EBKW Knapsack is a 33.4 MW waste power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is operated by EBS - Kraftwerks GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 46k homes (estimated). It ranks #433 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. In context, the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005643.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000400196; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 33.4 MW, EBKW Knapsack is well above the median waste plant in Germany (22.5 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.
Key facts
- Share of Germany waste capacity
- 2.0% of 1,698 MW across 68 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 40 of 60 dated waste 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 waste plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by EBS - Kraftwerks GmbH.
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.9°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 18% 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: 59/100 — 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 #16 largest waste power plant of 68 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 68 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 1,698 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Knapsack Natural Gas I · Gas · 1,252 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Huerth Ville / Berrenrath power station · Coal · 52 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Green Steam Hürth power station · Biomass · 20 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Wachtberg power station · Coal · 118 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Kraftwerk · Oil · 66.3 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Natural Gas Turbine #9 · Gas · 51.9 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
Location
Coordinates 50.8577, 6.8502 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is EBKW Knapsack?
EBKW Knapsack is a 33.4 MW waste power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates EBKW Knapsack?
EBKW Knapsack is operated by EBS - Kraftwerks GmbH.