Natural Gas Turbine #2 is a 19.5 MW gas power plant in Germany, operated by Smurfit Kappa Herzberger Papierfabrik GmbH. It was commissioned in 1978 and is part of the country's gas energy sector. Ranked #149 of 199 gas plants in Germany, this facility represents 0.06% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making Natural Gas Turbine #2 102.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Erzhausen (220 MW, Hydro), Erzhausen power station (220 MW, Gas), and Biomass Generator #22 (53.5 MW, Biomass). The plant is situated in Lower Saxony, approximately 80 km southwest of Hanover.
48 years old
Germany, Europe
- 521. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #19,984 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,220 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
48 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Smurfit Kappa Herzberger Papierfabrik GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 20 MW
108 plants within 100 km, 7,878 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Gas
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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