Schwammenauel is a 14 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by RWE Innogy GmbH and commissioned in 1938. It ranks #95 of 131 hydro plants in the country, contributing 0.11% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Schwammenauel 78.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Niederaussem power station (3,430 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Niederaußem (3,133 MW, Coal), and Kraftwerk Weisweiler (2,361 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 50 km northwest of Bonn.
88 years old
Germany, Europe
- 620. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #21,740 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,010 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
88 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
RWE Innogy GmbH operates 13 plants totalling 222 MW
151 plants within 100 km, 34,564 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Schwammenauel is a hydro power plant producing approximately 49 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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