The Green Fuels for Denmark project requires a number of ingredients to be successful. One is a lot of sustainable electricity, which Ørsted will source from the upcoming Hofor wind farm at Aflandshage. Next, a lot of captured CO2 is needed, which will be included in the Power-to-X process, and Ørsted will now source it at Avedøreværket.
Ørsted has just identified Avedøreværket's 100 MW straw-fired unit as the best source of sustainable CO2 for the next phases of the Power-to-X project Green Fuels for Denmark in Greater Copenhagen, which is expected to eventually reach a total capacity of 1.3 GW and have a CO2 reduction potential of 850,000 tons per year. It will also be Ørsted's first CO2 capture facility.
- If the Green Fuels for Denmark project is realized, Copenhagen could become a showcase for how combining new and existing energy technologies can meet the EU's ambitious goals for sustainable fuels. Denmark can leverage its district heating network, access to large amounts of sustainable CO2 and massive offshore wind resources to create a new industrial adventure and deliver sustainable fuels to Danish logistics companies that are at the forefront of the green transition of the heavy transport sector, says Anders Nordstrøm, Vice President and Head of Ørsted's Hydrogen and Power-to-X activities.
Anders Nordstrøm adds:
- Green Fuels for Denmark is an ideal flagship project to realize this potential, and the agreement with Avedøreværket to deliver sustainable CO2 underlines Ørsted's commitment to the project.
From fossil cogeneration to green capture
Ørsted owns and operates Avedøreværket. The CHP plant consists of two wood pellet-fired units and one straw-fired unit, which supplies electricity to the Danish electricity grid and district heating to Greater Copenhagen.
- The conversion of our power plants from fossil fuels to sustainable biomass has been a crucial element in Ørsted's and Denmark's green transition. Utilizing the potential for CO2 capture at Avedøreværket can potentially become an example of further reductions in CO2 emissions at our power plants. Ørsted is currently investigating the potential for CO2 capture at some of our other bioenergy plants, which will make it possible to obtain the CO2 that is necessary for Power-to-X production plants to further contribute to the green transition of our society, says Ole Thomsen, Senior Vice President of Ørsted Bioenergy.
Ørsted calls the Green Fuels for Denmark project "Denmark's most ambitious vision for large-scale production of sustainable fuels" and the project has a CO2 reduction potential of 850,000 tons. Behind the project is a partnership consisting of A.P. Møller - Mærsk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS, Copenhagen Airports and Ørsted.
Nel, Haldor Topsøe and Everfuel are partners in the first phase of the Green Fuels for Denmark project and in the development of the second phase. COWI is also a knowledge partner on the project. The project is supported by Molslinjen, the Municipality of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark.
Ørsted will look at the possibilities of securing additional sources of sustainable CO2 and green electricity for the Green Fuels for Denmark project until the planned energy hub on Bornholm in the Bornholm Bunker Hub consortium is commissioned.
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