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Bürstadt is a 5 MW solar power plant in Germany, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #425 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Bürstadt represents 0.07% 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 Bürstadt 33.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Biblis Nuclear Power Plant (2,525 MW, Nuclear), GKM (Mannheim) power station (1,958 MW, Coal), and PHILIPPSBURG-2 (1,468 MW, Nuclear). The facility is situated in Hesse, approximately 30 km from Mannheim.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Location
49.6472°, 8.4638°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,057. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates 83 plants totalling 7,384 MW

Regional density

140 plants within 100 km, 17,744 MW combined

Nearest plant: Biomass Generator #12 (7.1 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 49.647200, 8.463800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bürstadt is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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