadskanaal and Buinerveen – 146 MWp on a high-voltage grid connection

Technically, this was very complex, as there is a Lofar (low-frequency array) system close to the site in Buinerveen, which made it necessary “not to exceed certain radiation and noise levels. We have never built anything like this before,” explains Friedrich.

GOLDBECK SOLAR is thus making a not insignificant contribution to the expansion of renewable energies in the Netherlands. Like Germany, the Netherlands has also set itself the goal of doing without conventional energy sources by 2030.

460 MWp since 2017

Since entering the market in 2017, the German company has installed 460 MWp of capacity in the Netherlands and now supplies around 160,000 households with green electricity. Two further smaller projects, Veendam 3 and Goes, will be handed over by the end of 2020.

You can find more information about the Stadskanaal and Buinerveen parks on our news page and on the Stadskanaal and Buinerveen reference pages.