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Westerwiehe 1 Solar Power Plant2 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

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.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
SolarWorld AG
Location
51.8119°, 8.5154°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,296. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW

Regional density

79 plants within 100 km, 16,924 MW combined

Nearest plant: Westerwiehe 2 Solar Power Plant (0.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.811900, 8.515400
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Carbon Footprint

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

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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