World Power Plants

Großrosseln A8.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Großrosseln A is an 8.5 MW solar power plant in Germany. Ranked #213 of 743 solar plants in Germany, it accounts for 0.12% 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 Großrosseln A 19.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include EMILE HUCHET (995 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Bexbach (726 MW, Coal), and Weiher (655.6 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Saarland, approximately 15 km from Saarbrücken.

Capacity
8.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Energiekontor AG
Location
49.1660°, 6.8240°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 841. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #25,516 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,570 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Energiekontor AG operates 149 plants totalling 1,704 MW

Regional density

135 plants within 100 km, 24,468 MW combined

Nearest plant: Großrosseln B (1.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 49.166000, 6.824000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Großrosseln A is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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