Power plant · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
GuD Herne
GuD Herne is a power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 608 MW of capacity, operated by GuD Herne 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 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Germany | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Rüttenscheider Straße 1-3, 45128 Essen | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2022 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GuD Herne GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GuD Herne GmbH | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 608 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Amprion GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 940,966 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4429, 7.0084 | OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoder · ODbL 1.0 · 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.
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2 sources record GuD Herne; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| GuD Herne | asset:mastr:SEE948351715917 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| GuD Herne | asset:eu-ets:de-215100 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and operator |
How it compares
GuD Herne is the 16th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 49th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 608 MW is 0.31% 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 | 16th of 490 | 38,595 MW | 1.6% |
| Germany | 49th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.31% |
| All power plants in our data | 673rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 940,966 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 406 substations, 39 CO2 emitters (42,851,282 tCO2e), 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuD Herne | CO2 emitter | 940,966 tCO2e | — | 0.0 km |
| Station Bergerhausen | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Station Herkules | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/106742951) | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Aluminiumschmelfluseletrolyse Essen | CO2 emitter | 246,245 tCO2e | — | 5.9 km |
| Kokerei Prosper (ohne Kesselhaus) | CO2 emitter | 284,975 tCO2e | — | 8.7 km |
| ProHiPerSi | Processing plant | — | — | 17 km |
| Data center, North Rhine-Westphalia (OSM way 1150893372) | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Wiit AG DUS | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator, 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
- 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 Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoder, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.