Müllheizkraftwerk Wuppertal is a 30 MW waste power plant in Germany, operated by AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal. It was commissioned in 1976. Ranked #19 of 65 waste plants in Germany, this facility's 30 MW represents 1.91% of Germany's total waste capacity of 1,571 MW. The largest waste plant in Germany is MHKW Frankfurt at 72 MW, making Müllheizkraftwerk Wuppertal 2.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Knapsack Natural Gas I (1,230 MW, Gas), KW Walsum (1,200 MW, Coal), and Kraftwerk Lausward (825 MW, Gas). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 30 km northeast of Düsseldorf.
50 years old
Germany, Europe
- 399. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #142 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Germany
50 years in operation
Waste fleet average: 23.1 years
AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW
155 plants within 100 km, 41,049 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Waste
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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