Kraftwerk Fulda is a 24.8 MW oil power plant in Hesse, Germany. It is operated by RhönEnergie Fulda GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 19k homes (estimated). It ranks #508 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 3.8% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005880.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 37 MW for Jass Werk Fulda power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400190; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 24.8 MW, Kraftwerk Fulda is below the median oil plant in Germany (88 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Germany oil capacity
- 0.6% of 3,844 MW across 27 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 22 of 25 dated oil 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 oil plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by RhönEnergie Fulda GmbH.
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.6°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 49% 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: 79/100 — 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
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 #22 largest oil power plant of 27 in Germany by capacity.
Germany has 27 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 3,844 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kraftwerk 2 · Gas · 34.2 MW · Hesse
- Hattorf · Gas · 121 MW · Thuringia
- Unterbreizbach · Gas · 33.6 MW · Thuringia
- Frank Cube power station · Gas · 135 MW · Hesse
- Dietlas Werke · Solar · 4.9 MW · Thuringia
- MVA Heringen power station · Biomass · 64 MW · Hesse
Location
Coordinates 50.5664, 9.6861 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kraftwerk Fulda?
Kraftwerk Fulda is a 24.8 MW oil power plant in Hesse, Germany, commissioned in 2011.
Who operates Kraftwerk Fulda?
Kraftwerk Fulda is operated by RhönEnergie Fulda GmbH.