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Gambsheim — 1 MW Hydroelectric

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Gambsheim is a 1 MW hydro power plant located in France. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
1 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)

Operator

Location
48.69, 7.88

Coordinates

Insights

#2,044
largest in France
#8,038
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#37,212
largest worldwide
2010
26 yrs newer than avg
41
operated by Électricité de France…
99
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
1 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Électricité de France (EDF)
Country
France
Coordinates
48.693, 7.885

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
93 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
7,400 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

20
cars per year
12
homes per year
4,205
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Gambsheim is a 1.1 MW hydro power plant in France, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #414 of 432 hydro plants in France, Gambsheim’s 1.1 MW represents 0.005% of France’s total hydro capacity of 22,542 MW. The largest hydro plant in France is GRAND MAISON at 1,690 MW, making Gambsheim 1,536 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk (353 MW, Gas), RHINAU (167.8 MW, Hydro), and STRASBOURG (148 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Grand Est region, approximately 10 km from Strasbourg.

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