Waldpolenz Solar Power Plant is a 45 MW solar facility in Germany. It is part of the country's renewable energy sector, with its commissioning year not specified. Ranked #17 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Waldpolenz's 45 MW represents 0.66% 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 Waldpolenz 3.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lippendorf power station (875 MW, Coal), Braunkohlekraftwerk Lippendorf (875 MW, Coal), and Heizkraftwerk Leipzig-Nord (167 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Saxony, approximately 150 km from Berlin.
16 years old
Germany, Europe
- 330. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #14,638 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,192 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Germany
16 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Waldpolenz Solar GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 45 MW
223 plants within 100 km, 9,947 MW combined
Source: Juwi Solar GmbH
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Waldpolenz Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 71 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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