Westerwiehe 2 Solar Power Plant is a 1 MW solar power facility in Germany. Ranked #731 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Westerwiehe 2 accounts for 0.01% 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 2 166 times smaller. Nearby plants include KW Kirchlengern (201.5 MW, Gas), Gasturbinenkraftwerk Kirchlengern (184.5 MW, Gas), and GuD Kraftwerk Hillegossen (37.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 100 km from Dortmund.
14 years old
Germany, Europe
- 1,377. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Westerwiehe Solar GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
80 plants within 100 km, 16,944 MW combined
Source: Abakus Solar AG
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Westerwiehe 2 Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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