Rheinkraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt— 30 MW Hydroelectric
Rheinkraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt is a 30 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG since 1931. Ranked #52 of 131 hydro plants in Germany, it accounts for 0.24% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making this facility 36.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant (1,760 MW, Nuclear) and Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in the Baden-Württemberg region, approximately 30 km from the city of Freiburg.
95 years old
Germany, Europe
- 399. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,804 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Germany
95 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates 83 plants totalling 7,384 MW
119 plants within 100 km, 12,186 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rheinkraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt is a hydro power plant producing approximately 105 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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