Bittenbrunn is a 20.2 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Donau-Wasserkraft AG and commissioned in 1969. Ranked #69 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. This facility's 20.2 MW represents 0.16% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Bittenbrunn 54.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ammerfeld wind turbine (2,000 MW, Wind), Irsching Power Station (1,822 MW, Gas), and Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Irsching (1,391 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 70 km north of Munich.
57 years old
Germany, Europe
- 500. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #18,974 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,417 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
57 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Donau-Wasserkraft AG operates 6 plants totalling 270 MW
185 plants within 100 km, 18,942 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bittenbrunn is a hydro power plant producing approximately 71 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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