Asnaes power station
Asnaes (Asnæs) power station was a 782-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Sjælland, Denmark.
The coal plant was converted to biomass in December 2019.
Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Kalundborg.
Background
Asnæs was Denmark's largest coal power station. According to some sources, it consisted of the following units: Units 1 and 2 of 142 MW each, units 3 and 4 of 270 MW each, and unit 5 of 640 MW, commissioned from 1959 to 1981. Units 1 and 3 were retired in 1998 and 2002, and unit 4 mothballed in 2002.[1]
Units 2 and 5 were temporarily taken offline, but put back on-line in 2011.[2] According to plant owner DONG's website in April 2016, the plant delivered 782 MW of electricity.[3]
Biomass conversion
Plans were to convert the plant to biomass by 2018.[4] Conversion began in 2017. The plant was expected to run mainly on wood chips and was expected to be operational by late 2019.[5] According to plant owner Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy), the coal plant was fully converted to run on biomass in December 2019.[6]
Coal Project Details
- Sponsor: Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy)
- Parent company: Ørsted A/S
- Location: Kalundborg, Sjælland, Hovedstaden
- Coordinates: 55.661528, 11.080892 (exact)
- Status: Retired
- Capacity (post-2000): Unit 2: 147, Unit 3: 262, Unit 4: 270 MW, Unit 5: 640
- Type: Subcritical
- Start date: Unit 2: 1962, Unit 3: 1967, Unit 4: 1967, Unit 5: 1981
- Retirement date: Unit 2: 2019, Unit 3: 2002, Unit 4: 2019, Unit 5: 2019
- Coal Type: Bituminous
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ "Historien om Asnæsværket," October 24, 2004
- ↑ "DONG Energy temporarily brings two power station units back into service," DONG, 2010
- ↑ "Where we operate," DONG Energy, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "One step closer to a green future for Asnæs Power Station," DONG Energy, December 21, 2015
- ↑ "Biomass conversion begins at Asnæs Power Station," Biomass Magazine, November 2, 2017
- ↑ "Annual Report," Ørsted, January 2020
