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Müllheizkraftwerk Wuppertal30 MW Waste

Waste

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.

Capacity
30 MW
Commissioning Year
1976

50 years old

Owner
AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal
Location
51.2251°, 7.1422°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

50 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW

Regional density

155 plants within 100 km, 41,049 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wuppertal-Elberfeld power station (3.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.225100, 7.142200
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
60.7 Kt
184 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.04 Mt
Over 50 years of operation
Past Retirement
2001
25 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
13.2K
cars per year
8.1K
homes per year
2.8M
trees to offset

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

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
Top Fuels

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