Alzwerke GmbH is a 45 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Wacker Chemie AG since 1922. Ranked #40 of 131 hydro plants in Germany, Alzwerke's 45 MW accounts for 0.36% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Alzwerke 24.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Dampfkraftwerk BGH - O1 (178 MW, Gas), Braunau-Simbach (100 MW, Hydro), and Töging (85.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 100 km from Munich.
104 years old
Germany, Europe
- 330. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #14,641 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,296 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Germany
104 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Wacker Chemie AG operates 2 plants totalling 223 MW
134 plants within 100 km, 9,258 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Alzwerke GmbH is a hydro power plant producing approximately 158 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
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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