Oxea GmbH is a 38 MW other power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is operated by Oxea GmbH. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 29k homes (estimated). It ranks #402 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1929, it is around 97 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 129,813 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 30k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 330 gCO₂/kWh (59.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005991.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 38 MW, Oxea GmbH is below 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.
129,813 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Germany other capacity
- 4.0% of 958 MW across 12 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 9 dated other 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 other plants in Germany
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Oxea 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 51.5°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 15% 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: 57/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 #7 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
- GMVA Niederrhein · Waste · 61.5 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Oberhausen Niederrhein power station · Biomass · 75.1 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- KW Walsum · Coal · 1,200 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- Duisburg Hamborn · Gas · 413 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- HKW 1 · Gas · 23.1 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
- HKW 2 · Gas · 24.5 MW · North Rhine-Westphalia
Location
Coordinates 51.5246, 6.8011 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Oxea GmbH?
Oxea GmbH is a 38 MW other power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, commissioned in 1929.
Who operates Oxea GmbH?
Oxea GmbH is operated by Oxea GmbH.
How much CO₂ does Oxea GmbH emit?
Oxea GmbH has measured emissions of about 129,813 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).