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Westerwiehe 2 Solar Power Plant1 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

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.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Westerwiehe Solar GmbH
Location
51.8178°, 8.5236°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,377. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Westerwiehe Solar GmbH operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

80 plants within 100 km, 16,944 MW combined

Nearest plant: Westerwiehe 1 Solar Power Plant (0.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.817800, 8.523600
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Carbon Footprint

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

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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