Amager power station

From Global Energy Monitor

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)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 4, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 55.686777, 12.627702

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
1, timepoint 2 Operating[2] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 68[2] 1971[3]
4 Operating[2] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 150[2] 2020[2]
Unit 1, timepoint 1 Retired coal: bituminous 70 subcritical 1971 2004
Unit 2 Retired coal: bituminous 91 subcritical 1972 2010
Unit 3 Retired coal: bituminous 263 subcritical 1989 2020

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1, timepoint 2 HOFOR A/S [100%][2] HOFOR Forsyning Holding P/S [100.0%]
4 HOFOR A/S [100%][2] HOFOR Forsyning Holding P/S [100.0%]
Unit 1, timepoint 1 HOFOR A/S [100%][2] HOFOR Forsyning Holding P/S [100.0%]
Unit 2 HOFOR A/S [100%][2] HOFOR Forsyning Holding P/S [100.0%]
Unit 3 HOFOR A/S [100%][2] HOFOR Forsyning Holding P/S [100.0%]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 1: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 1971.

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.[4]. Unit 1 can also use coal if wood is unavailable, and both blocks can use oil to start-up and back-up.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240705165801/https://www.google.com/maps/place/HOFOR+-+Amagerv%C3%A6rket/@55.68678,12.6251271,490m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x4653acd4e051ad0b:0xfadd27158ed61414!8m2!3d55.6872044!4d12.6247634!16s%2Fg%2F11xvx0h4f?entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDYyNi4wKgBIAVAD. Archived from the original on 05 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 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)
  3. https://www.ramboll.com/no-no/prosjekt/energi/coal-to-biomass-conversion-amager-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "About the Amager plant," Hofor, accessed April 2020
  5. "Værket," HOFOR, archived August 21, 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.