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Wuppertal-Elberfeld power station85 MW Coal

Coal

Wuppertal-Elberfeld power station is an 85 MW coal power plant in Germany, operated by WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG and commissioned in 1989. Ranked #79 of 111 coal plants in Germany, this plant's 85 MW accounts for 0.14% of Germany's total coal capacity of 60,532 MW. The largest coal plant in Germany is Niederaussem power station at 3,430 MW, making Wuppertal-Elberfeld 40.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include KW Voerde (1,390 MW, Coal), Knapsack Natural Gas I (1,230 MW, Gas), and KW Walsum (1,200 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 30 km from Düsseldorf.

Capacity
85 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG
Location
51.2484°, 7.1187°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 246. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #10,919 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,450 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
  • 0.06% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Coal fleet average: 29.2 years

Operator portfolio

WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG operates 1 plants totalling 85 MW

Regional density

154 plants within 100 km, 40,999 MW combined

Nearest plant: Müllheizkraftwerk Wuppertal (3.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.248400, 7.118700
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Carbon Footprint820 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
335.8 Kt
410 GWh/year × 820 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
12.43 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
73.0K
cars per year
44.8K
homes per year
15.3M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Coal
Energy Source
Non-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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