World Power Plants

Kraftwerk Robert Frank78 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Kraftwerk Robert Frank is a 78 MW biomass power plant in Germany, operated by Statkraft Germany. Ranked #3 of 61 biomass plants in Germany. Its 78 MW represents 4.53% of Germany's 1,723 MW total biomass capacity. The largest biomass plant in Germany is Zolling power station at 528 MW, making Kraftwerk Robert Frank 6.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Kraftwerk Heyden (875 MW, Coal) and Enertec Hameln (31.5 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Lower Saxony, approximately 60 km southwest of Hanover.

Capacity
78 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Statkraft Germany
Location
52.5470°, 9.1134°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 264. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #11,303 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #122 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

Statkraft Germany operates 1 plants totalling 78 MW

Regional density

56 plants within 100 km, 10,005 MW combined

Nearest plant: Landesbergen Biomasse (3.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 52.547034, 9.113446
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
102.2 Kt
444 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.43 Mt
Over 14 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
22.2K
cars per year
13.6K
homes per year
4.6M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
Energy Source
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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