Power plant · Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
BMK Lünen
BMK Lünen is a power plant in Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 30.4 MW of capacity, operated by BMK Biomassekraftwerk Lünen GmbH and Coulomb GmbH.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Lünen | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Josef-Rethmann-Straße 4, 44536 Lünen | 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 | 2006 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BMK Biomassekraftwerk Lünen GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Coulomb GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 30.4 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 9.63 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 |
| Technology | biomass | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Stadtwerke Lünen GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6194, 7.4721 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
BMK Lünen is the 155th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 1,109th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 30.4 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 | 155th of 490 | 38,595 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 1,109th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,771st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 316 substations, 8 data centers and 3 processing plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW Lünen (UW) | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| 380 kV substation (OSM way/425100082) | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Station Elmenhorst | Substation | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Second TBRC Lünen | Processing plant | — | — | 2.8 km |
| RZ5 Dortmund-Huckarde | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Data center, Dortmund (OSM way 54821769) | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| Data center, North Rhine-Westphalia (OSM way 1150893372) | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| ProHiPerSi | Processing plant | — | — | 47 km |
| Pure Battery Technologies pCAM plant Europe | Processing plant | — | — | 48 km |
Operators, grid operator and place
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
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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 Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.