Asnæs Power Station | |
Location Map Caption: | Location of Asnæs Power Station |
Country: | Denmark |
Location: | Kalundborg |
Coordinates: | 55.6613°N 11.0789°W |
Owner: | Ørsted A/S |
Status: | Operational |
Th Fuel Primary: | Woodchips |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,057 MW |
Commissioned: | 1959 |
The Asnæs Power Station (Danish: Asnæsværket) is a woodchip power plant operated by Ørsted A/S in Kalundborg, Denmark. It consists of three active units, which deliver 147 MW (Unit 2), 270 MW (Unit 4) and 640 MW (Unit 5). Unit 3 went in service in 1959 and uses a 152.1adj=midNaNadj=mid flue gas stack, while Unit 5, which went into service in 1981, uses a 220.1adj=midNaNadj=mid flue gas stack, the third tallest in Denmark. Its two 60m high coal cranes were dismantled in 2016.[1]