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Ence Huelva power station

Biomass power plant in Andalusia, Spain. Approximate location 37.3073, -6.8615.

BiomassAndalusiaSpainCO₂ modelled

Ence Huelva power station is a 168 MW biomass power station in Andalusia, Spain. It is operated by Magnon Green Energy SL. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 231k homes (estimated). It ranks #104 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 28,307 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 6.6k cars driven for a year. In context, biomass supplies about 2.2% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).

168Legacy source-record capacity
230,575homes powered (est.)
28,307t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-283.

Data status

Known data

FacilityEnce Huelva power station Climate TRACE
CountrySpain · Andalusia Climate TRACE
Coordinates37.3073, -6.8615 Climate TRACE
FuelBiomass Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity168 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerMagnon Green Energy SL Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions28,307 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#104 of 899 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 of 11 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers5.58× · 30 MW median · 11 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent230,575 calculated
Climate17.8°C · HDD 867 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 43/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: GEM wiki operating-unit Fuel(s), dominant by operating MW >=80%, fetched 2026-07-05

In context: how this plant compares

At 168 MW, Ence Huelva power station is well above the median biomass plant in Spain (30 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.

~28,307 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

6.6kpassenger cars driven for a year
3.7khomes' yearly energy use
472ktree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Spain

Ence Huelva power station: 168 MW168Ence Huelv…Curtis-Teixeiro power station: 100 MW100Curtis-Tei…Ence Navia power station: 77 MW77Ence Navia…Cubillos del Sil power station: 50 MW50Cubillos d…Ence Puertollano power station: 50 MW50Ence Puert…Sangüesa power station: 30 MW30Sangüesa p…Bioenergía Santamaría power station: 27 MW27Bioenergía…Gipuzkoa Waste Treatment power station: 24 MW24Gipuzkoa W…

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

Owner

Operated by Magnon Green Energy SL.

Local climate & thermal context

This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

17.8°Cannual mean temp
867heating degree-days (base 18°C)
818cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
63 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 11 °CJF: 12 °CFM: 14 °CMA: 16 °CAM: 19 °CMJ: 22 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 26 °CAS: 23 °CSO: 19 °CON: 15 °CND: 12 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 65% 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: 25/100 — this site sits in the bottom 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 marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
43/100environmental-severity index
14.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
17 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 #1 largest biomass power plant of 11 in Spain by capacity.

Spain has 11 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 581 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 37.3073, -6.8615 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Ence Huelva power station?

Ence Huelva power station is a 168 MW source-record biomass power plant in Andalusia, Spain.

How many homes can Ence Huelva power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 230,575 homes (estimated).

Who operates Ence Huelva power station?

Ence Huelva power station is operated by Magnon Green Energy SL.

How much CO₂ does Ence Huelva power station emit?

Ence Huelva power station has modelled emissions of about 28,307 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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