work that is to come, which can significantly impact the green transformation of the energy system, stated Evidas CEO Ole Kalør in connection with the signing of the LOI. With the pre-qualification, Vestforbrænding - Denmark's largest waste-to-energy company - is the only municipally owned waste company participating in the further process. Climate, environment, and the green transition are part of Vestforbrænding's DNA. The company works to recycle as much waste as possible and ensure a climate-neutral ener- gy utilization of the residual waste. Therefore, CO2 capture and reduction are firmly anchored in Vestforbrænding's strategy and are an important milestone for the company. - We must take social responsibility, and CO2 reductions are a decisive goal for municipal and national climate ob- jectives. I believe that Vestforbrænding has a unique po- sition for selling surplus heat from CO2 capture to benefit our owner municipalities' current and future district heat- ing customers, says CEO Steen Neuchs Vedel. He points out that Vestforbrænding is rolling out a large-scale dis- trict heating project for 6 .1 billion DKK, which will convert 30,000 households from using expensive natural gas to green district heating. -In the past, there have been obstacles for municipal- ly-owned companies to bid on large tasks of building a CO2 capture facility. With this obstacle out of the way, we can intensify our work with CO2 capture and thereby contrib- ute to effective CO2 capture at our plant, and in particular, actively support both our 19 owner municipalities and the national climate effort, says Vestforbrænding's CEO, Steen Neuchs Vedel.
For further information please contact: Steen Neuch Vedels, snev@vestfor.dk
Facts about Vestforbrænding:
Owned by 19 municipalities in Zealand, Denmark
Denmark's largest waste company and Northern Europe's largest producer of waste-based district heating
Founded in 1970
Offers solutions within the collection and treatment of waste, the production of district heating and electricity, and the delivery of district heating.
Handles waste for 900,000 citizens.
In 2021, almost 500,000 tonnes of waste were converted into heat (1.26 million MWh) and electricity (199,000 MWh).
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