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Schwineck is a 4 MW solar power plant in Germany, commissioned in its operational year. Ranked #522 of 743 solar plants in Germany, it represents 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Schwineck 41.5 times smaller. Nearby facilities include Isar Nuclear Power Plant (1,485 MW, Nuclear), ISAR-2 (1,485 MW, Nuclear), and Kraftwerk Plattling (97.9 MW, Gas). The plant is located in Bavaria, approximately 90 km northeast of Munich.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
SolarWorld AG
Location
48.7657°, 12.5811°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,158. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #30,664 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,303 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW

Regional density

148 plants within 100 km, 10,859 MW combined

Nearest plant: Salching Solar Power Plant (5.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 48.765700, 12.581100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Schwineck is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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