Denmark

Groundwater Management for
district-heating Tunnel in Copenhagen

Untertiteltext Englisch
1 Longitudinal section through the tunnel
1 Longitudinal section through the tunnel
2 Standard cross-section through the tunnel
2 Standard cross-section through the tunnel
3 General diagram of groundwater management
3 General diagram of groundwater management
4  Tunnel shaft with dewatering wells
4  Tunnel shaft with dewatering wells
5 Overview of the infiltration wells at the Adelgade intermediate shaft
5 Overview of the infiltration wells at the Adelgade intermediate shaft
6 Water pipelines laid underground for the infiltration well
6 Water pipelines laid underground for the infiltration well
7 Controlling of water treatment plant
7 Controlling of water treatment plant
8 Controlling of infiltration plant
8 Controlling of infiltration plant
9  Water treatment plant at the Adelgade intermediate shaft
9  Water treatment plant at the Adelgade intermediate shaft
10 Infiltration gallery at the Adelgade intermediate shaft
10 Infiltration gallery at the Adelgade intermediate shaft

District heating has been selected as a
source of heat in the Danish capital Copenhagen. A 4.1 km long district-heating tunnel was built, for which a German company was responsible for the groundwater
management during its construction.

The people of Copenhagen can relish the thought of continuing to enjoy distance heating. Towards this end the power company Københavns Energi undertook its biggest construction project so far: setting up a 4.1 km long district-heating ­tunnel from the Amager power plant to Fredensgade in the district of Nørrebro. Today 98 % of the people of Copenhagen make use of district heating as a source of heat. 2/3rds of them obtain their district heating in the form of hot water from pipes whilst the remaining 1/3rd obtain district heating in the form of steam. In the long term steam is to be replaced...

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T. Röder, M. Schnieders, J. Teiken

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