World Power Plants

Guichainville8.75 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Guichainville is an 8.75 MW biomass power plant in France, operated since its commissioning year. Ranked #35 of 163 biomass plants in France, Guichainville's 8.75 MW represents 0.83% of France's total biomass capacity of 1,053 MW. The largest biomass plant in France is Port-Est bioenergy power plant at 210 MW, making Guichainville 24 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Crucey Solar Park (60 MW, Solar), Centrale biomasse Double A (30 MW, Biomass), and Maillebois (24.04 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Normandy region, approximately 170 km west of Paris.

Capacity
8.75 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
48.9802°, 1.1790°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 988. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #25,451 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #774 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Regional density

92 plants within 100 km, 6,805 MW combined

Nearest plant: Roman (18.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.980200, 1.179000
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.5 Kt
50 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.5K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
520.9K
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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