Aalborg CSP has investigated the potential to use solar heating to reduce the Danish district heating plant’s (Solrød Fjernvarme a.m.b.a.) natural gas dependency as well as to stabilize energy prices. To match the client’s energy requirements at the lowest possible cost, Aalborg CSP’s technology selection favored a 2,569m2 flat panel system along with a 1,250m3 heat storage accumulation tank providing 350 households with sustainable heating.
The company’s first flat panel project was secured shortly after signing the distribution agreement with GREENoneTEC Solarindustrie Gmbh, the world’s largest producer of flat plate solar collectors. The aim of this agreement has been to strengthen Aalborg CSP’s solar portfolio and to provide the district heating clients with more technology alternatives suitable to their individual energy needs. Aalborg CSP intends to implement combination plants utilizing the company’s core CSP technology with flat panels as well as conventional stand-alone flat panel systems.
“Having a range of different technologies enables us to achieve even lower energy prices while increasing the efficiency of district heating facilities. As a first testament to this, the solar field delivered to Solrød Fjernvarme together with the accumulation tank will be able to cover 28% of the district heating plant’s energy demand and will keep energy prices stable", says Jes Donneborg Head of Solar Thermal Plants Division of Aalborg CSP.
The solar plant in Denmark will consist of 13 rows of GREENoneTEC collectors from the GK 3003 series with up to 20 collectors placed in one row. The 13,3m2 optimized panels have shown the highest performance among all known mass-produced large-scale solar collectors on the international market. This enables the solar energy system in Denmark to become one of the most efficient flat panel fields in the country.
Construction of the plant was commenced in the middle of September and it is expected that the solar energy system together with the storage tank are installed in short five weeks. Besides offering a cost competitive solution for heat production, the solar plant also avoids the emission of at least 233 tons of CO2 annually.
PROJECT FACTS
| Client: | Solrød Fjernvarme a.m.b.a. |
| Supplier of the solar district heating system: (incl. solar field, storage tank, technical building) | Aalborg CSP A/S |
| Solar-thermal collector type: | GREENoneTEC GK3003 series Single and double glazed |
| Plant layout: | 13 rows with up to 20 collectors in a row |
| Location: | Havdrup Alle, Havdrup Solrød Municipality / South of Denmark |
| No. oh households: | 350 |
| Capacity of the solar plant: | 1.9MWp |
| Annual heat production: | 1,226MWh |
| Solar energy share: | 28% |
| Expected system lifetime: | 25 years |
| CO2 savings: | 233 tons / year |
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About Aalborg CSP A/S
Aalborg CSP is leading developer and supplier of innovative renewable technologies with the definite purpose to change the way we produce energy today. Relying on extensive experience from some of the most efficient concentrated solar power (CSP) projects around the world, the company designs and delivers green technologies and integrated energy systems to lower cost of energy for industries and power plants worldwide.
Aalborg CSP places strong focus on R&D activities and partners with knowledge-based companies and institutions to create leading-edge technologies. As a result, the Aalborg CSP engineering design is centred on a value-adding concept providing solutions that excel in operation, increase plant revenue and contribute to a greener future.
Headquartered in Aalborg (Denmark) and with sales & service offices in Spain, the US, Kenya, Uganda, Australia and Indonesia, Aalborg CSP has realised cost effective green energy solutions to a variety of industries worldwide.
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