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Aros — 94 MW Biomass

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Aros is a 94 MW biomass power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
94 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
Vattenfall AB

Operator

Location
59.59, 16.51

Coordinates

Insights

#87
largest in Sweden
#81
largest Biomass worldwide
#10,589
largest worldwide
2012
7 yrs newer than avg
15
operated by Vattenfall AB
15
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
94 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
Vattenfall AB
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
59.588, 16.514

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
123,104 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
3,077,607 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

26,762
cars / year
16,414
homes / year
5,595,649
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Bråvallaverket

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132MW · 2019

Uppsala Block 5

Sweden · Biomass

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Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station

Sweden · Hydroelectric

125MW · 1911

Alvkarleby

Sweden · Hydroelectric

116MW · 1991

About this plant

Aros is a 94 MW biomass power plant in Sweden, operational details are not specified.

Ranked #5 of 16 biomass plants in Sweden. Its 94 MW represents 8.39% of Sweden’s total biomass capacity of 1,121 MW. The largest biomass plant in Sweden is Värtaverket at 389 MW, making Aros 4.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Vaesteras power station (80 MW, Coal), Kraftvärmeverket (0 MW, Unknown), and Solparken, Västerås (0 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Västmanland County, approximately 100 km from Stockholm.

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