PLANT FACT SHEET

Waste-to-Energy Plant

Amager Bakke
Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen’s state of the art plant sets new stan- Altogether the plant will:
dards for environmental performance, energy produc- • Treat around 400,000 tonnes of waste annually
tion and waste treatment. Innovative technology and produced by 500,000 – 700,000 inhabitants and
architecture integrate to form a future in which was- at least 46,000 companies.
te-to-energy plants are welcomed in any backyard.
• S
 upply a minimum of 50,000 households with
In year 2017, Copenhageners and visitors will witness electricity and 120,000 households with district
a waste-to-energy plant that is not only one of the best heating.
performing European plants in terms of energy effi-
ciency, waste treatment capacity, and environmental • H
 ave steam data at 440 degrees and 70 bars
consideration, but also in terms of visual rendition and which doubles the electrical efficiency compared
local acceptance. to the former plant.

The plant, Amager Bakke, is being constructed by Amag- In addition to the technological merits, the plant´s ar-
er Ressourcecenter, owned by five Danish municipalities. chitecture includes a roof-wide artificial ski slope open
Amager Bakke will be equipped with two furnace lines to the public.
and a joint turbine- and generator system. The plant re-
places a 45-year-old plant with four furnace lines. We have been contracted to supply the entire combus-
tion system from crane through feeding, DynaGrate®
By 2017 Amager Ressourcecenter will run a plant and boiler, to ash handling, as well as a particle and
that burns 2 x 35 tonnes of waste per hour. NOx-reduction system.

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Amager Bakke features a artificial ski slope inspired by the ski

slopes in the Alps.

Taking technology further

”It is a multi-purpose plant that is already catching the Energy efficient – clean air plant
eyes of the world because of its local appeal. The plant Lars Juel Rasmussen is proud to build a plant that utilis-
provides energy and waste treatment, and will be an es more than 100% of the fuel’s energy content, has a
architectural landmark and a leisure facility. The novelty 28% electrical efficiency rate, reduces sulphur emissions
of the project is the combination of ingenious techno- by 99.5%, and minimizes NOx emissions to a tenth, com-
logy and innovative architecture in a project dedicated pared to the former plant. The NOx-reduction is enabled
local community,” says Ole Hedegaard Madsen, Direc- due to a flue gas cleaning technology, Selective Catalytic
tor of Technology and Marketing at Babcock & Wilcox Reduction (SCR), which we will install in cooperation with
Vølund. the catalyst manufacturer Haldor Topsøe. This is the first
installation of SCR in a Danish waste-to-energy plant.
Project Manager, Lars Juel Rasmussen, at Amager Res- Hence, ski enthusiasts need not to worry about the air
sourcecenter also sees the future plant as a showcase for quality at the slope on the operating plant.
Danish innovative technology.
“State of the art technology at Amager Bakke has an in-
”The plant stands out in terms of environmental conside- credibly high environmental performance. Not least be-
rations, energy production, and its working environment. cause the plant makes full and efficient use of the energy
It is also located near the airport and just five kilometers contained in the waste. It is possible to process all types
from Copenhagen’s Town Hall Square, so we’re not just of waste as fuel and still obtain a high level of energy reco-
talking about an industrial installation, but a landmark of very. For instance, we are able to use the organic fraction
the Danish capital, as well,” the Project Manager com- contained in the waste very efficiently,” says Ole Hede-
ments. gaard Madsen.
A DynaGrate® at heart
Water-cooled dynamics make the difference
The ever innovative technology of the DynaGrate® is uni-
que in its fuel flexibility, optimized combustion and minimal
maintenance cost. All due to the mechanical design and
optimised the water-cooling system.

Fuel flexibility
The mechanical design of the DynaGrate® is developed in
response to the general waste-to-energy plant vulnerabili-
ty to e.g. metal contents in waste. Today, plant operation
is not interrupted by melting metals. Further, the mechani-
cal break-up of the waste layer on the grate results in
thorough agitation and superior combustion conditions.
The water-cooling system allows high heating values that
are vital to fuel flexibility. Together, the water-cooling and
mechanics result in high plant efficiency and excellent
burnout of the waste, evident for example from very low
TOC values (around 0.2%) in bottom ash.

Optimized combustion
Since the water-cooled optimised DynaGrate® is not de-
pendent on air cooling, full control of the primary com-
bustion air is reached. This means that the combustion
process can be optimised in order to e.g. reduce the NOx
formation at the source. B&W Vølund tests operating at
oxygen levels around 4.5  –  5% show NO levels in the DynaGrate®
range of 200 – 250 mg/Nm3. This is before the flue gas
reaches the SCR filter. Moreover, low excess air result
in less flue gases thereby reducing the stack loss and
power consumption for the fans.

Besides low raw NOx emission, our CFD designed over-

fire system VoluMixTM reduces CO and TOC to a minimum.
Volumix™ injects secondary air into the combustion zone
– with a complete burnout in the gas phase.

Minimised maintenance cost

The DynaGrate® reduces maintenance cost because the
entire cooling system is well integrated and protected in
the steel shaft. There are no sensitive hose connections
inside the furnace. Damages due to grate siftings, melting
tin, aluminium, and the like are efficiently prevented. The
driving mechanism is situated outside the furnace which The water-cooled wear zone consists of a number of heavy steel tubes
means that the mechanism is not exposed to an aggres- covered with Inconel®. The cold surfaces prevent build-up of slag and
sive environment and offers easy access for maintenance. thereby operation problems.
Finally, the mechanical set-up secures that movable grate The new wear zone is connected in natural circulation with the boiler
parts are not in contact, thereby reducing wear and tear of drum and constitutes an integrated part of the boiler. This coupling
the grate. increases the overall efficiency of the plant.
The Babcock & Wilcox Vølund contribution to
Amager Bakke: Amager Ressourcecenter is owned by the Danish
municipalities of Dragør, Frederiksberg, Hvidovre,
•  rane
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Copenhagen, and Tårnby.
• Feeding system with hopper
• DynaGrate® with water-cooled wear zone
• Boiler
• Ash system
• Electrical system
• Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) for the reduction
of particles in the flue gas
• Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for reduction
of NOx emissions
• Economiser for cooling of flue gas
• Combustion control system
Picture from the contract signing. From left: Ulla Röttger, CEO at
Amager Ressourcecenter, Mogens Lønborg, Chariman of the board at
Amager Ressourcecenter, and John Veje Olesen, CEO at B&W Vølund.

Clean air plant Plant design data (per line)

Guaranteed
Process parameters Units
Reducing emissions by 85 – 99.9% Values*

Waste capacity 35 t/h

140
120 Heat value, lower 11.5 MJ/kg

100 Steam output 141.1 t/h

80 Steam temperature 440 °C
60
Steam pressure 70 bar
40
20 Boiler outlet flue gas temp. 160 °C

0 Feed water temperature 130 °C

Today Amager Bakke
NOx emissions reduction (mg/m3)
Flue gas values: Guaranteed
Units
After cleaning Values*

NOx** 15 mg/ Nm³

CO*** 50 mg/ Nm³

NH3** 3 mg/ Nm³

TOC 5 mg/ Nm³

* All values refer to 11% O2 dry gas

** 24-hour average
*** Half-hour average

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