BMKW Mannheim is a 17.9 MW biomass power plant in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. It is operated by MVV Energie AG. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 25k homes (estimated). It ranks #632 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 years old — relatively modern. In context, biomass supplies about 10.1% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005613.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408814; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 17.9 MW, BMKW Mannheim is around the median biomass plant in Germany (19.7 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Germany biomass capacity
- 0.7% of 2,477 MW across 73 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 14 of 49 dated biomass plants in Germany are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by MVV Energie AG.
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 49.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 12% 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: 56/100 — 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
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
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 #44 largest biomass power plant of 73 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 73 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 2,477 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- HKW Mannheim · Waste · 44.7 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Mannheim CHP power station · Biomass · 27.6 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Mannheim Biomass power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- GuD-Kraftwerk · Gas · 17.2 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- SCA Mannheim · Biomass · 59.2 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Kraftwerk Mitte · Gas · 503 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
Location
Coordinates 49.5164, 8.4602 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is BMKW Mannheim?
BMKW Mannheim is a 17.9 MW biomass power plant in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, commissioned in 2003.
Who operates BMKW Mannheim?
BMKW Mannheim is operated by MVV Energie AG.