Location: Hvidovre municipality, south of Copenhagen
Power-generating capacity: 806 MW
Heat-generating capacity: 953 MJ/s
Main fuels: Sustainable wood pellets, straw
Secondary fuels: Natural gas, oil
In operation since: 1990
Biomass conversion: 2003 (Avedøre 2); 2016 (Avedøre 1)
The iconic heat and power station at Avedøre is one of the most efficient in the world, using up to 89 % of the energy in its fuel mix to produce heat and power for hundreds of thousands of Danish homes.