Thüngen is an 18 MW solar power plant in Germany. Ranked #77 of 743 solar plants in Germany. Its 18 MW represents 0.26% of Germany's total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Thüngen 9.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant (1345 MW, Nuclear), PSW Langenprozelten (164 MW, Hydro), and Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Langenprozelten (164 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 120 km from Nuremberg.
16 years old
Germany, Europe
- 552. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #20,289 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,800 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
16 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW
121 plants within 100 km, 5,790 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Thüngen is a solar power plant producing approximately 28 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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