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GMVA Niederrhein61.5 MW Waste

Waste

GMVA Niederrhein is a 61.5 MW waste-to-energy plant in Germany, operated by GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH. Ranked #2 of 65 waste plants in Germany. Its 61.5 MW represents 3.92% of Germany's 1,571 MW total waste capacity. The largest waste plant in Germany is MHKW Frankfurt at 72 MW, making GMVA Niederrhein 0.85 times larger. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are BoA 2 (2,100 MW, Coal), Neurath power station (2,068 MW, Coal), and KW Voerde (1,390 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 30 km northwest of Düsseldorf.

Capacity
61.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH
Location
51.4855°, 6.8344°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 283. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #12,206 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #47 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of Germany
Operator portfolio

GMVA Gemeinschafts-Müll-Verbrennungsanlage Niederrhein GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 62 MW

Regional density

171 plants within 100 km, 41,853 MW combined

Nearest plant: HKW 1 (2.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.485500, 6.834400
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
124.4 Kt
377 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
27.1K
cars per year
16.6K
homes per year
5.7M
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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