Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Decentralised-Energy-in-Denmark-27MZIFLR89PX.htmlConceptually similarDecentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I68Completed★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I69Completed★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I6KCompleted★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I6LCompleted★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I6MCompleted★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I6NCompleted★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I6OCompleted★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I6PCompleted★★★★Decentralised Energy in DenmarkGP01I6QCompleted★★★★View AllGP01I5PDecentralised Energy in DenmarkAvedøre Power Station is a CHP (combined heat and power) plant in Hammerholmen, Hvidovre. CHP is the process of capturing and then utilising the heat produced by generating electricity. Avedøre Power Station’s Unit 1 primarily uses coal, while Avedøre Power Station’s Unit 2 can use a wide variety of fuels: natural gas, oil, straw and wood pellets. By simultaneously generating heat and electricity, Avedøre Power Station’s Unit 2 utilises as much as 94 % of the energy in the fuels and has an electrical efficiency of 49 %, making the unit one of the most efficient in the world.Locations:Copenhagen-Denmark-Europe-ScandinaviaDate:6 Mar, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Philip ReynaersMaximum size:3328px X 4992pxKeywords:Chimneys-Climate (campaign title)-Combined heat and power (CHP)-Day-Energy efficiency-Energy infrastructures-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Power stations-SmokeShoot:Decentralised Energy Documentation in DenmarkDecentralised energy generation is widespread and mainstream in many European countries, most notably Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. A decentralised approach makes best use of resources by locating power stations where there is demand, so that energy is generated close to the point of use and both heat and power can be utilised locally. Generating heat and power together increases the value of the fuel enormously.For example the overall production capacity of the two Avedøre Power Station units, a CHP plant, is 810 Megawatts of electricity and 915 MJ/s of heat. Avedøre Power Station’s Unit 1 primarily uses coal, while Avedøre Power Station’s Unit 2 can use a wide variety of fuels: natural gas, oil, straw and wood pellets. Avedøre Power Station’s Unit 2 has facilities consisting of several parts. These parts combined make record-high use of the energy in the fuels. By simultaneously generating heat and electricity, Avedøre Power Station’s Unit 2 utilises as much as 94 % of the energy in the fuels and has an electrical efficiency of 49 %, making the unit one of the most efficient in the world.Related Collections:Decentralised Energy in Europe