Schmidtheim Solar Power Plant is a 3.1 MW solar facility in Germany, commissioned in an unspecified year. It is one of 743 solar plants in Germany, contributing to a total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. This plant's share is 0.05% of Germany's solar capacity. Ranked #592 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Schmidtheim's 3.1 MW is a minor fraction of the national total. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Schmidtheim 53.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kraftwerk Weisweiler (2,361 MW, Coal), Weisweiler power station (1,800 MW, Coal), and Knapsack Natural Gas I (1,230 MW, Gas). Schmidtheim is located in the western part of Germany, approximately 40 km from the city of Aachen.
15 years old
Germany, Europe
- 1,229. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #31,995 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,784 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Energiekontor AG operates 149 plants totalling 1,704 MW
129 plants within 100 km, 32,111 MW combined
Source: SYBAC Solar GmbH
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Schmidtheim Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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