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Stora Enso Maxau78 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Stora Enso Maxau is a 78 MW biomass power plant in Germany, operated by Stora Enso Maxau GmbH since its commissioning year is 2010. Ranked #3 of 61 biomass plants in Germany. Its 78 MW accounts for 4.53% of Germany's total biomass capacity of 1,723 MW. The largest biomass plant in Germany is Zolling power station at 528 MW, making Stora Enso Maxau 6.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are GKM (Mannheim) power station (1,958 MW, Coal), PHILIPPSBURG-2 (1,468 MW, Nuclear), and Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant (1,402 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 10 km north of Mannheim.

Capacity
78 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Stora Enso Maxau GmbH
Location
49.0393°, 8.3113°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 264. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #11,303 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #122 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

Stora Enso Maxau GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 78 MW

Regional density

128 plants within 100 km, 18,012 MW combined

Nearest plant: BHKW (2.3 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 49.039300, 8.311300
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
102.2 Kt
444 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.63 Mt
Over 16 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
22.2K
cars per year
13.6K
homes per year
4.6M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
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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