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ADS JUNEDA 2

Waste power plant in Catalonia, Spain. Approximate location 41.5485, 0.8245.

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ADS JUNEDA 2 is a 15 MW waste power plant in Catalonia, Spain. It is operated by VALORITZACIONS AGRORAMADERES LES GARRIGUES S.L.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #653 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 15,787 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 3.7k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).

15Legacy source-record capacity
20,648homes powered (est.)
15,787t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2004commissioned (~22 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1006161.

Data status

Known data

FacilityADS JUNEDA 2 WRI
CountrySpain · Catalonia WRI
Coordinates41.5485, 0.8245 WRI
FuelWaste WRI
MW installed capacity15 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerVALORITZACIONS AGRORAMADERES LES GARRIGUES S.L. WRI
Commissioned2004 WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions15,787 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#653 of 899 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#11 of 18 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.91× · 16 MW median · 18 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent20,648 calculated
Climate13.0°C · HDD 2,141 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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 15 MW, ADS JUNEDA 2 is around the median waste plant in Spain (16 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.

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

~15,787 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

3.7kpassenger cars driven for a year
2.1khomes' yearly energy use
263ktree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest waste plants in Spain

Zabalgarbi power station: 96 MW96Zabalgarbi…FUENTE ALAMO III: 75 MW75FUENTE ALA…GRUPO TURBO-GENERADOR 2 TIRME-SON REUS: 75 MW75GRUPO TURB…Son Reus incineration power station: 73 MW73Son Reus i…Sogama power station: 72 MW72Sogama pow…PROCESOS ECOLOGICOS CARMONA 1: 45 MW45PROCESOS E…LA ALJORRA-CARTAGENA: 27 MW27LA ALJORRA…OLEXTRA: 17 MW17OLEXTRA

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

Owner

Operated by VALORITZACIONS AGRORAMADERES LES GARRIGUES S.L..

Local climate & thermal context

This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

13.0°Cannual mean temp
2,141heating degree-days (base 18°C)
337cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
565 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 4 °CJF: 6 °CFM: 9 °CMA: 11 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 22 °CJA: 23 °CAS: 19 °CSO: 14 °CON: 9 °CND: 6 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 13% below 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: 45/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

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)
40/100environmental-severity index
18.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
48 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 #11 largest waste power plant of 18 in Spain by capacity.

Spain has 18 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 628 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 41.5485, 0.8245 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is ADS JUNEDA 2?

ADS JUNEDA 2 is a 15 MW source-record waste power plant in Catalonia, Spain, commissioned in 2004.

How many homes can ADS JUNEDA 2 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 20,648 homes (estimated).

Who operates ADS JUNEDA 2?

ADS JUNEDA 2 is operated by VALORITZACIONS AGRORAMADERES LES GARRIGUES S.L..

How much CO₂ does ADS JUNEDA 2 emit?

ADS JUNEDA 2 has modelled emissions of about 15,787 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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