World Power Plants

Saint-Jean-de-Folleville18.484 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Saint-Jean-de-Folleville is an 18.484 MW biomass power plant in France, operational since its commissioning year. Ranked #10 of 163 biomass plants in France, it represents 1.76% 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 Saint-Jean-de-Folleville 11.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include PALUEL (5,320 MW, Nuclear), Paluel Nuclear Power Plant (5,320 MW, Nuclear), and HAVRE 4 (580 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Normandy, approximately 50 km from the city of Rouen.

Capacity
18.484 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Dalkia
Location
49.5056°, 0.4998°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 360. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #20,229 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #498 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of France
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

Dalkia operates 46 plants totalling 459 MW

Regional density

77 plants within 100 km, 17,154 MW combined

Nearest plant: SCEA du Mont aux Roux (16 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.505600, 0.499800
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
24.2 Kt
105 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
266.3 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.3K
cars per year
3.2K
homes per year
1.1M
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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