World Power Plants

Gonfreville-l'Orcher1.063 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Gonfreville-l'Orcher is a 1.063 MW biomass power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #120 of 163 biomass plants in France, Gonfreville-l'Orcher's capacity represents 0.1% of the country's total biomass capacity of 1,053 MW. The largest biomass plant in France is Port-Est bioenergy power plant at 210 MW, making this facility around 5.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Paluel Nuclear Power Plant (5320 MW, Nuclear) and HAVRE 4 (580 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Normandy region, approximately 200 km west of Paris.

Capacity
1.063 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Dalkia
Location
49.4853°, 0.2219°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,075. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #37,483 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,385 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Dalkia operates 46 plants totalling 459 MW

Regional density

65 plants within 100 km, 16,981 MW combined

Nearest plant: HAVRE 4 (5.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.485300, 0.221900
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
1.4 Kt
6 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
303
cars per year
186
homes per year
63.3K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

FranceEnergy Profile

2,195
Total Plants
192.2 GW
Total Capacity
NuclearHydroWindCoal
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