Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Glems— 90 MW Hydroelectric
Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Glems is a 90 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG since 1964. Ranked #26 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 90 MW represents 0.72% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making this facility 12.2 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Altbach power station (1,200 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Stuttgart-Münster (179.4 MW, Coal), and Stuttgart-Muenster (159.9 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 30 km from Stuttgart.
62 years old
Germany, Europe
- 238. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #10,694 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,428 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.06% of the installed capacity of Germany
62 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates 83 plants totalling 7,384 MW
93 plants within 100 km, 11,552 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Glems is a hydro power plant producing approximately 315 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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