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INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE ON DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING

Design and
architecture

DBDH - direct access to

district heating technology
www.dbdh.dk
CONTENTS
FOCUS : Design and architecture

4 The Chairmans column

6 How to fit district heating installations

into the environment
TVIS Multicity
10 Designing and constructing
District Heating
a steel chimney 55,000 homes in Vejle, Fredericia,
Middelfart and Kolding Munici-
12 THE NEW FACE OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
palities are served with surplus
14 COOL WRAPPING FOR HOT TECHNOLOGY heat through the regional heat
How holistic thinking makes the way for heating plants in Denmark transmission network of TVIS.
18 Amager Hill

20 Use the suns rays - or store them Surplus

heat from
Refinery
22 Foreign interest in Danish energy planning

24 NEWS: Danish Software Company 7-Technologies Waste

incineration
acquired by Schneider Electric
Combined
26 LATEST NEWS Heat Only
Boilers
Heat and
Power
28 MEMBER COMPANY PROFILE: E.ON

30 LIST OF MEMBERS

31 District humor
Vejle

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By Mr. Hans Bjrn, Managing Director, TVIS, and Chairman of DBDH
The Chairmans column
The pressure on natural resources from a ghastly growing of the
worlds inhabitants, which is estimated to exceed a worrisome
global figure of 9 billion in 2050 from a level of 6 billion today, as
well as the growing of megacities, just dont rhyme with neither
sustainability nor harmonious development with nature.
Please allow me to put the pressure from urbanization into
perspective. In year 1800 only 3% lived in cities. Today this figure is
approx. 50% and in 2030 more than 60% of the global population
will live in cities. Not forgetting that the world only inhabited 1
billion people in 1800 this development is unimaginable.
According to the World Bank:
Almost 180,000 people move into cities each day.
60 million people move into cities each year in
developing countries. This rate of movement will
continue for the next 30 years.
Therefore, we need to think smart, be intelligent and act
responsible to ensure a sustainable development between
growing populations, bigger cities and economic prosperity
challenging our way of using energy, not continuing exhausting
the global available resources.
As I have also stressed in earlier columns the population
growth towards 2050 is basically only taking place in developing
countries and these countries are not just developing but
experiencing double-digit growth figures. Moreover, 95% of
this growth will be in cities, which means that city populations
grow faster than city infrastructure can adapt, thus there will
be lack of houses and infrastructure services.
As space become scarce, air quality worsens and traffic
increases, people demand both industrial processes and
production of energy to move out of the city. Just look at what
happened in Beijing up to the Olympics in 2008.
To counterwork Not-In-My-Back-Yard trends we need renewed
optimism, ownership, even making production of energy close to
home popular and retro. The environmental effects need to be
rigorously documented by eco labeling for example, similar to
the wind power industrys WindMade, which aims to produce a
certification label that "identifies corporations and products
made with wind energy".
District heating is energy infrastructure that enables (i)
smarter production, (ii) smarter customers and (iii) smarter
tariffs. District energy can, through the large-scale concept,
incorporate volatile renewables like wind and solar without
compromising efficiency and capacity by e.g. daily and seasonal
heat storage and equally important utilize low-grade resources
like exhausted energy from power production, industrial
processes and waste incineration that would otherwise be
wasted in cooling towers or let out into lakes, rivers and oceans.
To create a retro effect we need to combine energy
infrastructure with architectural design and experiences, e.g.
by creating landmarks and local ownership like the Spittelau
Incineration plant in Vienna, which in 1996 achieved the
Best Practice Award under the UN-Habitat Program, which
recognizes development for a better urban future.
In Denmark we have also been successful keeping the production
of energy close to the inhabitants allowing both energy efficient
and environment friendly production of combined heat and
power and district heating. Some examples are included in this
quarterly issue of Hot|Cool. See e.g. the Amager Hill article
about a ski slope on top of a waste to energy plant visualizing
an example of Hedonistic Sustainability - the idea that
sustainability is not a burden we are forced to carry - but that
a sustainable city can enhance our quality of life.
Another example is the construction of KARA/NOVEREN; also
a waste-to-energy plant in Roskilde with the daring proposal
to include a 110-metre high spire. Due to its similarities to
Roskilde Cathedral, which is listed on the World Heritage List,
the Heritage Board objected to it, while the media and the
inhabitants of Roskilde were generally positive towards the
project, realizing its potential to make a positive contribution
to the community.
In every project, the surroundings are the platform from where
the project evolves. Landscape, nature as well as townscape
and the people living there may become an asset instead of a
problem in the design process.
As another article highlights, holistic thinking makes the way
for heating plants in Denmark. There are different ways of
interacting with the surroundings, depending on the purpose of
the building as well as the context of the building site. District
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How to fit district heating installations
into the environment
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By Mr. Lars Gullev, Managing Director, VEKS
There are many differences between wind turbines and district
heating (DH). One of the most important is the visual dimension.
Wind turbines can be seen as well as heard in the community,
while the largest part of a DH system is usually hidden under
the ground - so well hidden, in fact, that many people simply
are not aware of the great environmental benefits brought to
society by DH.
A DH system, however, consists not only of pipes below ground.
It also consists of production plants with tall chimneys and
often of storage tanks that ensure flexibility in the district
heating systems and also security of supply.
This article focuses on how a special effort has been made in
two places to visually transform large technical DH installations
into something unique in the local environment:
Brndby, Copenhagen, Denmark, which has transformed tall
chimneys from being merely "exhaust pipes for boilers" to
local artistic landmarks.
Reykjavik, Iceland, which has transformed large storage tanks
for DH supply to the country's capital into a destination
with a famous rotating restaurant (The Pearl - Perlan in
Icelandic) on the top with a magnificent view over Reykjavik.
The Pearl
Brndby District Heating Company
Brndby District Heating Company was established in 1967 and
is located 15 km from downtown Copenhagen. The company,
which supplies about 31,000 with DH, is connected to VEKS'
DH transmission network and has 3 large boiler plants, which
today are used as peak and reserve load centers. Each of the
boiler plants is located near residential areas, which means
that they - especially the chimneys - are highly visible in the
community.
Brndby District Heating Company wanted the chimneys to
change its status of being tall, gray concrete columns into
being a local landmark in the environment.
But how do you make an up to 125 meter high chimney undergo
such a transformation?
The chimney on the Brndbyvester plant (125 meters high, 8
m in diameter at the base) was originally erected so that it
could evacuate smoke from the DH plant as well as the waste
incinerator that was built together with the DH plant. Since
the waste incineration plant due to stricter environmental
requirements was abolished, it was considered to tear the
chimney down and instead build a small chimney for the DH
plant alone, but upon request from Brndby municipality it was
decided to keep the chimney.
To transform the chimney into a local landmark Brndby
District Heating Company contacted artist Bjrn Rdding, who
proposed an embellishment of the chimney in white and various
shades of blue with a simple red angle at the bottom of the
chimney.
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Fig. 1
The idea was that white and the various blue shades would
create a visual, harmonious color combination as a foreground
to a Danish blue summer sky with large white clouds. The
artist's idea turned out to be correct which can be seen in Fig.
1. It was the first time a DH chimney was decorated in Denmark,
but Bjrn Rdding subsequently ended up decorating many
Danish chimneys - in e.g. Greve, Solrd and Roskilde - and
gables in e.g. Copenhagen.
The decoration of the chimney of the Brndbyvester plant
became a local success. It was therefore natural to continue
with the chimney on the Brndbyster plant (92 m high, 6
m in diameter at the base). Here Brndby District Heating
Company decided to invite all citizens in Brndby municipality
to participate in a decoration competition. The citizens were
encouraged to collect cardboard on the DH Company in which
proposals for the future decoration of the chimney could be
visualized. The proposals would then be returned to Brndby
District Heating Company, which had appointed a jury with
the participation of the municipal mayor, the chairman of
the municipal culture committee and representatives of the
local homeowners association in the immediate vicinity of the
chimney.
A total of 40 proposals was received and the first prize was
rewarded with a mini-cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo while
the second prize was rewarded with a weekend stay at a
hotel - both funded by Brndby District Heating Company.
Economically it was much cheaper for Brndby District
Heating Company to invite to this decorating competition than
to engage a professional design firm and at the same time
a large local commitment was ensured which has proved very
valuable.
The competition was won by an idea, where balloons in different
colors on the light blue background as a summer sky - rise
to the sky (Fig. 2).
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Fig. 2
Since the decoration of the chimneys at Brndbyvester and
Brndbyster plants had been a great success it was now
time for the last chimney at the plant of Brndby Strand (125
meters high, 8 m in diameter). Here Brndby District Heating
Company contacted a local art association, which however did
not come up with workable ideas. It was therefore Brndby
District Heating Company itself that generated the idea
for the decoration. Since the central is situated only about
1,000 meters from Kge Bay - part of the Baltic Sea - it was
natural to create a connection between the chimney and the
maritime environment. It was therefore decided to decorate
the chimney with light white clouds and seagulls on a light blue
background. (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3
As for the other two chimneys, it was also important here to
use a background color that matched the blue sky.
Maintenance-wise it would have been cheaper to paint the
chimneys plain - or just maintain them in the gray concrete.
However, Brndby District Heating Company chose the
described solutions thus ensuring some unique landmarks in
the community. For example, the customers near the chimney
in the Brndbyster central do not say that they live in the
area of Brndbyster; they live near the chimney with the
ballons. Citizens have taken the chimneys to them as the
local landmark that provides an individual identity. That this
is correct can be seen by the fact that at no time has any
vandalism of the chimneys taken place - people take care of
their unique landmark!
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How to fit district heating installations into the environment
The increased maintenance costs are handled by Brndby
District Heating Company having leased space on the chimneys
for cell phone antennas, giving a rental income that can help
offset the increased costs.
The Pearl
Geothermal energy is the most significant resource available to
Icelanders, providing inexpensive, reliable, and environmentally
safe energy. The first attempt to utilise this raw power of
Mother Nature was taken back in 1755, but it has only been
technologically practical to utilise the geothermal energy in
larger scale for the past 60 years.
The first drilling for geothermal energy in Reykjavik began in
1928, when the deepest hole reached 246 meters! Today about
70 holes provide the capital area with hot geothermal water
for district heating and hot tap water, varying in depth from
500 to 3,000 meters!
The large storage tanks for the district heating system in
Reykjavik are placed at Oskjuhlid where there have been hot
water storage tanks for decades - 61 meters above sea level.
This elevation provides adequate pressure to force water up
a 10-story high-rise built at 38 meters above sea level. At the
top of the storage tanks you find the revolving restaurant The
Pearl.
Inside the Pearl
Idea behind the construction
Ideas for a grand structure at Oskjuhlid date from 1930 when
Johannes Kjarval Icelandic painter and one of the most
famous artists of Iceland - had dreams for the site:
The sides of the temple should be covered with mirrors, so
the northern lights could approach the feet of men - the roof
should be decorated with crystal of every colour, and floodlights
should be in the eaves to illuminate the whole area. It should
answer to the light of day and the symbols of the night.
It would be difficult to find a better description for The Pearl,
brought to fruition some 60 years later.
In 1991 the tanks were updated and a hemispherical,
magnificent structure The Pearl was placed on top of the
storage tanks and is a construction which combines utility and
vision. Hollow steel framing supports the glass dome and walls
that link six aluminium-sided tanks, each of which contains
4,000 m3 of water at an average temperature of 85C (185F).
Technical data
The height of the structure is 25.7 metres (84.3 feet) and
consists of 6 tanks each with a volume of 4,000 m3. Four of
the tanks upon which The Pearl is resting, contain hot water -
the remaining two are used to collect the return water from
the costumers.
One of the water tanks at The Pearl has recently been cleared
out in order to hold the Saga Museum there. The museum tells
about the Icelandic sagas as well as some other history. It also
shows how Icelanders used to live and how they live now.
As part of The Pearl's heating system, hot water is pumped
through the metal framework in winter, while cold water flows
during summer, thereby producing a comfortable year-round
environment district heating and cooling!
Summary
The examples from Brndby, Denmark as well as Reykjavik,
Iceland show how it is possible with a determined effort to
transform large technical DH installations into something
unique in the local environment. In the first example local
landmarks have been created in otherwise large anonymous
housing areas, whereas in the other example a tourist
attraction with a popular restaurant has been created.
For further information please contact:
VEKS
Att.: Mr. Lars Gullev Phone: +45 4366 0366
Roskildevej 175 lg@veks.dk
DK-2620 Albertslund
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By Steve Street, UK Sales Manager, Steelcon
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Desig ecture
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Designing and constructing
arc
a steel chimney
There are many aspects to consider when planning for the
design and construction of a steel chimney for a district
heating scheme.
These types of plant, by the necessity of their requirement,
are often built within city or urban locations rather than rural
communities and therefore attract far more scrutiny when it
comes to their impact on the environment. Nobody wants to
see an industrial plant in their back garden especially one with
a 40m or even higher chimney.
The environmental impact falls mainly within two categories:
Emissions what the people do not see.
Visual what the people will see.
The heat for a district heating scheme can come from a
cogeneration (CHP) plant, normally fired by fossil fuels or
biomass. In some instances heat is provided from a waste-to-
energy or gasification plant.
All these types of plant require a chimney which will emit
exhaust gases. The height of the chimney is controlled by
the level of pollutants within the emissions. A heating unit
fuelled by natural gas will normally require a chimney of lesser
height than a chimney fuelled by emissions from e.g. a coal-
fired or waste-to-energy plant. The chimney height can also
be influenced by the local topography. A chimney located in a
valley will probably need to be higher than one placed on a hill
or level terrain. Other tall structures and buildings can also
influence the chimney height as the top of the chimney must
be isolated from turbulent air flow to ensure good dispersal of
the exhaust gases.
Of course the emissions from all types of heating plants
are monitored and controlled ensuring emissions meet with
national and EU Directives.
In order to optimise the efficiency of the plant as much heat
as possible needs to be extracted from the system. This can
lead to low waste gas temperatures. The chimney designer
must take this into account when selecting the materials
for construction as the exhaust gas temperature must be
maintained as high as possible in order to minimise or eliminate
problems with corrosion due to the exhaust gases falling
within the dew point temperature range allowing condensation
to form.
In order to assist with dispersion of the exhaust gases to
the highest level and to minimise temperature drops, the exit
velocity of the exhaust gases from the top of the chimney
is targeted at 15 m/s or higher. This exit velocity has to be
balanced with the resultant back pressures generated as high
back pressures can have an impact upon the efficiency of the
plant.
The most efficient design of chimney is a double wall
construction whereby the exhaust gases are contained within
an efficiently insulated liner. The liner is supported within an
outer structural shell. Materials selected for the liner will
depend upon the operating conditions but would normally be
carbon steel, stainless steel or glass reinforced plastic.
Economic demands have seen advances in the design of steel
chimneys. For structural reasons it was normal for the height/
diameter ratio of a steel chimney to be in the region of 20:1.
The introduction of Tuned Mass Dampers to control chimney
oscillations has seen this ratio increase to 40:1, leading to very
tall thin constructions of chimney. Steel chimneys can now be
built up to 140m high. Chimneys taller than this are normally
built with a concrete structural shell.
Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but a tall thin
structure will have less visual impact and be less obtrusive.
As previously mentioned, monitoring of the emissions is
necessary. The monitoring points must be positioned in an
area of non-turbulent flow. Where possible it is best to have
these located in the horizontal ducting leading to the chimney.
Occasionally this is not possible and in those instances the
emission monitoring points are located on the chimney. As
access must be available to the monitoring points, this means
a system of permanent ladders and platforms are attached
to the chimney, which is not always an aesthetically pleasing
addition.
As a designer and constructor of steel chimneys Steelcon
work very hard to minimise the impact upon the environment.
Efficient design means economic use of materials and
minimising waste. We also monitor the consumption of
consumables, energy, water etc.
We manufacture steel chimneys in the largest possible sections
to minimise the amount of vehicles used for transportation.
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When required we also introduce noise absorbers (silencers)
into the system, thereby reducing the environmental impact of
plant generated noise. Chimneys themselves do not generate
any noise unless exhaust gas velocities are very high (above
c.45 m/s).
The visual impact of a sensitive development is often left in
the control of an architect who engages with the chimney
designer to progress a design from concept to completion.
An example of such a case (figure 1) can be found in the UK
where Steelcon were engaged to design and construct three
75m high steel chimneys for a waste-to-energy plant near
Heathrow Airport. Landing or taking off at Heathrow will give
the passenger an excellent view of the chimney.
Fig. 1
World-class climate friendly heating
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The building has an elegant sloping roof penetrated by the
three chimneys which in turn are enclosed within an envelope
of steel rings to form a louvred effect. Each ring is formed from
200mm diameter tube and rolled to rings 10m in diameter. The
original plan was to provide a concrete structural shell with
grooves to represent the louvres but the steel chimney was
considerably less expensive and produced a more desirable
effect as it could be finished in a colour to match the building
cladding.
The unusual concept was first modelled within a wind tunnel
to ensure correct calculated loadings were applied to the
structure. Of course there is still a premium to pay when such
a design is produced as embellishments such as the louvres
add considerably to the wind loading and consequently make
the design less economic.
In a double wall construction of a steel chimney the structural
shell is isolated from the hot exhaust gases and therefore can
be given a high quality surface treatment allowing the chimney
to be finished in virtually any RAL colour. The effect can be to
minimise the visual impact by using hues of grey or white or
in some cases optimise the chimney as a feature with bold
vibrant colours.
For further information please contact:
Steelcon
Linden House, Church Street Att.: Steve Street
Somerton, Somerset TA11 7D Phone: + 44 1458 555 007
United Kingdom steve.street@steelcon.co.uk
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By Kim Brinck, Chief Consultant, Ramboll and
n and Susanne Wellington Hansen, Marketing & Communications Consultant, Ramboll
Desig ecture
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THE NEW FACE OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Can you imagine having a 185 m long, 30 m wide and 50 m
high building treating waste in your backyard?
In Denmark they can, and they even appreciate it.
Adding a new dimension to the urban landscape, the modern
waste-to-energy (WTE) facility breaks with all known standards
of functionality and design. It aims to enhance efficiency and
peacefully co-exist or create an architectural dialogue with its
neighbours.
A case in point is Roskilde. One of the oldest cities in Denmark
established as a trading post by the Vikings more than 1000
years ago, the city is in the process of constructing a top
modern, high-tech, state-of-the-art WTE unit capable of
annually turning 200,000 tonnes of residual waste into energy.
The new unit is not just another WTE facility Denmark, a
country of just 5.5 million people, has 29 of them already it is
an architectural landmark designed by the world famous Dutch
architect Erick van Egeraat.
Architectural design of the so-called Energy Tower in Roskilde, Denmark.
Architect: Erick van Egeraat
The long and winding road to planning permission
Although the journey towards planning permission was
eventually successful, the new unit was not approved without
striking blows. Recognizing the buildings huge dimensions
and the importance of public acceptance and appreciation,
the inter-municipal waste management company of KARA/
NOVEREN went to great lengths to involve the citizens and
provide as much information as possible throughout the entire
planning process. They also decided to launch an architectural
contest for the design of the new building to ensure that it
would be architecturally inspiring and an integral part of its
industrial surroundings, which since the establishment of the
first two units in the 1960s have now been embraced by the
expanding city. Among the six proposals that they received,
they chose a daring proposal made by Erick van Egeraat,
including a 110-metre high spire. Due to its similarities to
Roskilde Cathedral, which is listed on the World Heritage List,
the Heritage Board objected to it, while the media and the
inhabitants of Roskilde were generally positive towards the
project, realizing its potential to make a positive contribution
to the community. In deference to the objections to the design
of the building, the construction was redesigned reducing
the total height of building and spire as well as the length in
order to maintain proper proportions. The project was finally
approved in December 2009.
So why put so much effort
into a waste treatment plant?
Modern WTE facilities are highly efficient plants
with energy recovery efficiency rates often close
to 100 % and very complex flue gas treatment
technologies. Such energy optimization coupled with
high environmental standards requires technical
equipment of a certain dimension. Plants with power
production are significantly higher than plants with
heat production only. Experience from power producing
plants has shown that the first vertical pass of the
flue gas path needs to be very high to ensure a proper
mix of the flue gases and to allow particles to fall back
to the combustion chamber as a consequence of the
higher temperature of the steam producing boiler.
This in combination with a modern layout involving e.g.
overhead cranes causes WTE facilities like the one in
Roskilde to reach a building height of approximately 50 m.
At the same time, the production of heat for the district
heating network requires a location in an urban residential
area where the heat is to be used. Therefore modern WTE
facilities with the large dimensions required by the technology
they host have to be located almost in peoples backyards.
This is a challenge in terms of public acceptance and hence
planning permission, and this is why so much effort is put into
the design of the facilities.
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Having had thermal waste treatment plants for more than
100 years, Denmark has come far with respect to public
acceptance. The same cannot be said for other European
countries such as for instance the UK where public perception
is often an issue in WTE projects, irrespective of the obvious
advantages they offer.
WtE facility in the hilly landscape of the Isle of Man.
Architect: Savage + Chadwick Architects
Standing shoulder to shoulder with kings and queens
KARA/NOVEREN's novel architectural design will play against
the surrounding area's industrial profile and embrace both
the historic and industrial heritage of the area. It is a
modern Cathedral, close to the ground, and we shaped the
building to reflect the angular factory roofs of the immediate
surroundings, says Erick van Egeraat. We then let the building
culminate in a tall spire, which is an articulation of a fascinating
and sustainable process in creating energy.
The large, outspoken, amber-coloured design will give an insight
into the mostly hidden processes of transforming waste into
energy, and at night the backlighting of the perforated facade
will transform the spire to an illusion of a glowing beacon,
symbolizing the energy production inside the facility. On special
occasions the building will be illuminated, and for a few minutes
every hour a spark will gradually grow into a blazing flame
eating up the entire building.
Adding yet another dimension to the architectural experience,
the facility will form an axis with Roskilde Cathedral. This
cathedral has been the main burial site for Danish monarchs
for more than 600 years and is clearly visible on the horizon
with its significant spires that have been the city's hallmark
since the 17th century.
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Imagination running wild in Europe
KARA/NOVEREN is just one example of architecturally
outstanding WTE facilities. One of the most recent examples is
the new WTE facility in Copenhagen designed as a ski slope and
recreational area to the Copenhageners. The idea of creatively
designed multi-functional WTE facilities is also catching on in
Europe. Among such architectural pearls are the Vienna WTE
facility designed with a million bright colours and irregular
forms by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the Issane facility in
Paris designed with its base 31 metres below ground level, short
stacks and plant roof making it blend into the environment
on the bank of the Seine and the facility on the Isle of Man,
which follows the soft shapes of the hilly landscape with its
structure that evokes thoughts of Viking ships or dinosaurs.
So the face of WTE is changing. New engineering and
architectural approaches to integrating or interacting with
the surrounding environment are leading to a new generation
of WTE facilities. And the advantage of what goes on inside
these amazing buildings - turning residual waste into low-
carbon heat and electricity - remains apparent.
For further information please contact:
Ramboll
Att.: Susanne W. Hansen Phone: +45 5161 8611
Hannemanns All 53 sun@ramboll.com
DK-2300 Copenhagen S www.ramboll.com/energy
Or visit KARA/NOVERENs website at: www.karanoveren.dk
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How holistic thinking makes the way for heating plants in Denmark
Over the years architect and engineering company Arkikon
has designed more than 30 plants for district heating. From
this experience the firm has acquired knowledge and knowhow
not only on the process of creating buildings for the technical
installations, but has also learned to pay attention to the
surroundings of the plant. By all means the goal is to design
the right building for the right site. To achieve this goal, Arkikon
analyzes all the aspects and interests of the site, functioning,
technics, and context in order to include these in the solution.
As listed above there are a lot of elements to be considered
to determine the right building for the right site. At Arkikon
the most important factor is passion. It starts with a glowing
passion for the certain architecture that goes together with
technical building types. You could call it functional architecture.
The logical, rational and functional way these buildings explain
and express their use and purpose is a fantastic inspiration.
To make a building design reflect the functioning inside of it
is a classic discipline in the field of architecture and arts of
engineering. The passion for this discipline, in particular, is
why Arkikon ended up designing not only heating plants and
power plants, but also other buildings for the supply industry,
like water purification plants and buildings for bioenergy
production.
Cool Wrapping for Hot Technology
Approach - the use of context
In every project, the surroundings are the platform from where
the project evolves. Landscape, nature as well as townscape
and the people living there may become an asset instead of a
problem in the design process.
There are different ways of interacting with the surroundings,
depending on the purpose of the building as well as the context
of the building site. The two most radical ways are:
The blend in
The landmark
The blend in is the most gentle starting point. If the project is
located in the open landscape, the design could evolve from an
idea where the heating plant gets ducked into the landscape
to make as small a mark in the landscape as possible. A direct
link from nature to the building is to make the building a piece
of landscape on its own. These days a lot of green materials
are available, and it is now possible to use plants as the outer
climate shield of the building not just as green roofs, but also
as green facades.
Another way to blend in is to work with the colors and the
scale of the surroundings to make the building as common or
as natural in the context as possible. This is the most common
approach in sites where there are some historical, cultural or
natural interests to be concerned about.
Another radical approach to the project is to make a landmark.
Heating plants are usually rather large buildings and comprise
tall elements such as chimneys and accumulation tanks. These
elements and their scale can be used to make a sculptural as
well as visual architecture that will have the characteristics of
the landmark.
The landmark may qualify as a monument and a readily
identifiable object which may serve as an external reference
point but also as an identification factor for the surroundings
of the building. Another benefit from the landmark is the
recognition and a brand that can evolve from the building
design. Many plants are located close to useful infrastructure
to ease the transportation of fuel resources of the plant. The
location near useful infrastructure also makes the plant visual
to a lot of people and this could be used in the design of the
plant to make a landmark that the local society would be proud of.
Interacting With the Surroundings
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Technical integration interaction
The most important part of the heating plant is the technical
installations inside the building, i.e. the units and components
that in the end will provide heat and therefore constitute the
whole purpose of the project.
In the design process and the following construction phase
it is crucial to have continued control and communication
between the client, the technical supplier, the building designer
and, finally, the building contractor.
This kind of thinking calls for close teamwork and interaction
between the involved parties of the project.
At Arkikon we have in-house architects, engineers and urban
planners. Therefore the integration of aesthetic ideas and
technical means is a natural part of every project. Especially
in the project for heating plants and technical buildings the
integrated design process is a way to reduce the risk of errors
in the coordination between technical parts and the building
components and construction, but also a way to make the
building appear a complete whole.
The wrapping - functional architecture
First the site, then the choice of technology and finally the
wrapping complete the building. The wrapping is formed
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by the concern of the surroundings, the users demands
to technology, logistics and economics and the architects
aesthetic approach to a holistic functionality. In that way,
every aspect that has influence on the building has relation
to the design. The building and the architecture will appear to
reflect both the technical installations inside, the purpose of
the building and the relation to the landscape or townscape
.
First and foremost the functioning forms the building. Without
the rational and logical functionality of the building, the
purpose is lost. Functional architecture is the architectural
solution when the project needs to stimulate and evolve from
precise and defined activities and processes. In one setting
the building could end up appearing as a closed structure
with lots of precise cuts, marks and openings in the concrete
facade telling the story of a dynamic landmark. In another
context at the edge between open land and town the right
answer could be a light building of steel with panels that vary
in color and detailing reflecting the close-by nature and with
a gentle downscaling in respect for the surroundings. The
result differs in every project and the wrapping is the dynamic
shell that provides and visualizes the concerns that have been
taken throughout the process.
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Functional Architecture
Process - from lines of idea to rising smoke
The best way to start off a project is to be aware of:
Economy
Environment
Technics
Aesthetics
These elements are all important parts of every building
project, but most important it is to take a holistic view of
these elements, where all parts are equal parts of the solution.
In the design process every part plays an important role as
to how the building design evolves. The ability to combine
aesthetics, advanced technology and economics in every phase
of the project, from the first drawings to the mechanical
parts starting to produce heat, is therefore a necessary
characteristic.
The local municipality plays an important part in the process
of realizing a new heating plant. The local planning authorities
should be contacted as early in the process as possible. They
need to create the legal platform of the project and they also
have to keep the environmental concerns in mind. Therefore,
an open and constructive dialogue throughout the process is
very important for the implementation of the project without
any unnecessary delays.
Sketching the plant
Ideas of design taking the site into consideration, context,
technics and budget.
Sketching the technics
The technics defines the volume of the plant
Contact to the local municipality
How to obtain permission
Local planning
Make sure the project can be implemented at the chosen site
Designing the plant
Detailing every part of the sketched ideas
Obtaining permission to build
The project is detailed in drawings, visualizations,
calculations and descriptions
Informing the local society
Presentation meetings held by the owners of the plant
Build the plant
Integrate the technics in the outside construction
Turn on the heat.
Local heat for local commitment
District heating is a cornerstone in the governments goal to
make environmental thinking the order of the day. The heat
is produced by local resources close to the users. In this way,
the line from resource to heat at the consumers is very short,
which is an advantage for everybody, including the environment.
A typical respond to new plans for heating plants is the NIMBY
(Not In My Back Yard) problem. The citizens and close-by
neighbors should always be respected, and through dialogue
and open communication the first responds often turn into
knowledge about all the positive things that will follow from the
heating plant. An important point is that the local municipality
and authorities must always give their permission and in that
process the citizens right will always be enforced.
Often the plans for a new heating plant evolve from a group of
local and very passionate people who -through their passion -
create the positive vibe around the project.
Future
It seems that there are primarily two ways to go for future
heating plants:
Large/X-large
Small/mobile
In the near future, more large plants will find their way through
out Denmark. This makes the need for competent advisors
more necessary than ever. This is partly due to the increasing
complexity of the building, but certainly also because the
demands from authorities, organizations of interest and local
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community will increase. To give an example, there is a lot higher

focus for documentation on how the plant will visually influence
the local surroundings, and how the plant fits into the national
strategy as part of the environmental politics.

Another way to go in the future could be to create smaller,

more flexible and mobile plants that could provide heat for
a small village, a large company or supplement to an existing
plant. These could be placed as close as possible to the
consumer, and the construction could be made so flexible that
future extensions would be easy to establish. The mobility of
the plant would make it easy to react on future demands, also
the day they are not needed anymore.

The only thing that is sure is that future calls for holistic
solutions that keep in mind the environmental state that the
world is seeing today and for the future. There is already a lot
of action, and the district heating plants have an important
role to play in this.
The idea is as simple as the solution. A micro heating plant based on bioorganic
fuel with the capacity to supply a small village or a larger industrial company
with heat. The heating plant consists of pre made units which are easy to
transport and mount at the site. The flexible modular solution makes it simple
to adjust the heating plant to the surroundings and the terrain. Expansions
and reductions can easily be made when needed.

It seems much more eco conscious to produce

For further information please contact:
green energy in a heating plant than to overdo insulation in
buildings with materials that in their making Arkikon - arkitekter + ingenirer
could be an environmental problem Att.: Thomas Enevold, CEO Phone: +45 8632 7844
Fornsvej 9 thomas@arkikon.dk
Thomas Enevold, CEO at Arkikon
DK-8500 Grenaa www.arkikon.dk

CHP
a benefit for the environment

west copenhagen heating transmission company

roskildevej 175, dk-2620 Albertslund
t +45 43 66 03 66 veks@veks.dk www.veks.dk

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n and By Sune Scheibye, Communication Consultant, Amagerforbrnding

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"Amager Hill is an example of what we call Hedonistic

Sustainability - the idea that sustainability is not a burden we
are forced to carry - but that a sustainable city can enhance
our quality of life".
Quote: Bjarke Ingels, Bjarke Ingels Group-BIG.

In Denmark we have a long history of waste incineration, and
the population is generally in favor of the concept. This is
possibly linked to the fact that waste is part of the district
heating system - and hence a cheap way to receive heating.
Amagerforbrnding buys and handles waste from the citys
residents and returns it in the form of power and heat.
In Denmark we have a tradition of having school classes visit
our waste incineration plants. This is something that we
prioritize, because it is an educational element - especially
when children then go home to their parents and explain to
them why batteries must not be thrown in the bin.
With our location just four km from the center of Copenhagen,
Amagerforbrnding is an integral part of the city, which means
we are conscious that we do not step out of line, and we put
emphasis on maintaining good relations with our neighbors.
Amagerforbrnding has, in other words, always focused on
being a part of the neighborhood. This was also considered
a key element, as the decision on the architecture for the
construction of our new facility, Amager Hill, was taken.
And it was with those words that the winner, Bjarke Ingels
Group-BIG, was revealed and thus could present their ideas
for a modern waste treatment plant - Amager Hill: a modern
waste treatment center with a ski slope.
Architect David Zahle about Hedonistic Sustainability:
"Where there has previously been a perception that
sustainability means that one has to forego a lot of fun stuff, we
try to mix pleasure into the concept," explains project manager
behind Amager Hill and partner at BIG architect David Zahle and
summarizes: "We've had a dream of Hedonistic Sustainability,
which aims for the desire by us humans to be driving for
sustainable development. Amager Hill realizes that dream".
And in the case of Amager Hill, the mixture of sustainability
and hedonism is clarified by the ski slope at the top of the
incinerator.
"We had several things in mind for the roof on Amager Hill,
such as mountain biking, picnics, open air film festival. It
was important for us to make Amager Hill available for the
population, says David Zahle. "But gradually we began to
cultivate the idea of a ski slope, and we were quickly convinced
that it was a really, really good idea - the problem could then be
to convince the jury about it."

An unanimous jury pointed to the proposal of architect

company Bjarke Ingels Group-BIG, which according to Chairman
Mogens Lnborg meets Amagerforbrndings vision of having
a significant architecture that serves three purposes. Namely:

- Emphasizing the towering environmental profile which the

new plant will get.
- Becoming a beacon in waste treatment and energy
production.
- Interacting with the community and provide a framework
for an attractive recreational area.

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Going to Amager Hill?

But, as we know, it all succeeded very well, and
hence the idea of Amagerforbrndings new
facility came one step closer to realization.
But the new plant should also have a name.
And here there were many proposals.

"Yes, we discussed a lot of names

when we had to find one for the plant.
Amagerforbrnding lies in the area of
Amager, and we agreed that we would have a
name of a place rather than a building, says
the architect. "And also the name would
have to be straightforward - like in 'going
to Amager Hill? . This is a phrase that the
architect hopes to hear in Copenhagen when
the plant is completed in 2016.

Director Ulla Rttger on Amager Hill:

Should environmentally friendly initiatives take place with great
sacrifices and heavy burdens? Evidence suggests that this is
often the approach, but when Amagerforbrnding back in May
2010 launched a design competition for the outer framework
for future development, the wish was for a distinctive building
in dialogue with its surroundings and a lightship for waste
treatment with a towering environmental profile.
Some might say that this would be too much all at once,
but entire 39 companies from home and abroad entered
the premise and were prequalified to submit their bids. In
selecting the companies that were able to come up with a
project proposal, the figure was reduced to six. And as has
been noticed both at home and abroad, it was the Bjarke Ingels
Group, BIG, who ended up being the company of the six that
won the competition with their proposal Amager Hill.
This does not mean that Amagerforbrnding will forget its
core task of transforming waste into Denmarks best reuse and
CO2-friendly energy to the big city. We're not going to abandon
our business and start issuing ski passes in the reception.
That part we will leave to others but we will, however, make our
outer frames available for everyone who wants to and is able
to come to us. They can stand on the top of Copenhagen with
both feet firmly planted on Amager Hill.
And if you come to us, you will also have the opportunity of
getting close to the inside - of what it's all about for us: A well-
run waste treatment center that has set the course for the
industry's best environmental figures and with an innovative
approach to reaching new goals.
For further information please contact:

BIG themselves refer to Amager Hill as an example of Amagerforbrnding

Hedonistic Sustainability - the idea that sustainability is not Att.: Sune Scheibye Phone: +45 3268 9300
a burden we are forced to carry - but that a sustainable city Kraftvrksvej 31 Fax: +45 3268 9393
can increase our quality of life. And this thinking is well in line DK-2300 Kbenhavn S ss@amfor.dk
with the values that characterize Amagerforbrnding today.
Translation: Kathrine Windahl, DBDH

Amager Hill is a project that goes beyond itself, engaging in city

life and making themselves available for the Copenhagener as
well as the tourist.

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By Mette Hansen, Head of Department, the Danish District Heating Association
Use the suns rays - or store them
The sun shines and warms nicely in the summer. And with a
solar heating plant connected to the district heating network,
the heat can be moved to where it is needed, or it can be saved
for a colder day.
The fossil fuels coal and natural gas have been put in the
political shame corner with the message that they must be
phased out in Denmark. And one of the new heating sources
that springs to mind is solar heating, as Denmark is virtually
the only country that produces district heating at very large
solar plants.
There are 21 large plants in operation and it is typically
decentralized natural gas powered plants that install solar
as a supplement, and dimension it for the need in the summer
months when the sun is most predominant. Each plant is
between 5,000 and 18,000 square meters.
Denmark is world champion in large-scale solar plants for
district heating. Currently we have 150,000 m2, and before the
end of the year, further 73,000 square meters will be ready for
operation at seven more plants. Two of these are extensions
of existing solar plants. In the longer term solar heating plants
will be built to the extent that in 2030, up to 4 million square
feet will be in operation. With 4 million square meters, about 5
% of Denmark's total heating needs could be met by the free
heat from the sun.
Solar heating in the district heating transmission grid
Existing
Planned
Unit: m2
Solar systems are shooting all over Denmark in these years. The orange
dots show the solar heating systems that were operating in February 2011.
In total, they make up 137,000 m2. The blue dots show the planned facility,
which together represent 191,000 m2. In less than one year, the total solar
heating output will thereby be doubled in Denmark (source: Planenergi and
Brdstrup District Heating Company).
But even smaller systems can result in a big gain. The
Copenhagen area Hvidovre is densely populated and here it is
not possible to just buy an empty field and start establishing
solar plants. Here they are using the flat roofs of some of the
many large buildings for installation of solar panels.
Solar installations are typically dimensioned so that their
size corresponds to the summer needs at the individual
district heating companies. In this way it becomes possible
to completely shut down the use of natural gas plants in the
warm months. This saves fossil fuels and thus CO2, as well as
money for gas purchases. Thus, the solar heating helps ensure
climate-friendly district heating at low prices.
Actually the solar panels also produce warmth in the cold
months when the sun peeks out. The heat during this period
is included in the total production and is thus also helping to
save on the fuels, for example in Marstal, which is home to the
world's largest solar heating plant of 18,365 square meters.
Here they save more than 100 liters of oil for every hour that
it is possible to supply with solar heating instead of heating
from the oil boilers.
When the sun shines most,
the need for heating is the least
The solar heat can cover the entire heating demand in summer
months. If the plant gets bigger than 20 %, it is necessary
to store the heat for colder days. Over shorter time (some
hours or days) a storage tank made of steel can be useful,
but if the sun's rays are to be stored over weeks or months,
other remedies are needed. One of the most frequently used
methods is a pond-heat storage. This can be compared to
an isolated underground swimming pool with an insulating lid.
Here, the heat can be stored for months. Of course, some heat
is lost by the storage, in fact, up to 40 %. But at the other
hand, one could argue that 60 % is retained from energy that
would otherwise disappear completely unused, if we had not
stored the sunbeams.
At the moment, attempts are also carried out hiding the heat
underground in drill holes and getting it up on cold days, but a
series of preconditions for the soil conditions must be met for
this option.
A better storage with less heat loss will benefit the diffusion
of solar heating further, but even with the current loss large-
scale solar plants is a good idea.
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Solar heating is efficient use of land. The figure shows how much oil can be are made to create some standards for solar plants and also
replaced by planting 10,000 m2 with various alternative fuels. For example, a series of guidelines which can help new projects underway.
we know that planting 10,000 m2 with elephant grass, 3.3 tons of oil could
be replaced, which in turn is equivalent to 10.5 tonnes of CO2. If 10,000 m2
Read more about the European project Solar District Heating
are "planted" with solar heating, 138.3 tonnes of oil will be replaced instead, on www.solar-district-heating.eu.
equivalent to 438.5 tons of saved CO2 (source: Marstal District Heating Plant).

The future of solar heating For further information please contact:

It is to be expected that the sun will constitute a very stable The Danish District Heating Association
heat supply and at the same time a heat source, which can Att.: Mette Hansen
hardly be taxed the same way as could be the case with Merkurvej 7 Phone: +45 7630 8000
biofuels, waste and especially fossil fuels. We also expect rising DK-6000 Kolding mh@danskfjernvarme.dk
commodity prices on for example oil and gas. On the other hand,

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By Astrid Mller, Communication Consultant, Secretary, Fjernvarmens Udviklingscenter
Foreign interest in Danish energy planning
For the second consecutive year Fjernvarmens Udviklingscenter
(the District Energy Development Center) and the Engineering
College of Aarhus hosted a summer school on district
heating. The participants were wide-ranging from students
to professionals with 10 years experience in the labor market
- from engineers to architects and economists. What they
had in common is the fascination of the effectiveness of the
Danish district heating network.
"Denmark became a first mover in energy efficiency during
the oil crisis of the 70es. And this is a position we have
maintained ever since. This was one of the messages of
Lykke Friis, Minister of Climate and Energy, to the Danish
and international students at this year's summer schools in
energy technology at the Engineering College of Aarhus. It is
well known in the district heating sector that one of the major
reasons why Denmark came so well out of the energy crisis in
the 70es was the development of an energy-efficient district
heating infrastructure. It is also an indisputable fact that CHP
production has played a crucial role in Denmark's success in
keeping CO2 emissions low, while the country has experienced
increased growth. And foreign students are now also getting
their eyes opened to the Danish approach.
"Chinese district heating systems are very cheap but have
a very low energy efficiency. Danish district heating systems
are very expensive, but have a very high efficiency, says Bo Yu,
who for the last 4 years has worked with district heating for
Grundfos in China, where Greentech is a buzzword. He has come
to Denmark to learn how to design better heating systems for
the Chinese market, where district heating is limited to major
cities. "In small towns i.e. cities the size of Aarhus they
still have decentralized heating solutions, where 10 buildings
share a common boiler. Bo Yu regards these cities as obvious
district heating areas because the population density is much
higher than in Danish cities of a similar size.
By educating foreign students and engineers in district heating
Fjernvarmens Udviklingscenter hopes to create ambassadors
for Danish district heating technology, thus increasing the
potential for export of district heating.
Huge export potential for Danish
district heating and cooling
It is not only in China that the potential of district heating
is unexploited. Therefore, it is also symptomatic that the
participants at this year's summer school in district heating
were not only students. Also people with up to 10 years of
experience in the labor market came to Denmark to study
Danish district heating technology. And the participants from
Belgium, Spain, Italy and Nigeria talked about the lack of insight
into the district heating technology in their home countries.
"After this summer school I probably know more about district
heating than any of my professors," says Luca Bonfiglioli, who
is studying energy engineering at the University of Bologna.
Only 5 cities in Italy have district heating, and the technology
is largely unknown. This is despite the fact that so many cities
would benefit from the potential of the district heating and
cooling technology. "It causes very much CO2 emission and has
an incredibly negative impact on the environment, when every
household has its own air conditioning system. I feel guilty every
time I turn on my air conditioner. Additionally, it is incredibly
expensive, says Luca, who is considering coming to Denmark
again to write a thesis on district heating and cooling.
The students' reactions and focus emphasize that Denmark
has an export product with great potential in international
markets - even greater potential than today's export figures
show. To sustain this export potential, it is important that we
ensure the training of a new generation of district heating
experts.
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However
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We cannot just train a new generation of engineers and
works employees. Yes, Denmark has an extensive knowledge Fjernvarmens Udviklingscenter
of heating technology. Additionally, there is a strong political Att.: Astrid Mller
momentum, and the district heating network is mentioned as a Borggade 6 Phone: +45 4122 7168
key factor for energy savings in all Danish and European energy DK-8000 Aarhus am@fvu-center.dk
strategy projects. However, it is not enough that we in Denmark
have understood that we can alleviate many environmental
problems with district heating - while we make cheap and easy
solutions. The buyers also have to be convinced. And abroad
district heating is not seen as "the easy solution" in the same
way as the Danish heat consumers
and politicians do.

The foreign course participants see

many challenges in convincing people
and local decision makers about
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Questions like "Who should pay for the
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"How do we carry out financial
calculations for our country?", "How
can we practically manage to put as
many pipes below our streets and into
our houses?" and "What organizational
approach will fit our culture?" lie the
participants close at heart. These
issues regarding the customer and the
market are problems that exporters
of consultancy and district heating
components will have to respond to if
they want to enter foreign markets. If
the Danish district heating technology
must play its full role, it is important
to remember the problems and the
challenges faced by the industry when
introducing district heating in the
Danish market back in 1979.

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students about energy planning in ated, wired or wireless, MULTICAL 602 is the first choice for
Denmark and abroad. It was emphasized accurate metering and powerful data communication.
that most good projects come to
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is included in the future planning. "It is and long term stability and let MULTICAL 602 power your com-
the consumer who will use the heating munication.
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news Danish Software Company 7-Technologies
acquired by Schneider Electric
One of the old players in the Danish district heating industry,
the software company 7-Technologies (7T), was in August
acquired by the global specialist in energy management
Schneider Electric. For 7T this will enable the company to
strengthen the sales of their unique solutions for automation
and district energy further international development and
give the company further growth opportunities. For Schneider
Electric the acquisition of 7T will contribute to ensure the
companys position as a leading center of excellence within
water and wastewater, and a strengthened position within
district heating and cooling.
CEO of 7T, Jens Krogh Kppenthien
sees the acquisition by Schneider
as a logical next step for 7T, the
products, the partners, and the
employees.
7T has gone through some very good years with growing
revenue, and increasing international sales, but we have
realized that taking the next step can only be done together
with a large company such as Schneider Electric, who has a
global presence within the automation industry, explains Jens
Lppenthien, managing director of 7T, and he continues I see
this as a logical and positive next step for 7T, providing new
opportunities and potential for 7T staff, customers, partners
and of course 7T's products IGSS, AQUIS and TERMIS.
The company has a history that goes back to 1984 and is as
such one of the pioneers in the Danish software industry, and
as such also one of the last independent software companies
to be acquired.
7Ts product range includes AQUIS for design, operation and
optimization of distribution networks for potable water,
TERMIS for design operation and optimization of district
heating and district cooling network. AQUIS and TERMIS are
the leading applications for simulating on the world market
and have today been sold in over 2,000 cities with a total
population of 200 million people. Furthermore, 7T develops the
IGSS SCADA system for managing, controlling and supervising
industrial processes. More than 27,000 systems are today
run an operated by IGSS. IGSS differentiate from competing
applications by its unique data collection and the easy
configuration capabilities.
7Ts products are widely used in the district heating and
district cooling industry. In Denmark alone, more than 125
district heating plants are equipped with the IGSS SCADA
system.
The same is the case with TERMIS, which is widely used by the
district energy and district cooling companies, and consultants
around the world.
TERMIS, like 7T, originates some 25 years back from the
relationship between Odense District Heating Company
and LicConsult, where LicHeat was developed for Odense
by LicConsult. Over the years LicHeat undertook a lot of
development, changed the name to TERMIS at the same time
as 7T took the product over, and is now not only a design and
planning tool, but also an operational and optimization tool.
According to Jan Strmvig, CEO of Fjernvame Fyn (Previously
Odense District Heating Company): We have a long history with
TERMIS, which has developed alongside with the development
of Fjernvarme Fyn. Today, as in the past, TERMIS is used as an
integral part of our network planning, but we now also realize
the benefits of TERMIS for Temperature Optimization and
Pump Optimization.
In the latter years TERMIS has positioned itself as the leading
software for modeling and optimization of district heating and
district cooling networks, being used in North America, China
and all over Europe.
In Denmark the automatic temperature optimization module,
which provides a set-point of the inlet temperature to minimize
the heat loss, is now almost an industry standard. Initially
when we said we wanted to adjust the inlet temperature using
TERMIS, the operators were extremely skeptic, says Jens
Lppenthien. Today 5 years later more than 80 district heating
companies have installed Temperature Optimization, with
tangible savings. This also follows the vision and development
strategy of wanting to develop software that benefits the
environment and reduces CO2 emission.
7T originates out of Copenhagen and originally held only the IGSS
product. In 2000 Jens Lppenthien and 13 employees made a
management buy-out of 7T from LicEnergy (former LicConsult)
and also acquired the AQUIS and TERMIS products. Since then
the company has grown a lot, and has been transformed from
a Danish software company to an international player with
system integrators in many countries. The employees and
major shareholder Greystone Capital are very proud that a
global company like Schneider Electric has found it interesting
to acquire 7T. Even though 7T is now a part of a global player,
7T will continue to operate out of their office in Birkerd north
of Copenhagen; the organization will remain; and the ambition
is clearly to grow using the Schneider Electric sales channels.
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DBDHS MANAGING DIRECTOR
LEAVING
DBDHs managing director, Jes B. Christensen has decided
to leave his post after four and a half years as the head of
the association. From 1 October Jes B. Christensen will be
vice president at SE where he will be responsible for climate
internationally.
DBDH's President Hans Bjorn, regrets the decision by Jes
Christensen to leave the association and emphasizes that Jes
with great skill and dedication have helped to position DBDH
as one of the energy industry's best and most committed
business communities in Denmark and globally.
The board of directors has initiated a process to recruit a new
managing director.
DISTRICT HEATING SECTOR VISIT TO
BARNUAL & KEMEROVA
During much attention from newspapers and TV-channels,
Altai Krai and Kemerovo Oblast in Siberia, hosted in June a
DH Sector Visit arranged by DBDH in close cooperation with
the Danish Embassy in Moscow and Consulate General in St.
Petersburg.
The Danish Ambassador, Mr. Tom Risdahl Jensen, headed the
Danish delegation which took its beginning in Barnaul in Altai
Krai on 21st June. Around 140 guests registered in the morning
for the District Heating conference on Energy Savings
and Energy Efficiency. Before the official opening by the
Ambassador and the Deputy Governor of Altai Krai Mr. Vitaly
Andreevich Ryapolov, they took their time in a busy schedule to
greet all the present Danish companies to learn more about
their technologies and expertise: ABB, Logstor, Danfoss, SPX/
Teplotex, Grundfos, Kamstrup, Aalborg Engineering, Hydro-X
and Era Power. Four TV channels followed the tour, and many
of the companies gave interviews to the regional TV channels.
SPX & Teplotex during opening of exhibitions and Ambassador Tom Risdahl and
Vice Governor Ryapolov in conversation with Hydro-X
The DH Sector Visit in Kemerovo set the record, when almost
300 people registered for the conference on 23rd June held
in the beautiful conference hall of the Administration Building
of Kemerovo Oblast. Ambassador Tom Risdahl Jensen opened
the conference with a short introduction to district heating
in Denmark and results achieved. Senior Policy Advisor Anders
Hasselager continued the lessons learned from Denmark,
and the conference program also included an overview of
future plans for energy savings in Kemerovo presented by Mr.
Byvalets, Kuzbass Energy Center.
The participating Danish companies presented their individual
advantages comprised in the district heating systems during
a concept seminar, and technical solutions were discussed
during a technical seminar in the afternoon.
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Knud Sundgaard presents Aerovit
In parallel with the full day seminar, the Ambassador met with
Governor of Kemerovo Oblast and set up a working group on
Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings. The major energy player
in Kemerovo, Barnual and Novokuznetsk, Kuzbassenergo, will
take part in this working group. The Danish companies were
invited to meet Kuzbassenergo by Executive Director Mr. Yury
Sheibak on 24 June. Kuzbassenergo plans the modernization
of 4 big power plants, and present at the meetings were
also several of the department directors. First in line are
organization of the heat networks, modernization of metering
systems, renovation of pumping stations, and management
systems.
One of the goals of the Federal Government is to establish new
cities with affordable housing. The Danish delegation visited
such a project with support from the Federal Budget, Forest
Glade. The city will house 30,000 people when it is complete. The
construction is ongoing and today approx. 2,000 people live in
Forest Glade. There are many different forms of apartments,
single family houses, town houses, but no high storey buildings.
The buildings are heated by district heating and by individual gas.
DBDH JOINED IDEA & CDEA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011
From Sunday 25 June a total of 17 companies sat sails for
Toronto until 1 July. DBDH organized the joint visit in the first
ever joint American and Canadian District Energy Annual
Conference and Exhibition as well as customized meetings in
Toronto with several relevant stakeholders.
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DBDH was Gold Sponsor of the whole event as well as specific
sponsor of the opening of the Exhibition Area on 25 June.
DBDH had a double booth displaying the companies and the
DBDH one stop shop concept was highly visited.
Denmark is recognized as the Valhalla of district heating and
the message had been clearly received in Toronto, where the
expertise from the participating district heating companies,
consulting engineers and suppliers of second-to-none
technical solutions were all highly requested. The ambition of
Denmark to become the first country free from fossil fuels in
its energy mix as well as the city of Copenhagen to become the
first CO2 neutral capitol, exactly because of the strong and
enhanced district heating system, inspires across the board.
The number of companies in Toronto included 7-Technologies,
COWI, CTR, Dall Energy, Danfoss, Elsinore District Heating,
Grundfos, Focus Energy, Isoplus, Kamstrup, Logstor, Passat,
Ramboll and VEKS as well as Danish District Heating
Association, Euroheat & Power, and DBDH represented by
managing director Jes B. Christensen. The companies are
both individual suppliers of sophisticated energy technology
and equally important able to supply the whole infrastructure
from production, transmissions and distribution to end-use
optimization systems.
Besides giving their presentations in the North American
Annual District Energy Conference, the delegation also met
with officials from the City of Toronto, Waterfront Toronto,
and a larger number of cities within the Greater Toronto Area
as well as official planners of the energy infrastructure for
the Province of Ontario. The visit has opened for a strategic
partnership going forward for developing the district energy
infrastructure both in regards to Ontario as well as the cities
in the Province.
DBDH also signed a Memorandum of Understanding during
a VIP Dinner with the Canadian District Energy Association
overviewed by H.E. Ambassador Lorenzen of Denmark to
Canada.
DBDH cordially thanks the International District Energy
Association and Canadian District Energy Association for their
warm friendship and cooperation making the DBDH delegation
feeling welcomed and vital with their expertise and highly
developed technical know-how and equipment.
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M E M B ER C O M P ANY P R O FILE
By Kathrine Windahl, Information and Marketing Manager, DBDH
E.ON
E.ON Danmark A/S is a Danish energy service provider - part
of one of the worlds largest privately held Energy Groups, E.ON
AG. The Danish company employs 60 people all of whom are
engaged in various types of energy, including heat production
and distribution in connection with 60 local combined heat &
power plants (CHP). E.ON Danmark also supplies natural gas
and electricity to large B2B customers in Denmark. In the
autumn of 2010 E.ON inaugurated one of the worlds largest
offshore wind farms, Rdsand 2, which produces approximately
1 TWh/year enough electricity to supply 200,000 households
with CO2-neutral energy.
Heat and power production is the primary business, but
the company has also invested resources into creating the
necessary political framework for a Danish biogas market,
which in recent years has prospered in e.g. Germany and
Sweden for transport, heating etc.
In 2005 E.ON acquired NESAs (formerly the largest electricity
company in Denmark ) CHP activities. In total this included
seven district heating plants with distribution grids (of which
6 were green-field plants) and 60 CHP plants. At the moment
E.ON is in the process of evaluating this portfolio this includes
both modernizing and optimizing the production plants and
grids, and divesting some of the grids.
Inside Frederikssund District Heating Plant
The company is situated in the outskirts of Copenhagen where
I meet with Anni Birgitte Mller, Business Manager Heat, and
Tore Harritshj, Managing Director.
Economics of scale
E.ON supplies CHP to hospitals, schools, housing estates etc.,
but the concept has been extended. E.ON is unique in Denmark
because the company combines heat and power production
from many smaller plants with one organization with highly
specialized staff members. One might say that the companys
reason for being is their economics of scale. Running a CHP
plant today requires in-depth knowledge about many different
areas: optimization of power production relative to the spot
market, regulations relating to e.g. energy savings, purchase
of e.g. natural gas, price hedges, special taxes, duties and
reimbursement schemes, not to mention the technical
expertise required to run a CHP plan cost effectively, i.e. a
wide range of competences not possible for a small CHP plant
organization to have in-house. As an example E.ON has recently
hired a person who will deal solely with reduction of the
temperature both from the plant onto the grid and within each
household. With the increase in prices and taxes on natural
gas, the value of reducing heat loss in the grid and increasing
production efficiency at the plant increases.
The company is actually witnessing an increasing public interest
in the economics of scale approach from other CHP plants. They
are interested in outsourcing all or parts of their operations
to E.ON in order to benefit from the specialized staff. Such
potential customers might be industrial businesses, e.g. a
market garden, or a housing estate. So to E.ON it has become
less important to own; instead the company concentrates on
outsourcing services offering its expertise and organization
to smaller CHP plants. The dialogue is initiated by the need
of a 100% stable, round-the-clock on-call service often a
challenge for a small organization.
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Integration of markets However there has been some political reluctance to

Electrode boilers introducing biogas in the gas distribution network, although
According to Anni Birgitte Mller, a big change, which is also this is required to achieve the synergies across the new
mirrored politically, is the small CHP plants playing a much integrated energy market. Issues on taxes and levies must be
larger role in the security of supply. The increasing role of wind resolved before the necessary investments can be made that
power (more than 20% in Denmark) causes Energinet.dk, the are required to turn biogas into a key source of energy in the
Danish energy network, to be concerned about the stability future.
of the electricity network. Energinet.dk is an independent
public enterprise owned by the Danish state and has the When the necessary framework is in place E.ON expects to
tasks of maintaining the overall electricity and natural gas enter the market benefitting from the knowhow and experience
infrastructure and as such the security of supply. And here from Sweden and Germany where E.ON has invested in biogas
E.ON and other smaller plants can play an important role projects for several years.
providing so-called ancillary services, off-setting the instability
of power supply naturally caused by wind power. One such
ancillary service is frequency-controlled normal operations
reserve which allows Energinet.dk to automatically activate
smaller entities in order to stabilize network frequency and as
a consequence security of supply.

E.ON has already several engines offering frequency-

controlled normal operations reserve. To benefit further from
this emerging and interesting market, E.ON has just decided
to acquire two electrode boilers that are ideal for this market.
The two boilers are respectively 5MW and 10 MW and will be
ready to provide frequency-controlled normal operations
reserve services to Energinet.dk by early 2012.
The wind farm Rdsand 2
Biogas
E.ON Danmark is supplying energy and energy service from a E.ON is the world's largest privately owned energy
wide range of energy sources and products. Tore Harritshj company - every day serving app. 35 million customers. In
and Anni Birgitte Mller stress that E.ON supports the Denmark, the company provides electricity, natural gas,
ambitious energy plan of the Danish Government by promoting district heating and energy service.
biogas as one of the primary energy sources in the future
for Denmark together with wind and biomass. As the gas The E.ON Group has 50 sub-groups and subsidiaries in
distribution network in Denmark is very developed covering the Europe and USA. E.ON is headquartered in Dsseldorf,
vast majority of the country, biogas is a natural replacement Germany, and has an annual sale of app. 700 billion DKK
for natural gas over the next 10-20 years. In addition, biogas / 95 billion Euros and has approx. 90,000 (of which 6,000
and the distribution network provide the required flexibility in the Nordic Countries) employees. E.ON is the world's
to complement power production from wind farms. This is largest private energy company with approx. 35 million
why Denmark, according to Tore Harritshj, has a unique clients mainly in the areas electricity, gas and heating.
opportunity to follow this path. Biogas could become a new
leading green energy source supplying heat production, retail
customers and the transportation sector.

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list of members
Aalborg Engineering Phone +45 9631 3950 DESMI Phone +45 9632 8111
Supplier of boilers and boiler systems Fax +45 9631 3951 Pumps, pump systems and equipment Fax +45 9817 5499
ae@aalborg-engineering.dk desmi@desmi.com
www.aalborg-engineering.com www.desmi.com

ABB Phone +45 4450 4450 DONG Energy Phone +45 9955 1111
Monitoring and control for Fax +45 4450 4311 Fax +45 7622 1980
district heating networks abb@dk.abb.com dongenergy@dongenergy.dk
www.abb.com www.dongenergy.dk

Aerovit Phone +45 8692 4422 E.ON Danmark A/S Phone: +45 4485 4100
Boiler cleaning Fax +45 8692 2919 anni.moller@eon.dk
sales@aerovit.dk www.eon.dk
www. aerovit.dk

AffaldVarme Aarhus Phone +45 8940 1500 Envotherm Phone +45 7365 0900
jawi@akv.aarhus.dk Waste water solutions Fax: +45 7442 4770
www.aarhuskommune.dk info@envotherm.dk
www.envotherm.dk

Albertslund Fjernvarme Phone +45 4364 8692 Fjernvarme Fyn Phone +45 6547 3000
District heating company Fax +45 4364 3888 Supplier of dynamic valves for Fax +45 6547 3001
albertslund@albertslund.dk heating and cooling systems kontakt@fjernvarmefyn.dk
www.fjernvarmefyn.dk

Amagerforbrnding Phone +45 3268 9300 Focus Energy Phone +45 9714 2022
Waste and energy company Fax +45 3268 9393 Biomass-based boiler systems Fax +45 9714 2686
amfor@amfor.dk post@focusenergy.dk
www.amfor.dk www.focusenergy.dk

ARCON Solar A/S Phone +45 9839 1477 Forsyning Helsingr Phone +45 4840 5050
Large-scale thermal solar systems Fax +45 9839 2005 Muncipal district heating supply sag@fh.dk
www.arcon.dk www.fh.dk

Broen Phone +45 6471 2095 Frederiksberg Forsyning Phone +45 3818 5100
Ballomax valves Fax +45 6471 2195 Municipal district heating supply Fax +45 3818 5199
broen@broen.dk ff@frb-forsyning.dk
www.broen.com www.frb-forsyning.dk

Brunata Phone +45 7777 7000 Grontmij Phone +45 4348 6060
Heat cost allocators, heat meters, Fax +45 7777 7001 Consulting engineers and planners Fax +45 4348 6660
water meters and heat and water brunata@brunata.dk info@grontmij.dk
accounting service www.brunata.com www.grontmij.com

BWSC Phone +45 4814 0022 Grundfos Phone +45 8750 1400
Heat & power plant developer, turnkey Fax +45 4814 0150 Pumps, controls and Fax +45 8750 1490
and operation contractor sales@bwsc.dk related equipment grundfos@grundfos.com
www.bwsc.dk www.grundfos.com

Cowi Phone +45 4597 2211 HentechSolution ApS Phone +45 4390 4720
Consulting engineers and planners Fax +45 4597 2212 Mechanical seals Fax +45 4390 4775
cowi@cowi.dk huhnseal@huhnseal.dk
www.cowi.dk www.huhnseal.dk

CTR Phone +45 3818 5777 Hydro-X Phone +45 9828 2111
Metropolitan Copenhagen Fax +45 3818 5799 Boiler water treatment Fax +45 9828 3021
Heating Transmission Company ctr@ctr.dk info@hydro-x.dk
www.ctr.dk www.hydro-x.dk

Dall Energy Phone +45 2987 2222 Iron Pump Phone +45 4491 6788
New Biomass Technologies info@dallenergy.com Manufacturer of pumps Fax +45 4454 7119
www.dallenergy.com bts@ironpump.dk
www.ironpump.com

Danfoss Phone +45 7488 2222 Kamstrup Phone +45 8993 1000
Heating controls, metering Fax +45 7449 0949 Supplier of energy meters & automatic Fax +45 8993 1001
and pump speed control danfoss@danfoss.com meter reading systems for heat, cooling, energi@kamstrup.dk
www.danfoss.com water and gas www.kamstrup.com

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Kbenhavns Energi Phone +45 2795 2750 SPX Flow Technology Phone +45 7027 8444
Copenhagen Energy Fax +45 2795 2012 Plate heat exchangers Fax +45 7632 4110
ke@ke.dk heatexchanger@apv.com
www.ke.dk www.apv.invensys.com

Logstor Phone +45 9966 1000 SUNMARK Phone +45 6253 2610
Preinsulated transmission Fax +45 9966 1180 Solar thermal energy solutions info@sunmark.com
and distribution pipes logstor@logstor.com - large scale www. sunmark.com
www.logstor.com

Niras Phone +45 6312 1581 TVIS Phone +45 7594 0711
Consulting engineers and planners Fax +45 4014 2784 Heat transmission company tvis@tvis.net
niras@niras.dk of Denmarks triangle area. www.tvis.net
www.niras.dk

Rambll Phone +45 5161 0000 VEKS Phone +45 4366 0366
Consulting engineers and planners Fax +45 5161 0001 West Copenhagen Heating Fax +45 4366 0369
ramboll@ramboll.dk Transmission Company veks@veks.dk
www.ramboll.dk www.veks.dk

7-Technologies Phone +45 45 900 700 Vestforbrnding Phone +45 4485 7000
Quality software for profitable Fax +45 4590 0701 Power and heat supply based on Fax +45 4485 7001
operation of industriel plants sales@7t.dk waste incineration vestfor@vestfor.dk
and utilities www.7t.dk www.vestfor.dk

SK Forsyning Phone +45 5836 2500 DBDH Phone +45 3818 5440
Municipal district heating supply Fax +45 5836 2501 Secretariat Fax +45 3818 5444
info@skforsyning.dk dbdh@dbdh.dk
www.skforsyning.dk www.dbdh.dk

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