Sweden

Idbaksverket — 35 MW Biomass

Biomass Renewable Verified

Idbaksverket is a 35 MW biomass power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
35 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1997

Year online

Owner
100% Vattenfall

Operator

Location
58.74, 17.00

Coordinates

Insights

#133
largest in Sweden
#315
largest Biomass worldwide
#15,825
largest worldwide
1997
8 yrs older than avg
65
operated by 100% Vattenfall
16
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
35 MW
Commissioned
1997
Status
Operational
Owner
100% Vattenfall
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
58.743, 17.001

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
45,837 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,145,918 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
230 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

9,965
cars per year
6,112
homes per year
2,083,486
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Idbaksverket is a 35 MW biomass power plant in Sweden, operated by Vattenfall since 1997.

Ranked #9 of 16 biomass plants in Sweden. Its 35 MW represents 3.12% of Sweden’s 1,121 MW total biomass capacity. The largest biomass plant in Sweden is Värtaverket at 389 MW, making Idbaksverket 11.1 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are R4 nuclear reactor (132 MW, Nuclear) and Fors (3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Sweden, approximately 80 km from Norrköping.

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