Svanemølle Power Station
Encyclopedia
Svanemølle Power Station (Danish
: Svanemølleværket) is a natural gas fueled combined heat and power station
located at the south side of Svanemølle Bat in the North Docklands
of Copenhagen
, Denmark
. Its primary task is to supply district heating
to the district-heating network of Greater Copenhagen.
between 1947 and 1953 to supplement H. C. Ørsted Power Station
in the South Docklands
. It was designed by Louis Hygom who had already carried out expansions and adaptions of the H. C. Ørsted plant in 1824 and 1932.
The plant was originally coal-fired but was converted to natural gas and oil firing in 1985. In 1995 two old generators were replaced by a gas turbine referred to as unit 7.
highrise and factory architecture of the 1930s.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
: Svanemølleværket) is a natural gas fueled combined heat and power station
Cogeneration
Cogeneration is the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat....
located at the south side of Svanemølle Bat in the North Docklands
Nordhavnen
Nordhavnen, or Nordhavn, is a harbour area at the coast of Øresund founded at the end of the 19th century in Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of more than 2 km²....
of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Its primary task is to supply district heating
District heating
District heating is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating...
to the district-heating network of Greater Copenhagen.
History
Svanemølle Power Station was built by Københavns BelysningsvæsenKøbenhavns Belysningsvæsen
Københavns Belysningsvæsen was a municipally owned company which supplied Copenhagen Tårnby and Dragør municipalities with first gas and later electricity and distant heating until 2001 when it was merged with Københavns Vand to from Københavns Energi, a name it had already operated under since...
between 1947 and 1953 to supplement H. C. Ørsted Power Station
H. C. Ørsted Power Station
H. C. Ørsted Power Station is a natural gas fired combined heat and power station located at Enghave Brygge in the South Docklands of Copenhagen, Denmark...
in the South Docklands
Kongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave , also known as Sydhavnen , is a district in southern Copenhagen. The area has historically been one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Copenhagen, dissected by major transport corridors and characterized by social problems as well as industry along the harbour-front.Since the turn...
. It was designed by Louis Hygom who had already carried out expansions and adaptions of the H. C. Ørsted plant in 1824 and 1932.
The plant was originally coal-fired but was converted to natural gas and oil firing in 1985. In 1995 two old generators were replaced by a gas turbine referred to as unit 7.
Architecture
Svanemølle Power Station is built in reinforced concrete and dressed in red brick. Its constellation of boxes and cubic volumes is inspired by AmericanArchitecture of the United States
The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over four centuries....
highrise and factory architecture of the 1930s.