Wynau is a 12 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1996. Ranked #89 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland, Wynau's 12 MW accounts for 0.12% of the country's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Wynau 107.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear), Kernkraftwerk Gösgen (1,035 MW, Nuclear), and Wehr (910 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Aargau canton, approximately 30 km from Basel.
30 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 94. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,190 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.09% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
30 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Axpo Holding AG operates 19 plants totalling 2,462 MW
133 plants within 100 km, 12,835 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wynau is a hydro power plant producing approximately 42 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Switzerland- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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