Wendefurth Power Station— 80 MW Hydroelectric
Wendefurth Power Station is an 80 MW hydro power plant in Germany, commissioned in 1960. Ranked #29 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 80 MW represents 0.64% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Wendefurth Power Station 13.7 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Buschhaus power station (352 MW, Coal), Windpark Druxberge (116.7 MW, Wind), and Windpark Hakenstedt (82.7 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Saxony-Anhalt, approximately 150 km southwest of Berlin.
66 years old
Germany, Europe
- 257. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #11,114 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,574 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of Germany
66 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Vattenfall operates 112 plants totalling 27,957 MW
167 plants within 100 km, 6,245 MW combined
Source: Wikidata
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wendefurth Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 280 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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