World Power Plants

Saint-Gaudens1.74 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Saint-Gaudens is a 1.74 MW biomass power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #86 of 163 biomass plants in France, it accounts for 0.17% 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 Saint-Gaudens 120 times smaller. Nearby plants include Portillon (Le) (95 MW, Hydro), Louron (49.3 MW, Hydro), and PONT DE REI 1 (46.14 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Occitanie, approximately 30 km from Toulouse.

Capacity
1.74 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
43.1196°, 0.7268°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,740. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #35,275 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,235 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Regional density

129 plants within 100 km, 2,468 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fibre excellence (2.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 43.119600, 0.726800
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.3 Kt
10 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
495
cars per year
304
homes per year
103.6K
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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