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| Denmark to be home to the world's largest biomass facilities  Studstrup and Avedøre power stations are gearing up to change their primary fuel source from coal to biomass. The two plants will together make a significant contribution to the increase in green electricity production and district heating in Denmark.Communities around Aarhus and Copenhagen can look forward to receiving heat and power derived from green energy. When Studstrupværket and Avedøreværket convert from coal to wood pellet based energy production during 2012 and 2014, they will probably be the world's largest biomass conversion schemes. The silo installations in itself will hold 100,000 tons biomass. Danish engineering giant Ramboll is undertaking the projects for DONG Energy and is responsible for overall advice about the conversion process throughout the supply, design and construction phases. The project will see the conversion of a block at Avedøre and another block at Studstrup and includes the development of unloading facilities, transport systems, coal mills, boilers, storage facilities and buildings. Ramboll consultancy role also extends to conducting the technical and economic assessments needed to identify which components are worn out and must be replaced or modernised. The projects have attracted a great deal of attention internationally - especially in Germany, Sweden and England. The interest from Germany has been triggered by their decision to start phasing out their nuclear power plants, whilst the Swedes are experiencing a large growing market for biomass, and the English are faced with an aging portfolio of fossil-fuel power plants that need to be replaced. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |