Ørsted initiates major investment in new Herning Power Station

Kristian Jensen, Danish Minister of Finance, accompanied by the Danish utility companies Eniig Varme, Energi Ikast Varme, Sunds Vand og Varme and Ørsted will cut the first turf for the conversion of Herning Power Station.

The investment of DKK 200 million, the conversion project will provide the power station with a plant that is capable of lessening the consumption of wood chips and wood pellets by approximately 20% and still able to supply the same amount of heat to the Danish municipalities of Herning, Herning, Ikast and Sunds.

Thomas Dalsgaard, our Executive Vice President and CEO of Bioenergy & Thermal Power said “It’s really good news for our climate that we join forces with our heat customers to make Herning Power Station even more efficient. It’s already a green power station running on sustainable biomass, and now we’ll be able to reduce the fuel consumption significantly, thus ensuring that the power station is a competitive alternative to fossil fuels.”

The conversion project is launched at the same time as we has signed a 15-year agreement with Eniig Varme, Energi Ikast Varme and Sunds Vand og Varme on the supply of district heating from Herning Power Station.

Erling Vendelbo Klemmensen, Head of the Heat Division at Eniig Varme said “We have an exciting period ahead of us, and I’m convinced that in future, it’ll become even more attractive to be a district heating customer in Herning. We can see that district heating to a much wider extent than before is becoming the preferred choice for clients when deciding on which type of heating to instal in new buildings. Customers are very conscious about choosing a greener profile, and here district heating is a cost-effective solution compared to other types of heating.”