Ingolstadt is a 19.8 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Donau-Wasserkraft AG since 1971. Ranked #72 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 19.8 MW constitutes 0.16% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Ingolstadt 55.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ammerfeld wind turbine (2,000 MW, Wind), Irsching Power Station (1,822 MW, Gas), and Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Irsching (1,391 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 80 km from Munich.
55 years old
Germany, Europe
- 518. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #19,921 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,516 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
55 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Donau-Wasserkraft AG operates 6 plants totalling 270 MW
191 plants within 100 km, 19,010 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Ingolstadt is a hydro power plant producing approximately 69 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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