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Natural Gas Turbine #219.5 MW Natural Gas

Gas

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.

Capacity
19.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1978

48 years old

Owner
Smurfit Kappa Herzberger Papierfabrik GmbH
Location
51.6627°, 10.3531°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

48 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Smurfit Kappa Herzberger Papierfabrik GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 20 MW

Regional density

108 plants within 100 km, 7,878 MW combined

Nearest plant: Biomass Generator #22 (19.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.662700, 10.353100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
37.7 Kt
77 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.81 Mt
Over 48 years of operation
Past Retirement
2008
18 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.2K
cars per year
5.0K
homes per year
1.7M
trees to offset

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

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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