Avedøre Power Station

The Avedøre Power Station is a combined heat and power station, located in Avedøre, Denmark, just south of Copenhagen, and is owned by Ørsted A/S. Avedøre Power Plant is a high-technology facility and one of the world's most efficient of its kind, being able to utilize as much as 94% of the energy in the fuel and convert 49% of the fuel energy into electricity.

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Type: Power station
Description: Power station in Denmark
Also known as: “Avedorevaerket” and “Avedøreværket”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skrædderholm and Hvidovre Stadium.

Skrædderholm

Islet

Photo: Ray Swi-hymn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skrædderholm is an islet, which is situated 2 km northeast of Avedøre Power Station.

Hvidovre Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Kim Bach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hvidovre Stadium is an athletics- and association football stadium located in Hvidovre, south west of Copenhagen, Denmark, that is owned and operated by Hvidovre Municipality. Hvidovre Stadium is situated 3 km north of Avedøre Power Station.

Friheden’s Butikscenter

Shopping center

Photo: Allebrugere, Public domain.

Friheden’s Butikscenter is a shopping center, which is situated 2½ km north of Avedøre Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friheden and Avedøre.

Friheden

Neighborhood

Friheden is the southeast part of Hvidovre and a vibrant Copenhagen suburb. The town's focal points are Friheden railway station, used by 7000 passengers each day, and Frihedens Butikscenter which is a shopping center with varied shops, including Friheden Library. Friheden is situated 2½ km north of Avedøre Power Station.

Avedøre

Suburb

Avedøre is a south-western suburb of Copenhagen located in Hvidovre Municipality. Avedøre is situated 3½ km northwest of Avedøre Power Station.

Brøndby Strand

Suburb

Brøndby Strand is a suburb in Brøndby Municipality, approximately 13 km south-west of central Copenhagen, Denmark… Brøndby Strand is situated 4½ km northwest of Avedøre Power Station.

Avedøre Power Station

Categories: combined heat and power station, natural gas-fired power station, coal-fired power station, biomass-fired power station, and industry
Location: Hvidovre Municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.60276° or 55° 36′ 10″ north

Longitude

12.48381° or 12° 29′ 2″ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Inception

1990

Operator

Ørsted

Open location code

9F7JJF3M+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 25134192

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

GeoNames ID

8029715

Wikidata ID

Q3432240

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Satellite Map

Discover Avedøre Power Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Danish to Urdu—“Avedøre Power Station” goes by many names.

Danish: “Avedøreværket”
Dutch: “Avedøreværket”
Dutch: “Elektriciteitscentrale Avedore”
Dutch: “Elektriciteitscentrale Avedøre”
French: “Avedøreværket”
French: “centrale thermique de Avedøre”
French: “Centrale thermique de Avedøre”
German: “Avedøreværket”
German: “Heizkraftwerk Avedøre”
German: “Kraftwerk Avedøre”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Avedore kraftverk”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Avedøre kraftverk”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Avedøreverket”
Norwegian: “Avedøreverket”
Urdu: “ایویڈور پاور اسٹیشن”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Avedøre Holme and Strandmarkshave.

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