MICHELIN RONCHI COGEN — Italy

MICHELIN RONCHI COGEN is a 48.3 MW gas power plant in Piedmont, Italy. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 54k homes (estimated). It ranks #214 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 48,868 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 11k 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).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-229.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: OpenStreetMap source tag (strict same-site match), fetched 2026-07-05

In context: how this plant compares

At 48.3 MW, MICHELIN RONCHI COGEN 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.

~48,868 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

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

Key facts

Share of Italy gas capacity

less than 0.1% of 53,570 MW across 118 plants in this dataset

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Italy

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

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 temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.4°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 7% 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: 47/100 — this site sits in the mid 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

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #106 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

• VERZUOLO · Gas · 140 MW · Piedmont
• Fossano Solar Power Plant · Solar · 5 MW · Piedmont
• ENTRACQUE_CHRO · Hydro · 1,064 MW · Piedmont
• ENTRACQUE ROVINA · Hydro · 125 MW · Piedmont
• Tende · Hydro · 3.2 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
• Saint Dalmas · Hydro · 50 MW · Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Location

Coordinates 44.4403, 7.5679 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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