Asnæs Power Station Explained

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]

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  1. Web site: Giant coal cranes to be decommissioned at Asnæs Power Station. DONG Energy. 26 October 2016. 24 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125045054/http://www.dongenergy.com/en/media/newsroom/news/articles/giant-coal-cranes-to-be-decommissioned-at-asn%C3%A6s-power-station. 25 November 2016. dead.