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AVA GmbH10 MW Waste

Waste

AVA GmbH is a 10 MW waste power plant in Germany, operated by AVA Abfallverwertung Augsburg GmbH since 1993. Ranked #60 of 65 waste plants in Germany, its 10 MW accounts for 0.64% of Germany's total waste capacity of 1,571 MW. The largest waste plant in Germany is MHKW Frankfurt at 72 MW, making AVA GmbH 7.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ammerfeld wind turbine (2000 MW, Wind), UPM Augsburg (29 MW, Gas), and Natural Gas Turbine #8 (28.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 70 km northwest of Munich.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
1993

33 years old

Owner
AVA Abfallverwertung Augsburg GmbH
Location
48.4011°, 10.9356°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 749. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #23,753 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #358 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

33 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

AVA Abfallverwertung Augsburg GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

172 plants within 100 km, 14,500 MW combined

Nearest plant: UPM Augsburg (3.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.401100, 10.935600
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
20.2 Kt
61 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
667.8 Kt
Over 33 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.4K
cars per year
2.7K
homes per year
919.8K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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