Coal power plant proposals in Germany

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Station\"\u003EGermersheim Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Germersheim Power Station\n","link":"","lat":49.214024,"lon":8.366815,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Greifswald_Power_Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Greifswald Power Station\"\u003EGreifswald Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Greifswald Power Station\n","link":"","lat":54.134565,"lon":13.617597,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Herne_5_Power_Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Herne 5 Power Station\"\u003EHerne 5 Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Herne 5 Power Station\n","link":"","lat":51.550578,"lon":7.186947,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=H%C3%BCrth_Power_Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"H\u00fcrth Power Station\"\u003EH\u00fcrth Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"H\u00fcrth Power Station\n","link":"","lat":50.880593,"lon":6.888142,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Ingelheimer_Aue_Power_Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ingelheimer Aue Power Station\"\u003EIngelheimer Aue Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Ingelheimer Aue Power Station\n","link":"","lat":49.992862,"lon":8.247253,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=J%C3%A4nschwalde_Power_Station\" title=\"J\u00e4nschwalde Power Station\"\u003EJ\u00e4nschwalde Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"J\u00e4nschwalde Power Station\n","link":"","lat":51.859392,"lon":14.494332,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv 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Station\"\u003ENiederaussem (Bergheim) Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Niederaussem (Bergheim) Power Station\n","link":"","lat":50.99555,"lon":6.66916,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Niehl_Power_Station\" title=\"Niehl Power Station\"\u003ENiehl Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Niehl Power Station\n","link":"","lat":49.954235,"lon":6.362533,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Profen_Power_Station\" title=\"Profen Power Station\"\u003EProfen Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Profen Power Station\n","link":"","lat":51.13333,"lon":12.21667,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Quierschied-Weiher_Power_Station_expansion\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Quierschied-Weiher Power Station expansion\"\u003EQuierschied-Weiher Power Station expansion\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Quierschied-Weiher Power Station expansion\n","link":"","lat":49.335176,"lon":7.031465,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Rheinhafen_Power_Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Rheinhafen Power Station\"\u003ERheinhafen Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Rheinhafen Power Station\n","link":"","lat":50.393354,"lon":7.592532,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Stade_Power_Station\" title=\"Stade Power Station\"\u003EStade Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stade Power Station\n","link":"","lat":53.6,"lon":9.48333,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Stade_Power_Station_(Dow/ENBW)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Stade Power Station (Dow/ENBW)\"\u003EStade Power Station (Dow/ENBW)\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stade Power Station (Dow/ENBW)\n","link":"","lat":53.6,"lon":9.48333,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Stade_Power_Station_(E.ON)\" title=\"Stade Power Station (E.ON)\"\u003EStade Power Station (E.ON)\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stade Power Station (E.ON)\n","link":"","lat":53.6,"lon":9.48333,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Stade_Power_Station_(GDF_Suez)\" title=\"Stade Power Station (GDF Suez)\"\u003EStade Power Station (GDF Suez)\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stade Power Station (GDF Suez)\n","link":"","lat":53.6,"lon":9.48333,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Staudinger_Power_Station_Expansion\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Staudinger Power Station Expansion\"\u003EStaudinger Power Station Expansion\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Staudinger Power Station Expansion\n","link":"","lat":50.092092,"lon":8.947538,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Walsum_10_Power_Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Walsum 10 Power Station\"\u003EWalsum 10 Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Walsum 10 Power Station\n","link":"","lat":51.529465,"lon":6.714921,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Westfalen_Power_Station_-_Units_D_and_E\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Westfalen Power Station - Units D and E\"\u003EWestfalen Power Station - Units D and E\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Westfalen Power Station - Units D and E\n","link":"","lat":51.678623,"lon":7.970023,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/index.php?title=Wilhelmshaven_Power_Station\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Wilhelmshaven Power Station\"\u003EWilhelmshaven Power Station\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Wilhelmshaven Power Station\n","link":"","lat":53.53234,"lon":8.106872,"icon":""}]}

Table 1 (sortable): Proposed coal plants in Germany

The following table provides a preliminary list of proposed coal plants in Germany. Most locations are from the CARMA database. In cases where locations were not available from CARMA, latitude and longitude were derived by locating the nearest village, town, or city to the plant, using iTouchMap.com.

Table columns may be sorted by clicking on the header.

Project	Developer	Status	MW	Latitude	Longitude
Arneburg Power Station	RWE	shelved	1600	52.674146	11.998408
Berlin (Klingenberg) Power Station	Vattenfall	abandoned	800	52.49	13.495
Boxberg Power Station	Vattenfall	operating 2012	675	49.481818	9.637525
Brunsbüttel Power Station	SWS	abandoned	1820	53.9	9.15
Brunsbüttel Power Station	GDF SUEZ	abandoned	830	53.89889	9.133885
Datteln Power Station	E.ON	under construction	1070	51.62928	7.33067
Dörpen Power Station	EnBW and BKW	abandoned	900	52.967957	7.341997
Emden Power Station	DONG Energy	abandoned	1600	53.359403	7.20601
Ensdorf Power Station Expansion	RWE	abandoned	1600	49.3	6.7833333
Germersheim Power Station	EnBW	abandoned	800	49.214024	8.366815
Greifswald Power Station	DONG Energy	cancelled	1600	54.134565	13.617597
Herne 5 Power Station	Evonik Steag	shelved	750	51.550578	7.186947
Hürth Power Station	RWE Power	shelved	450	50.880593	6.888142
Ingelheimer Aue Power Station	KWM	cancelled	823	49.992862	8.247253
Jänschwalde Power Station	Vattenfall Europe	abandoned	500	51.859392	14.494332
Kiel Power Station	"Stadtwerke Kiel and E.ON	abandoned	800	54.323293	10.122765
Krefeld-Uerdingen Power Station	Trianel Power Kohlekraftwerk	abandoned	810	51.356025	6.639244
Lausward Power Station	Stadtwerke Düsseldorf	abandoned	400	51.222374	6.740086
Lubmin Power Station	DONG Energy	abandoned	1620	54.134565	13.617597
Lünen Power Station (STEAG)	Evonik STEAG	shelved	900	51.610483	7.528507
Lünen Power Station (Trianel)	Trianel Power	construction frozen, permit anulled	810	51.61666	7.51666
Mannheim Power Station Expansion	Grosskraftwerk Mannheim (GKM)	construction	911	49.445584	8.489985
Marl	Infracor	announced	900	51.659123	7.106022
Mittelsbüren Power Station	SWB AG	abandoned	910	53.124816	8.692814
Moorburg Power Station	Vattenfall Europe	construction	1680	53.488275	9.938122
Neurath Power Station	RWE Rheinbraun	operating 2012	2030	51.037387	6.611753
Niederaussem (Bergheim) Power Station	RWE	applying for permits	2000	50.99555	6.66916
Niehl Power Station	RheinEnergie	abandoned	800	49.954235	6.362533
Profen Power Station	EPH	applying for permits	660	51.13333	12.21667
Quierschied-Weiher Power Station expansion	Evonik Steag	abandoned	800	49.335176	7.031465
Rheinhafen Power Station	ENBW	construction	910	50.393354	7.592532
Stade Power Station	Dow Chemical (USA)	applying for permits	1000	53.6	9.48333
Stade Power Station (Dow/ENBW)	Dow Deutschland and ENBW	abandoned	1000	53.6	9.48333
Stade Power Station (E.ON)	E.ON	abandoned	1100	53.6	9.48333
Stade Power Station (GDF Suez)	GDF Suez	abandoned	830	53.6	9.48333
Staudinger Power Station Expansion	E.ON	shelved	1100	50.092092	8.947538
Walsum 10 Power Station	Steag and EVN	construction	790	51.529465	6.714921
Westfalen Power Station - Units D and E	RWE	construction	1640	51.678623	7.970023
Wilhelmshaven Power Station	E.ON	abandoned	550	53.53234	8.106872

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