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IKW

Other power plant in Brandenburg, Germany. Approximate location 52.1674, 14.627.

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IKW is a 101 MW other power station in Brandenburg, Germany. It is operated by Arcelor Mittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 76k homes (estimated). It ranks #244 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 1,864,974 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 435k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).

101Legacy source-record capacity
75,836homes powered (est.)
1,864,974t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))
2013commissioned (~13 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005836.

Data status

Known data

FacilityIKW WRI
CountryGermany · Brandenburg WRI
Coordinates52.1674, 14.627 WRI
FuelOther WRI
MW installed capacity101 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerArcelor Mittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH WRI
Commissioned2013 WRI
CO₂ emissions1,864,974 t CO₂/yr measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#244 of 1442 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 of 12 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.80× · 56 MW median · 12 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent75,836 calculated
Climate9.1°C · HDD 3,254 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 25/100 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 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: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 101 MW, IKW is well above the median other plant in Germany (56 MW). This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

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

1,864,974 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

435kpassenger cars driven for a year
243khomes' yearly energy use
31 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).

Capacity vs largest other plants in Germany

Kraftwerk Salzgitter: 288 MW288Kraftwerk …HOECHST BUSINESS PARK: 200 MW200HOECHST BU…IKW: 101 MW101IKWO10: 94 MW94O10GichtNatural Gaskraftwerk Dillingen: 85 MW85GichtNatur…Kraftwerk Nord: 56 MW56Kraftwerk …Oxea GmbH: 38 MW38Oxea GmbHEBS-Heizkraftwerk: 24 MW24EBS-Heizkr…

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

Owner

Operated by Arcelor Mittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH.

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 52.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.1°Cannual mean temp
3,254heating degree-days (base 18°C)
24cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
44 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 1 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 17 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 1 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 32% 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: 70/100 — this site sits in the top 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
25/100environmental-severity index
18.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
229 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 #3 largest other power plant of 12 in Germany by capacity.

Germany has 12 other power plants in this dataset, together about 958 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 52.1674, 14.627 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is IKW?

IKW is a 101 MW source-record other power plant in Brandenburg, Germany, commissioned in 2013.

How many homes can IKW power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 75,836 homes (estimated).

Who operates IKW?

IKW is operated by Arcelor Mittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH.

How much CO₂ does IKW emit?

IKW has measured emissions of about 1,864,974 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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