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Fiumicio Airport power station

Gas power plant in Latium, Italy. Approximate location 41.7995, 12.2625.

GasLatiumItalyCO₂ modelled

Fiumicio Airport power station is a 25 MW gas power plant in Latium, Italy. It is operated by Fiumicino Energia SRL. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 28k homes (estimated). It ranks #246 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. Its modelled annual emissions are 37,489 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 8.7k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 47.2% of Italy's electricity; the national grid averages 285 gCO₂/kWh (48.8% low-carbon) (2025).

25Source-backed capacity
27,706homes powered (est.)
37,489t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2013commissioned (~13 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-235.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFiumicio Airport power station Climate TRACE
CountryItaly · Latium Climate TRACE
Coordinates41.7995, 12.2625 Climate TRACE
FuelGas Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity25 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerFiumicino Energia SRL Climate TRACE
Commissioned2013 Climate TRACE

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions37,489 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#246 of 489 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#117 of 118 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.08× · 324 MW median · 118 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent27,706 calculated
Climate15.6°C · HDD 1,430 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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 operating-unit sum (location L100000408807); fuel: Climate TRACE source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 25 MW, Fiumicio Airport power station is below the median gas plant in Italy (324 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

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

~37,489 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

8.7kpassenger cars driven for a year
4.9khomes' yearly energy use
625ktree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Italy

MONTALTO (Alessandro Volta): 3,446 MW3kMONTALTO (…TAVAZZANO: 1,950 MW2kTAVAZZANOLA CASELLA C.LE: 1,524 MW2kLA CASELLA…VADO Ligure: 1,353 MW1kVADO LigureENIPOWER BRINDISI: 1,170 MW1kENIPOWER B…OSTIGLIA: 1,168 MW1kOSTIGLIASERMIDE: 1,151 MW1kSERMIDETORREVALDALIGA South: 1,140 MW1kTORREVALDA…

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

Owner

Operated by Fiumicino Energia SRL.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

15.6°Cannual mean temp
1,430heating degree-days (base 18°C)
559cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
40 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 8 °CJF: 9 °CFM: 11 °CMA: 13 °CAM: 17 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 24 °CJA: 24 °CAS: 21 °CSO: 17 °CON: 12 °CND: 9 °CD24 °C

Heating degree-days here run 42% 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: 33/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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)
40/100environmental-severity index
15.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
15 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 #117 largest gas power plant of 118 in Italy by capacity.

Italy has 118 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 53,570 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 41.7995, 12.2625 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Fiumicio Airport power station?

Fiumicio Airport power station is a 25 MW source-record gas power plant in Latium, Italy, commissioned in 2013.

How many homes can Fiumicio Airport power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 27,706 homes (estimated).

Who operates Fiumicio Airport power station?

Fiumicio Airport power station is operated by Fiumicino Energia SRL.

How much CO₂ does Fiumicio Airport power station emit?

Fiumicio Airport power station has modelled emissions of about 37,489 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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