DENMARK

Industrial biomass power plant with a steam output of 36 MW fuelled with biomass residues from vegetable oil production. The power plant which will produce steam for the existing turbine and process steam for the vegetable oil production consists of two grate fired boiler/flue gas cleaning trains.

Role: Strategic advisor to the plant management

AUSTRALIA

Australia’s first large scale Waste-to-Energy project owned by Acciona and Dutch Infrastructure Fund with a capacity of 2x25 tons/hour. The plant located south of Perth in Western Australia is constructed under an EPC contract and based on grate fired WtE technology. The plant is supposed to handle MSW and C&I waste from the greater Perth area through waste supply contracts with regional councils and other waste providers.

Role: Owners Engineer project manager

KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA AND CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Assignment granted by International Finance Corporation (IFC) to identify the potential use of agriculture biomass for thermal and electricity generation at the country level and at the agriculture cluster level. The assessment identified available biomass types not used for food or feedstock, key industry players and appropriate energy conversion technologies.

Role: Consultants project manager and biomass power plant specialist

NAMIBIA

The project “Techno-economic advisor for the feasibility study of the Encroacher Bush Biomass Power Project in Namibia” supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB) was managed by the state-owned utility Nampower. The overall objective of the project was to increase the share of renewable energies in Namibia and included beside the feasibility study also technical tender specifications for a 40 Mwe power plant.

Role: Consultants project manager and biomass power plant specialist

DENMARK

110 MWth biomass fired combined heat and power plant in Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark. The CHP is a state-of-the-art biomass power plant with fuel flexibility (100% straw and up to approx. 50% woodchips), high efficiency, advanced flue gas cleaning including SCR technology as well as flexibility between power and district heat production.

Role: Owners Engineer project manager

IRELAND

Dublin Waste to Energy plant is a 600.000 tonnes/annum PPP project at Poolbeg in the port of Dublin (after commissioning extended with 90.000 tonnes/annum). With an electrical efficiency of 29% it is one of the most efficient Waste to Energy plants in the world. The assignment included issues like assessment of alternative technologies, PPP procurement and detailed review of the operator’s basic design.

Role: Consultants project manager and WtE specialist

THE NETHERLANDS

44 MW district heating plant fuelled with domestic woodchips and located in Purmerend north of Amsterdam. The project comprised four 11 MW firetube boilers for the district heating supply in the local district heating network.

Role: Consultants project manager and biomass specialist

KUWAIT

Kuwait Municipality prepared a waste master plan for Kuwait City and a large Waste-to-Energy plant was part of the plan. Intension was to enter into a PPP agreement with an operator to build, operate and finance a 4x35 tons/h facility for MSW. The assignment included strategic advice to Kuwait Municipality as part of a WorldBank expert advisory team.

Role: Waste-to-Energy specialist adviser

DENMARK

The public owned utility Kredsløb A/S in Denmarks second largest city Aarhus plans to establish a carbon capture facility at their Lisbjerg energy plant. The plant consists of three Waste to Energy lines and one biomass fired line, and the carbon capture plants annual capacity is expected to be approx. 360.000 tons of CO2. The assignment includes among others a conceptual design study, market sounding among suppliers of carbon capture plants and service providers for transport and storage of CO2 as well as tender specifications and procurement/contract assistance.

Role: Owners engineer project manager

AUSTRALIA

Jakobsen-consult is assisting the Australian consultant Talis Consultants engaged by Regional Growth Development Corporation in New South Wales to provide technical advice and procurement/contract assistance for the development of an Energy from Waste facility proposed for the Parkes Special Activation Precinct.

The Project will help to deliver critical infrastructure that stimulates economic development and employment in Parkes 400 km west of Sydney.

Role: International EfW expert