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Spring 2020 European Energy Innovation 21

COMMUNICATION

Dall Energy selected for Denmark’s
first green waste CHP plant

In Denmark, Dall Energy has been
selected by local heating utility
Sorø Fjernvarme A/S to supply a
turnkey combined heat and power
(CHP) plant to the town of Sorø.

The 12 MWth and 1 MWe plant will
primarily be fired on local woody
green waste and will replace a fossil
gas fired facility as part of the goal
to have 100 percent of the district
heating from renewable sources.

– it will be the first district energy
plant in Denmark that will use local
woody green waste from gardens
and parks as the main fuel, said
Jens Dall Bentzen, CEO of Danish
biomass gasification and combustion
technology providers Dall Energy.

Recycling, materials, nutrient– and such fans, piping, a fuel feeding Significant savings for heat customers
energy recovery system, ash handling system, The plant will be designed for
Sorø Fjernvarme is local district electrical and control systems. Dall operation on 100 percent green
heating owned by Affald Plus. Energy is responsible for turnkey waste but can also utilise regular
AffaldPlus is a joint municipal waste delivery of the equipment, including woodchips, providing extensive fuel
management company owned by six design, procurement, installation and flexibility.
municipalities (Faxe, Sorø, Næstved, commissioning.
Vordingborg, Slagelse and Ringsted) in – We estimate that on an annual
south and west Zealand. – We’ve seen from our other energy basis, about 80 percent of the fuel
plant installations that they can use will be green woody waste with the
Recycling and recovery of resources such fuel as woody green waste. balance made up of forest biomass
is a key priority for AffaldPlus which and woodchips, said Tommy Fer.
also includes green waste such as However, this is the first project
hedge- and roadside trimmings, grass contract that we have signed The plant efficiency will be up to 110
cuttings, bush and tree “lop and top” explicitly with the assurance that it percent (LCV based) depending on
and pruning from private gardens, will be possible to fire the plant with the fuel quality. Once commissioned,
public parks and other urban green 100 percent woody green waste, said the plant is also expected to provide
areas. Jens Dall Bentzen. energy cost savings to district
heat customers along with the
This fuel is currently being supplied to environmental and climate benefits.
third-parties, but will in the future be According to AffaldPlus, an average
used for the new CHP plant in Sorø. household can expect reduced
annual heating costs of almost
Turnkey delivery for Dall Energy The contract was awarded to Dall 25 percent. l
The scope of Dall Energy delivery Energy in Q4 2019, and the plant is
comprises of a biomass gasification scheduled to be handed over for
furnace and a hot oil boiler, including commercial operation during the
all associated auxiliary equipment summer of 2021.

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