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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