Project
Asnæsværket block 6 (ASV6), Denmark

Employer
Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S 

Year
2019

Scope of services
Review of the Civil works tender documents and drawings prepared for Asnæsværket block 6, ASV6, as well as review of Ørsted’s internal Civil works design procedures to give recommendations for optimization of processes and construction costs for the ASV6 project and future Ørsted projects based on Aqvila’s specialist knowledge in relation of design and construction of power plants.

Description
Asnæsværket originally built in 1961 and 1981 was a coalfired power plant, but in 2015 a the final decision was made converting the power plant to a woodchip fired plant.

The new wood chip fired block 6 on Asnæsværket shall in juli 2019 be ready for test and commissioning and be the end of 2019 be reday for final Taking-Over by the clients. The new plant will be able to produce approx.  25 MW power and approx.  130 MW district heating and process steam.

The conversion from  coal to woodchip on Asnæsværket will result in a yearly  CO2 reduction up to 800.000 tonnes, which equivalent to a yearly emission from approx. 400.000 personal cars.

Aqvila agreed to assist Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S with technical client consultancy in relation to various technical and commercial Civil work issues related to the construction of ASV6 power plant in Kalundborg, Denmark.