World Power Plants

Biomasse-Heizkraftwerk Malchin9.8 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Biomasse-Heizkraftwerk Malchin is a 9.8 MW biomass power plant in Germany, operated by envia THERM GmbH since 2003. Ranked #50 of 61 biomass plants in Germany, it represents 0.57% of the total biomass capacity of 1,723 MW. The largest biomass plant in Germany is Zolling power station at 528 MW, making this facility 53.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tutow (42.2 MW, Solar), Tutow Solarpark 2 FF Infrastruktur (25.5 MW, Solar), and Tutow Solarpark 5 (19.3 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, approximately 30 km northeast of Rostock.

Capacity
9.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
envia THERM GmbH
Location
53.7419°, 12.7830°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 811. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #24,804 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #736 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

envia THERM GmbH operates 5 plants totalling 293 MW

Regional density

95 plants within 100 km, 2,742 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kummerow (11.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 53.741900, 12.783000
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.8 Kt
56 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
295.2 Kt
Over 23 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.8K
cars per year
1.7K
homes per year
583.4K
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
Germany
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
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