Westerwiehe 1 Solar Power Plant is a 2 MW solar power facility in Germany. Ranked #654 of 743 solar plants in Germany, this plant's 2 MW represents 0.03% 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 Westerwiehe 83 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include KW Kirchlengern (201.5 MW, Gas) and Gasturbinenkraftwerk Kirchlengern (184.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 100 km northeast of Dortmund.
15 years old
Germany, Europe
- 1,296. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW
79 plants within 100 km, 16,924 MW combined
Source: Abakus Solar AG
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Westerwiehe 1 Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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