Schonau is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Austria, operated by Verbund since 1972. It utilizes hydro power as its fuel source. Ranked #48 of 96 hydro plants in Austria, Schonau accounts for 0.33% of Austria's total hydro capacity of 9,072 MW. The largest hydro plant in Austria is Malta main stage at 730 MW, making Schonau 24.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ybbs-Persenbeug (236 MW, Hydro), Wallsee-Mitterkirchen (210 MW, Hydro), and Abwinden-Asten (168 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated approximately 50 km from Linz in the Upper Austria region.
54 years old
Austria, Europe
- 52. largest of 103 plants in Austria
- #16,426 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,804 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.27% of the installed capacity of Austria
54 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW
84 plants within 100 km, 7,343 MW combined
Source: Verbund
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Schonau is a hydro power plant producing approximately 105 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Austria- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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