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Holthausen is an 84 MW gas power plant in Germany, operated by Henkel AG & Co.KGaA since 1948. Ranked #77 of 199 gas plants in Germany. Its 84 MW accounts for 0.28% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making Holthausen 23.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Niederaussem power station (3,430 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Niederaußem (3,133 MW, Coal), and BoA 2 (2,100 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 30 km northwest of Düsseldorf.

Capacity
84 MW
Commissioning Year
1948

78 years old

Owner
Henkel AG & Co.KGaA
Location
51.1756°, 6.8380°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 249. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #10,959 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,418 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.06% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

78 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Henkel AG & Co.KGaA operates 1 plants totalling 84 MW

Regional density

163 plants within 100 km, 41,535 MW combined

Nearest plant: DT (5.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.175600, 6.838000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
162.3 Kt
331 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
12.66 Mt
Over 78 years of operation
Past Retirement
1978
48 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
35.3K
cars per year
21.6K
homes per year
7.4M
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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