Waste-to-Energy Plants in Denmark

AVV Location: Denmark Operator: AVV I/S Configuration: 1 X 4.6 MW Operation: 1999 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: FLS T/G supplier: ABB Stal EPC: FLS Quick facts: Formed in 1988, AVV is the regional waste company of western Vendsyssel and handles refuse from five municipalities Brønderslev, Hirtshals, Hjørring, Løkken-Vrå and Sindal. Photograph courtesy of AVV A/S Posted 1 Mar 2006	Frederikshavn Location: Denmark Operator: Dong Energy A/S T/G supplier: ?? Configuration: 1 X 2.5 MW Operation: 1994 Fuel: refuse, wood Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Peter Brotherhood EPC: Elsam Photograph courtesy of Elsam A/S Posted 13 Aug 2004	Haderslev Location: Denmark Operator: Dong Energy A/S Configuration: 1 X 5.8 MW Operation: 1993 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: Kruger T/G supplier: ?? EPC: Elsam Photograph courtesy of Elsam A/S Posted 13 Aug 2004
Madevj Location: Denmark Operator: L90 Configuration: 1 X 18 MW Operation: 2003 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: Volund T/G supplier: B+V EPC: B+V Industrietechnik GmbH, Friis & Moltke Quick facts: Madevj is the second largest WTE plant in Denmark. It is owned by a consortium of municipalities in Western Jutland. Photograph courtesy of Friis & Moltke A/S Posted 5 Jul 2004	Nordforbrænding Location: Denmark Operator: I/S Nordforbrænding Configuration: 1 X 8.9 MW Operation: 2000 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: ABB Photograph courtesy of I/S Nordforbrænding Posted 27 Oct 2004	Odense Location: Denmark Operator: Dong Energy A/S Configuration: 1 X 12 MW, 1 X 17 MW Operation: 1996-2000 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: FLS, Steinmuller T/G supplier: Siemens, ABB EPC: Elsam Photograph courtesy of Elsam A/S Posted 14 Aug 2004
REFA Location: Denmark Operator: I/S REFA Configuration: 1 X 6.7 MW Operation: 1996 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: Volund T/G supplier: W H Allen, Peebles Photograph courtesy of I/S REFA Posted 30 Oct 2004	Vejen Location: Denmark Operator: Dong Energy A/S Configuration: 1 X 2.5 MW Operation: 1990 Fuel: refuse, straw Boiler supplier: Volund T/G supplier: B+V Photograph courtesy of Elsam A/S Posted 14 Aug 2004	Vestforbrænding Location: Denmark Operator: I/S Vestforbrænding Configuration: 1 X 17 MW, 1 X 20 MW Operation: 1998-2005 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: Volund T/G supplier: Allen EPC: Elsam Quick facts: Vestforbrænding is the largest WTE plant in Denmark with a throughput of about 700,000 tpy of MSW.  Originally, the plant only supplied heat to the Copenhagen system but T/G sets were retrofit. Photograph courtesy of I/S Vestforbrænding Posted 27 Oct 2004

Abbreviations: ABB = ASEA Brown Boveri, B+V = Blohm + Voss, FLS = FLS Miljø A/S, MSW = municipal solid waste, T/G = turbine generator, tpy = tons per year, WTE = waste-to-energy

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 02/10/07

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