![]() This was rejected by the Board of Amager Bakke on the grounds that it was not economically viable. ĭespite approval by three of the five municipalities (6), the municipality of Copenhagen requested another tender, featuring a smaller furnace. The city was particularly concerned that the construction of a large incinerator could send a signal to the general population that burning otherwise recyclable materials is acceptable (alongside the other complications inherent in an oversized incinerator) (5). Instead of building a large incineration plant, the municipality wanted a plant with a smaller capacity and greater focus on recycling and reuse. In January 2012, the Amager Bakke incinerator project was refused a loan guarantee of €534 million from the municipality of Copenhagen. The Amager incinerator has been controversial since its inception, with its financial model proving particularly contentious. To this end, a new waste sorting plant was built next to the incinerator, with space to store household waste and recycling.īut is it really a landmark environmental initiative? One by one, the promises made by supporters of the project have been broken, leaving it a symbol of unfulfilled environmental aspirations of Denmark, which may see its climate and energy targets compromised for decades to come. ![]() In its efforts to be a sustainable development landmark, the Amager Bakke incinerator changed its name to Amager Resource Center (ARC) and committed to spending another €8 million to explore alternative technologies. By comparison, the old plant had four furnace lines, each with a capacity of 15 tonnes of waste per hour, and a combustion permit of 440,000 tonnes of waste per year. The total capacity of the new incineration plant is 560,000 tonnes of waste per year, handled by two furnace lines, each with a capacity of 30-35 tonnes of waste per hour. The plant would also be able to burn biomass in case of waste shortages, which would create carbon-neutral energy and heat, as well as making economic sense (4). Compared to the 40-year old incinerator it replaced, it was expected to produce 20% more heat and electricity per tonne of waste incinerated, emit less smoke and reduce air pollution by more than 50% per tonne of treated waste. The new incinerator was built on the promise of greater benefits in terms of energy efficiency and the environment. ![]() The five municipalities that owned the 40-year old Amager incineration plant – Dragør, Frederiksberg, Hvidovre, Copenhagen and Taarnby (2) – undertook to construct a new incinerator with a capacity of 560,000 tonnes per year, at a cost of €534 million (3). The history of the new incineration plant located in northeastern Amager goes back to 2009 (1). It is also a lesson on questionable decision-making processes, poor project planning and economic and environmental failures. ![]() After working on SU&SD for seven years, games slipping between his fingers like grains of sand, these are the 136 (plus) games that he’s chosen to keep (and a few that are in his flat despite his best efforts). Amager Bakke is a new, modern incineration plant in Copenhagen. This year, we’re doing something a little more personal: A series of videos on the team’s board game collections, starting with Quinns. In 2017, we lost our minds examining every game in the Board Game Geek Top 100. In 2015, we posted our Top 50 Games Ever.
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