FHKW Ludwigshafen is a 28 MW waste power plant in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is operated by Technische Werke Ludwigshafen AG. Based on reported annual generation of 2,458 GWh, it can supply roughly 702k homes. It ranks #469 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1967, it is around 59 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 1,315,204 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 307k cars driven for a year. 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 WRI1005678.
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 · L100000408815; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 28 MW, FHKW Ludwigshafen 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.
1,315,204 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Generation trend
- 1,950 GWh in 2015 and 2,458 GWh in 2017 (+26%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 2,458 GWh; 2015: 1,950 GWh
- Share of Germany waste capacity
- 1.6% of 1,698 MW across 68 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Technische Werke Ludwigshafen AG.
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 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 #25 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
- Kraftwerk Süd · Gas · 390 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- Kraftwerk Mitte · Gas · 503 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- Industriekraftwerk Ludwigshafen · Gas · 12 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- BHKW Ludwigshafen · Gas · 12.5 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- LUDWIGSHAFEN NORD · Gas · 112 MW · Rheinland-Pfalz
- BMKW Mannheim · Biomass · 17.9 MW · Baden-Wuerttemberg
Location
Coordinates 49.4851, 8.4262 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is FHKW Ludwigshafen?
FHKW Ludwigshafen is a 28 MW waste power plant in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, commissioned in 1967.
How much electricity does FHKW Ludwigshafen generate?
FHKW Ludwigshafen generates about 2,458 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates FHKW Ludwigshafen?
FHKW Ludwigshafen is operated by Technische Werke Ludwigshafen AG.
How much CO₂ does FHKW Ludwigshafen emit?
FHKW Ludwigshafen has measured emissions of about 1,315,204 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).