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Vasthamnsverket — 56 MW Biomass

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Vasthamnsverket is a 56 MW biomass power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
56 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1982

Year online

Owner
Öresundskraft

Operator

Location
56.03, 12.69

Coordinates

Insights

#109
largest in %s
#191
largest %s worldwide
#12,653
largest worldwide
1982
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
29
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
56 MW
Commissioned
1982
Status
Operational
Owner
Öresundskraft
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
56.034, 12.694

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
73,339 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1.8M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

15,943
cars / year
9,778
homes / year
3.3M
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Ringhals

Sweden · Nuclear

3,932MW · 1976

Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant

Sweden · Nuclear

2,193MW · 1969

Öresundsverket, Malmö

Sweden · Natural Gas

448MW · 1995

Nya Öresundsverket

Sweden · Natural Gas

440MW · 1999

Lillgrund Wind Farm

Sweden · Wind

110MW · 2007

Lillgrund

Sweden · Wind

110MW · 2007

About this plant

Västhamnsverket is a 56 MW biomass-fired power plant in Sweden, operated by Öresundskraft since its commissioning in 1982.

Ranked #7 of 16 biomass plants in Sweden, Västhamnsverket’s 56 MW represents 5% of the country’s total biomass capacity of 1,121 MW. The largest biomass plant in Sweden is Värtaverket at 389 MW, making Västhamnsverket 6.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Avedoerevaerket (815 MW, Coal), Öresundsverket, Malmö (448 MW, Gas), and Nya Öresundsverket (440 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Skåne County, approximately 20 km northeast of Malmö.

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