Quierschied-Weiher power station is a 600 MW gas power station in Saarland, Germany. It ranks #79 of 1,442 Germany power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 652,592 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 152k 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_quierschiedweiher_german.
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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 600 MW, Quierschied-Weiher power station is well above the median gas plant in Germany (52.9 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
652,592 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).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #15 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
- Weiher · Coal · 656 MW · Saarland
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- Hüttigweiler Solar Power Plant · Solar · 2.3 MW · Saarland
- AHKW Neunkirchen · Waste · 11.6 MW · Saarland
- Püttlingen Solar Power Plant · Solar · 4.9 MW · Saarland
- Romerbrucke power station · Gas · 177 MW · Saarland
Location
Coordinates 49.335278, 7.030556 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Quierschied-Weiher power station?
Quierschied-Weiher power station is a 600 MW gas power plant in Saarland, Germany.
How much CO₂ does Quierschied-Weiher power station emit?
Quierschied-Weiher power station has measured emissions of about 652,592 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).