Denmark's largest power station will use wood pellets as a fuel instead of coal, Danish Dong Energy said on Monday.
Avedore power station, located in the south of Danish capital Copenhagen is owned by Dong Energy.
The company said that this is a major step towards Copenhagen's goal of being carbon emissions-neutral by 2025.
For the last one and half year, the power station has been converting its coal-fired power station unit, and the entire combined heat and power plant is now able to produce electricity and heat based on wood pellets and straw, rather than coal and gas.
"Following the conversion of unit 1 at Avedore power station, we can produce heat for more than 215,000 Danish households without using coal or gas," said Thomas Dalsgaard, executive vice president of Dong Energy.
Dong reduced its coal consumption by 74 percent since 2006 by using more wind and biomass, and the trend is continuing.
"We’re reducing our annual coal consumption at Avedore by around 160,000 tonnes. This is very good for the climate and in line with the conversion of our power stations, which has been ongoing for several years," Dalsgaard said.
Avedore is expected to produce district heating based on biomass to approx. 215,000 Danish homes in Copenhagen as well as electricity corresponding to the annual consumption of more than 600,000 Danish households annually.
(Anadolu Agency)
