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Natural Gas Turbine #7

Gas power plant in Bavaria, Germany. Approximate location 49.4059, 11.1329.

GasBavariaGermanyCO₂ measured

Natural Gas Turbine #7 is a 19 MW gas power plant in Bavaria, Germany. It is operated by Prinovis Ltd. & Co. KG. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #615 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 13,705 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 3.2k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 16.5% of Germany's electricity; the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).

19Legacy source-record capacity
20,948homes powered (est.)
13,705t CO₂ / yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023))

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005708.

Data status

Known data

FacilityNatural Gas Turbine #7 WRI
CountryGermany · Bavaria WRI
Coordinates49.4059, 11.1329 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity19 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerPrinovis Ltd. & Co. KG WRI
CO₂ emissions13,705 t CO₂/yr measured · EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#615 of 1442 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#199 of 241 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.35× · 53 MW median · 241 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent20,948 calculated
Climate9.0°C · HDD 3,298 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 26/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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 19 MW, Natural Gas Turbine #7 is below the median gas plant in Germany (53 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.

13,705 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

3.2kpassenger cars driven for a year
1.8khomes' yearly energy use
228ktree 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 gas plants in Germany

Gersteinwerk: 2,004 MW2kGersteinwe…Emsland: 1,837 MW2kEmslandGemeinschaftskraftwerk Irsching: 1,391 MW1kGemeinscha…Knapsack Natural Gas I: 1,252 MW1kKnapsack N…Gundelfingen Reserve power station: 1,200 MW1kGundelfing…RWE Burghausen power station: 950 MW950RWE Burgha…Bexbach-C power station: 900 MW900Bexbach-C …Leipheim power station: 869 MW869Leipheim p…

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

Owner

Operated by Prinovis Ltd. & Co. KG.

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 49.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.0°Cannual mean temp
3,298heating degree-days (base 18°C)
30cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
328 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 1 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 17 °CJJ: 19 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 9 °CON: 4 °CND: 1 °CD19 °C

Heating degree-days here run 34% 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: 71/100 — this site sits in the top 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
26/100environmental-severity index
18.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
431 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 #199 largest gas power plant of 241 in Germany by capacity.

Germany has 241 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 37,245 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 49.4059, 11.1329 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Natural Gas Turbine #7?

Natural Gas Turbine #7 is a 19 MW source-record gas power plant in Bavaria, Germany.

How many homes can Natural Gas Turbine #7 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 20,948 homes (estimated).

Who operates Natural Gas Turbine #7?

Natural Gas Turbine #7 is operated by Prinovis Ltd. & Co. KG.

How much CO₂ does Natural Gas Turbine #7 emit?

Natural Gas Turbine #7 has measured emissions of about 13,705 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).

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