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Breitungen Solar Power Plant3.6 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Breitungen Solar Power Plant is a 3.6 MW solar power facility in Germany, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #572 of 743 solar plants in Germany, it constitutes 0.05% of the country's total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Breitungen 46.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Wintershall (109.5 MW, Gas), Hattorf (52.3 MW, Gas), and Unterbreizbach (33.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Thuringia, approximately 50 km southwest of Erfurt.

Capacity
3.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
SolarWorld AG
Location
50.7789°, 10.3287°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,208. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #31,371 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,600 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW

Regional density

90 plants within 100 km, 6,513 MW combined

Nearest plant: HKW Bad Salzungen (8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 50.778900, 10.328700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Breitungen Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
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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