Our heat and power plants

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, coal (until 2023)

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.

Location: Kalundborg, Zealand

Power-generating capacity: 29 MW

Heat-generating capacity: 85 MJ/s

Steam-generating capacity: 137 MJ/s

Main fuels: Sustainable wood chips

In operation since 1959

Biomass conversion: 2019

Along with producing heat and power for tens of thousands of Danish homes, Asnæs heat and power station also provides steam to Novo Nordisk and Novozymes for use in manufacturing processes.

Location: West coast of Jutland

Power-generating capacity: 373 MW

Heat-generating capacity: 444 MJ/s

Main fuels: Coal, oil

In operation since: 1992

Ørsted’s heat and power station in Esbjerg is Ørsted’s only remaining coal-fired CHP and will close in 2023. 

Location: Sydhavnen, Copenhagen

Power-generating capacity: 65 MW

Heat-generating capacity: 436 MJ/s

Fuel: Natural gas

In operation since: 1920

Converted from coal into natural gas in 1985

A part of the Copenhagen skyline for over a century, H.C. Ørsted heat and power station provides district heating for 25,000 households in the Danish capital. When it was built, it was the largest power station in Denmark. 

Location: Aarhus municipality, east coast of Jutland

Power-generating capacity: 362 MW

Heat-generating capacity: 513 MJ/s

Fuel: Sustainable wood pellets

In operation since: 1968

Biomass conversion: 2016

Converted from coal to sustainable wood pellets, Studstrup heat and power plant is one of the largest biomass-fuelled power stations in the world, providing enough power and heat for hundreds of thousands of Danish homes.

Location: Nordhavn, Copenhagen

Heat-generating capacity: 256 MJ/s

Fuel: Natural gas

In operation since: 1953

Converted from coal into oil and gas in 1994, and to gas alone in 2014

Originally built to supplement heat and power production at H.C. Ørsted CHP on the other side of central Copenhagen, Svanemølle is now a heat plant which supplies around 6000 homes with district heating. 

Location: Hornsherred, Zealand

Power-generating capacity: 734 MW

Fuels: Diesel, natural gas

In operation since: 1940

Kyndby power station provides emergency and peak-load electricity for the island of Zealand. That means it can be started up within minutes if there are problems elsewhere in the grid.