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Natural Gas Turbine #951.9 MW Natural Gas

Gas

Natural Gas Turbine #9 is a 51.9 MW gas power plant in Germany, operated by Basell Polyolefine GmbH since 1975. Ranked #96 of 199 gas plants in Germany. Its 51.9 MW accounts for 0.17% of Germany's total gas capacity of 30,369 MW. The largest gas plant in Germany is Gersteinwerk at 2,004 MW, making this facility 38.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Niederaussem power station (3,430 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Niederaußem (3,133 MW, Coal), and BoA 2 (2,100 MW, Coal). The plant is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 40 km from Cologne.

Capacity
51.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1975

51 years old

Owner
Basell Polyolefine GmbH
Location
50.8305°, 6.9594°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 312. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #12,959 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,693 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

51 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Basell Polyolefine GmbH operates 2 plants totalling 118 MW

Regional density

166 plants within 100 km, 36,988 MW combined

Nearest plant: Raffineriekraftwerk Köln Godorf (3.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 50.830500, 6.959400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
100.2 Kt
205 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.11 Mt
Over 51 years of operation
Past Retirement
2005
21 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
21.8K
cars per year
13.4K
homes per year
4.6M
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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