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Goodyear - Philippsburg Solar Power Plant7.4 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Goodyear - Philippsburg Solar Power Plant is a 7.4 MW solar facility in Germany, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #278 of 743 solar plants in Germany, it represents 0.11% 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 Goodyear - Philippsburg 22.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include GKM (Mannheim) power station (1,958 MW, Coal), PHILIPPSBURG-2 (1,468 MW, Nuclear), and Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant (1,402 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 20 km northwest of Karlsruhe.

Capacity
7.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Location
49.2250°, 8.4716°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 907. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #26,418 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,939 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

145 plants within 100 km, 18,415 MW combined

Nearest plant: Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant (4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.225000, 8.471600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Goodyear - Philippsburg Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 12 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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