Power plant · Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Schwammenauel Maschine 1
Schwammenauel Maschine 1 is a power plant in Heimbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 14 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Generation SE.
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 | Heimbach | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Steinbachtal, 52396 Heimbach | 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 | 1938 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Generation SE | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 14 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | e-regio Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.6379, 6.4445 | 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.
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Schwammenauel Maschine 1 is the 345th-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 2,820th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 14 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 | 345th of 490 | 38,595 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 2,820th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,490th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 148 substations, 44 permit notices, 16 CO2 emitters (2 operating), 7 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/34479547) | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/215601263) | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/129933868) | Substation | — | — | 7.5 km |
| Anlage zur Papierherstellung | CO2 emitter | 168,114 tCO2e | — | 16 km |
| Kraftwerk Weisweiler | CO2 emitter | 8,311,754 tCO2e | — | 24 km |
| EU BEST STRAT: Battery Economical Sustainable (Recycling-) Technology | Processing plant | — | — | 26 km |
| EURaix | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| hex/AC | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| EURaix Evolution | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from RWE Generation SE
- Emsland1,645 MW
- Vianden1,294 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- GuD Voerde856 MW · planned
- GuD Gundremmingen830 MW · planned
- GuD Gersteinwerk GT547 MW · planned
- GuD Weisweiler GT543 MW · planned
- Batteriespeicher Gundremmingen 1391 MW · planned
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.
- 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.