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HKW Göttingen is an 18.8 MW gas power plant in Germany, operated by Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Rechts. Commissioned in 1998, it supports the local energy supply. Ranked #152 of 199 gas plants in Germany, HKW Göttingen represents 0.06% of the country's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making HKW Göttingen 106.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Erzhausen (220 MW, Hydro), Erzhausen power station (220 MW, Gas), and Kombi-HKW (50 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Lower Saxony, approximately 30 km from Göttingen.

Capacity
18.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1998

28 years old

Owner
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Rechts
Location
51.5534°, 9.9337°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 533. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #20,154 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,234 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

28 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Rechts operates 1 plants totalling 19 MW

Regional density

87 plants within 100 km, 7,447 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nörten-Hardenberg B1 (8.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.553400, 9.933700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
36.3 Kt
74 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.02 Mt
Over 28 years of operation
Closing Soon
2028
2 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
7.9K
cars per year
4.8K
homes per year
1.7M
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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