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SKW Diesel is a 10.5 MW oil power plant in Germany, operated by Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH and commissioned in 1978. Ranked #25 of 26 oil plants in Germany, SKW Diesel's 10.5 MW accounts for 0.28% of Germany's total oil capacity of 3,691 MW. The largest oil plant in Germany is Kraftwerk Ingolstadt at 840 MW, making SKW Diesel 80 times smaller. Nearby plants include Braunau-Simbach (50 MW, Hydro), Roßhaupten (45.5 MW, Hydro), and SKW Natural Gasturbine (24 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 70 km northeast of Munich.

Capacity
10.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1978

48 years old

Owner
Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH
Location
47.6835°, 10.3191°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 729. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #23,507 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,219 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

48 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH operates 2 plants totalling 35 MW

Regional density

106 plants within 100 km, 8,366 MW combined

Nearest plant: Schlechtenberg (5.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 47.683500, 10.319100
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
20.9 Kt
32 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.00 Mt
Over 48 years of operation
Past Retirement
2008
18 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.5K
cars per year
2.8K
homes per year
951.2K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
Energy Source
Non-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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