KW Rheinfelden is a 46.7 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Energiedienst AG since 2010. Ranked #38 of 131 hydro plants in Germany, it contributes 0.37% of the country's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making KW Rheinfelden 23.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant (1,760 MW, Nuclear), FESSENHEIM (1,760 MW, Nuclear), and Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 100 km south of Stuttgart.
16 years old
Germany, Europe
- 325. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #14,549 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,274 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Germany
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Energiedienst AG operates 6 plants totalling 102 MW
120 plants within 100 km, 12,188 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
KW Rheinfelden is a hydro power plant producing approximately 164 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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