Amager Bakke

Amager Bakke
Map
CountryDenmark
LocationAmager, in Copenhagen
Coordinates55°41′4″N 12°37′12″E / 55.68444°N 12.62000°E / 55.68444; 12.62000
StatusOperational
Construction began2013
Commission date30 March 2017
Construction cost$670 million
OwnerAmager Ressource center
Thermal power station
Primary fuelMunicipal solid waste
Combined cycle?Yes
Cogeneration?190 MW
Power generation
Nameplate capacity57 MW
External links
Websitewww.a-r-c.dk/amager-bakke
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Amager Bakke (lit.'Amager Hill'), also known as Amager Slope or Copenhill, is a combined heat and power waste-to-energy plant (new resource handling centre) and recreational facility in Amager, Copenhagen Denmark,[1] located prominently within view of the city's downtown.

The facility opened in 2017,[2] and partially replaced the nearby old incineration plant in Amager,[3] which is in the process of being converted from coal to biomass (expected to complete in 2020).[4] The two plants play a major role in Copenhagen's ambitions of meeting zero carbon requirements by 2025.[4]

The recreational components of the facility (the dry ski run, hiking trail and climbing wall) opened in December 2018,[5] with an attendance estimated at 42-57 thousand visitors annually.[6]

Copenhill was named the World Building of the Year 2021 at the fourteenth annual World Architecture Festival.[7]

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  2. ^ Serup, Mette (30 March 2017). "Skidt, skrald og æggebakker indvier Amager Bakke". TV 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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  4. ^ a b Slavin, Terry (26 October 2016). "An incinerator with a view: Copenhagen waste plant gets ski slope and picnic area". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ Rathi, Akshat (27 February 2019). "You can now ski on top of a $670 million power plant in Copenhagen". Quartz. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ^ Wilkinson, Amy (1 March 2020). "A Danish Team Passed an Uphill Test to Deliver a Power Plant with a Ski Slope on Top". Project Management Institute. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "BIG-Designed Copenhill/Amager Bakke Wins World Building Of The Year Award For 2021". World Architecture. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.