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Huerth Ville / Berrenrath power station52 MW Coal

Coal

Huerth Ville / Berrenrath power station is a 52 MW coal-fired power plant in Germany, operated by RWE Power AG since 1991. Ranked #87 of 111 coal plants in Germany. Its 52 MW represents 0.09% of Germany's 60,532 MW total coal capacity. The largest coal plant in Germany is Niederaussem power station at 3,430 MW, making Huerth Ville / Berrenrath 66 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are 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 Cologne.

Capacity
52 MW
Commissioning Year
1991

35 years old

Owner
RWE Power AG
Location
50.8614°, 6.8407°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 308. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #12,924 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,544 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

35 years in operation

Coal fleet average: 29.2 years

Operator portfolio

RWE Power AG operates 11 plants totalling 14,131 MW

Regional density

165 plants within 100 km, 37,563 MW combined

Nearest plant: EBKW Knapsack (0.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 50.861400, 6.840700
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Carbon Footprint820 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
205.4 Kt
251 GWh/year × 820 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
7.19 Mt
Over 35 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
44.7K
cars per year
27.4K
homes per year
9.3M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Coal
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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