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Aalborg

Solar power plant in North Denmark, Denmark. Approximate location 57.2544, 9.9886.

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Aalborg is a 17 MW solar power plant in North Denmark, Denmark. It is operated by Eurowind Energy A/S [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 7.1k homes (estimated). It ranks #43 of 57 Denmark power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 13.4% of Denmark's electricity; the national grid averages 114 gCO₂/kWh (91.2% low-carbon) (2025).

17Legacy source-record capacity
7,063homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0070977.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAalborg WRI
CountryDenmark · North Denmark WRI
Coordinates57.2544, 9.9886 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity17 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerEurowind Energy A/S [100%] WRI
TechnologyPV WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#43 of 57 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 of 12 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.66× · 10 MW median · 12 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent7,063 calculated
Climate7.5°C · HDD 3,829 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 30/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 17 MW, Aalborg is well above the median solar plant in Denmark (10 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “pre construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Denmark

Vandel: 274 MW274VandelLerchenborg: 61 MW61LerchenborgNees 1-4: 51 MW51Nees 1-4Aalborg: 17 MW17AalborgBodilsker: 10 MW10BodilskerBornholm: 10 MW10BornholmFalster: 10 MW10FalsterHjørring: 10 MW10Hjørring

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Eurowind Energy A/S [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 57.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

7.5°Cannual mean temp
3,829heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
31 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 2 °CMA: 6 °CAM: 10 °CMJ: 14 °CJJ: 16 °CJA: 16 °CAS: 12 °CSO: 8 °CON: 4 °CND: 1 °CD16 °C

Heating degree-days here run 56% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 82/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
30/100environmental-severity index
15.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
44 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 largest solar power plant of 12 in Denmark by capacity.

Denmark has 12 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 475 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 57.2544, 9.9886 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Aalborg?

Aalborg is a 17 MW source-record solar power plant in North Denmark, Denmark.

How many homes can Aalborg power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 7,063 homes (estimated).

Who operates Aalborg?

Aalborg is operated by Eurowind Energy A/S [100%].

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