Amager power station
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Amager power station is an operating power station of at least 218-megawatts (MW) in København (Copenhagen), Amager Øst, København, Hovedstaden, Denmark with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Amager power station | København (Copenhagen), Amager Øst, København, Hovedstaden, Denmark | 55.686777, 12.627702 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 2, Unit 3: 55.686777, 12.627702
- Unit 1, Unit 4: 55.6863, 12.6274
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - bituminous | 70 | subcritical | 1971 | 2004 |
| Unit 1 | operating[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] | 68[1] | – | 1971[2] | – |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal - bituminous | 91 | subcritical | 1972 | 2010 |
| Unit 3 | retired | coal - bituminous | 263 | subcritical | 1989 | 2020 |
| Unit 4 | operating[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] | 150[1] | – | 2020[1] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | HOFOR A/S [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | HOFOR AS[1] |
| Unit 2 | HOFOR A/S [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | HOFOR A/S [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | HOFOR AS[1] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Converted from coal - bituminous to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2010.
Background
The power station originally consisted of three coal-burning units - Unit 1 (70 MW), Unit 2 (91 MW) and Unit 3 (263 MW) - which were commissioned in 1971, 1972 and 1989, respectively.
Unit 1 was taken offline in 2004 and converted to burn wood pellets in 2010. Unit 2 was retired in 2010. Unit 3 was to be converted to biomass in 2019, but was instead retired in 2020, when a new 150 MW biomass-fired block (AMV4) was commissioned.[3]. Unit 1 can also use coal if wood is unavailable, and both blocks can use oil to start-up and back-up.[4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922180345/https://www.hofor.dk/baeredygtige-byer/amagervaerket/om-amagervaerket/. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ramboll.com/no-no/prosjekt/energi/coal-to-biomass-conversion-amager-plant.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "About the Amager plant," Hofor, accessed April 2020
- ↑ "Værket," HOFOR, accessed March 2016
Additional data
To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
