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Heizkraftwerk 5 is a 10 MW gas power plant in Germany, operated by Merck KGaA since 1999. Ranked #192 of 199 gas plants in Germany, Heizkraftwerk 5's 10 MW accounts for 0.03% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making Heizkraftwerk 5 200.4 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 Staudinger power station (1,132 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Hesse, approximately 70 km south of Frankfurt.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
1999

27 years old

Owner
Merck KGaA
Location
49.8828°, 8.6287°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 749. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,504 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

27 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Merck KGaA operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW

Regional density

134 plants within 100 km, 13,851 MW combined

Nearest plant: GTKW Darmstadt (1.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.882800, 8.628700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.3 Kt
39 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
521.5 Kt
Over 27 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.2K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
878.0K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
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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