Unteropfingen is a 14.2 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and commissioned in 1991. Ranked #94 of 131 hydro plants in Germany, it represents 0.11% of the country's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Unteropfingen 77.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include HKW3 UPM Schongau (65 MW, Gas), Braunau-Simbach (50 MW, Hydro), and SKW Natural Gasturbine (24 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 50 km southwest of Munich.
35 years old
Germany, Europe
- 619. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #21,714 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,004 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
35 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG operates 83 plants totalling 7,384 MW
117 plants within 100 km, 6,348 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Unteropfingen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 50 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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