Along with solving the waste problem arisen, the plant produces electricity and district heating, and in so doing it replaces some of the coal-based heat production at Esbjerg.In the spring of 1999, COWI won the tender as consultant for the proj-ect and subsequently carried out preliminary planning and tendering of machinery and electric installations. Construction of the plant was initiated in the spring of 2001 and was ready to receive waste in the early summer of 2003.Setting the overall objectives for the new "waste to energy plant", it was a clear wish to create an incineration plant offering the best possible functional, environmental and financial conditions and at the same time to design a building with an outstanding architectural element.Incineration technology was chosen on the basis that in practice the technology must be well documented and have proven to be reliable and optimized as to treatment of the waste supplied. Correspondingly, the general idea was to choose a flue gas purification plant that based on practical experience has proven its capability of meeting present and future requirements. Thereby, it was ensured that the incineration plant would not affect the environment and in particular the immediate environment.Moreover, it was an indispensable condition that the plant should have high availability, more than 8,000 hours per year, high energy efficiency and provided for intensified future demands from the environmental authorities in order to prevent modifications to the largest possible extent.Equipment established in the process:
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