(Frederica/Copenhagen) – Danish energy group Ørsted A/S and Copenhagen utility HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) have an agreement to supply green electricity for part of the potential 1,3 gigawatt Green Fuels for Denmark (GFDK) project to produce sustainable fuels in the greater Copenhagen area. Accordingly, Ørsted will purchase the electricity produced in Aflandshage, a planned 250 megawatt offshore wind project by HOFOR in the Öresund Strait.
It was also agreed that HOFOR would be allowed to use the substation in the Avedøre Holme business park in Copenhagen. There, Ørsted began building its first green hydrogen production facility in May as part of the “H2RES” demonstration project. The electrolyzer will be built with an output of two megawatts (we reported).
In addition to the requirements for “Green Fuels for Denmark”, Aflandshage could also supply the electricity for the electrolysis plant, which will supply hydrogen to the ferry between Copenhagen and Oslo planned by the shipping company Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S (DFDS). Aflandshage is under development. Subject to regulatory approvals, HOFOR expects the project to produce its first electricity in 2024/2025.
Construction of the PtX system in three phases
The GFDK plant could also be located in Avedøre to produce synthetic fuels from hydrogen on an industrial scale. The construction will take place in three steps with electrolyzer capacities ranging from 10 megawatts to 250 megawatts to 1,3 gigawatts. The project is backed by a partnership of AP Moller-Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS, Copenhagen Airports and Ørsted. Nel, Haldor Topsøe and Everfuel have joined forces for the first phase of the GFDK and for the development of the second phase. The project is supported by Molslinjen, the City of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark.
According to HOFOR CFO Jan Kauffmann, the next step would be to examine how the excess heat generated during Power-to-X production could be integrated into the heating system in the greater Copenhagen area. “At HOFOR we see a good opportunity to create a stable supply of district heating at a competitive price.” HOFOR is a public “multi-utility” company and supplies one million Danes with drinking water, treats wastewater and supplies Copenhagen with climate-friendly district heating , city gas and district cooling. HOFOR is currently also building new large wind and solar parks across Denmark.
Cooperation also with the Korean POSCO Group
The announcement of the cooperation between Ørsted and HOFOR immediately follows an agreement reached a few days earlier between Ørsted and the conglomerate POSCO Group, South Korea's largest steel producer. The companies want to build offshore wind farms with an output of 70 gigawatts around 1,6 kilometers off the coast of the city of Incheon and carry out feasibility studies on possible cooperation in the field of renewable hydrogen. Subject to approvals, offtake agreement and final investment decision, the projects could be commissioned in 2026 or 2027.
Korea wants to install twelve gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030. Ørsted and POSCO already have business relationships. The Koreans are supplying over 100.000 tons of steel for Ørsted's “Hornsea 1” and three other offshore wind farms.
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The electricity from Aflandshage can be brought ashore at the Avedøre Power Station. / © Ørsted
