Amager Bakke: Municipal Waste to Energy

Name: Amager Bakke: Municipal Waste to Energy (English version)
SKU: 624040

Shih, Willy; Toffel, Michael W.; Carter, Kelsey

Product #:624040

Supplier:Harvard Business School

Discipline:Operations Management

Setting:Denmark;Europe;Netherlands, 2022

Details:Note (PDF) • 10 pages • 2023-09-15

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Environmental analysis Environmental sustainability Facilities Innovation Strategy Strategic analysis Business and society Operations and supply chain management Business management Operations and supply chain management

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Denmark Europe Netherlands

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This background note describes the Amager Bakke waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Copenhagen, which merges traditional waste incineration with a combined heat and power (CHP) plant and air pollution control (scrubbing) technology, and had plans to add carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology to become the cleanest incineration plant in the world. The note also provides an overview of integrated waste management, waste incineration, district heating, Amager Bakke's process, and the future of waste management in Denmark.

Learning Objectives

Learn about modern waste management technologies and public policies, including combined heat and power, district heating, and carbon capture, highlighting a world class facility in Copenhagen, Denmark.