Power plant · Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
BESS Manheimer Bucht 1
BESS Manheimer Bucht 1 is a power plant in Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Wind Onshore & PV Deutschland GmbH.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Kerpen | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 50170 Kerpen | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Wind Onshore & PV Deutschland GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 84.8 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Amprion GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8948, 6.5960 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
BESS Manheimer Bucht 1 is the 126th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 794th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 40 MW is <0.1% of the 193,669 MW we hold for Germany. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 126th of 490 | 38,595 MW | 0.1% |
| Germany | 794th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,275th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 250 substations, 40 permit notices, 23 CO2 emitters (2 operating), 17 data centers and 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/95346118) | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| Station Paffendorf | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Schaltanlage Tollhausen | Substation | — | — | 6.9 km |
| Herdofenanlage Fortuna-Nord | CO2 emitter | 421,545 tCO2e | — | 11 km |
| Kraftwerk Niederaußem | CO2 emitter | 11,356,228 tCO2e | — | 12 km |
| Industriekraftwerk Frechen | CO2 emitter | 568,341 tCO2e | — | 14 km |
| Data center, Jülich (OSM way 194023609) | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| NetCologne data center, Köln | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Surfplanet GmbH | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from RWE Wind Onshore & PV Deutschland GmbH
- WP Eilerberg108 MW
- WP Bertkow-Baben III87.7 MW
- Jüchen 377 MW · planned
- Putlitz 262 MW
- Bartelsdorf50.4 MW
- Malterhausen Repowering 149 MW · planned
- Windpark Rommerskirchen Butzheim46.2 MW · planned
- WP Lesse 5 Repowering44.7 MW
Other power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Niederaußem2,220 MW
- Neurath2,120 MW
- Weisweiler1,319 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- Datteln 41,052 MW
- Trianel Gaskraftwerk Hamm890 MW
- Knapsack I880 MW
- Heyden 4875 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.