This is an incredible place in Copenhagen. It's a combined heat and power waste-to-energy plant and recreational facility. It turns tons of the city's waste into clean energy, has a dry ski slope and hiking trail up one side of the 124m high building and also has the world's highest climbing wall (85m).
We walked to it from the city centre and then walked up the hiker's path to the top of the building where you get great views. This photo is taken from the foot of the building, looking up at the climbing wall and the emissions.
The power plant seemingly opened in 2017 and the recreational side of things in 2019.
A "combined heat and power waste-to-energy plant" used to be called a waste incinerator, which seemed to upset Greenpeace a lot and push everybody's NIMBY button. So the Danes have had some great ideas here to placate the locals.
What a lovely building, and how spectacular AND sensible to make energy and entertain the locals as well! Win win! I hope people are paying attention to this!
So interesting Issi. In Italy we have a huge problem with waste that is being sent to Austria where it is transformed in energy. And we pay an enormous amount of money because of the NIMBY attitude. The Danes are much more clever!
Not up the climbing wall I hope….only joking but I bet you could do it! An incredibly modern building that’s so versatile at the same time! The way to go!
Sounds amazing. I've just watched the most passionate young girl speaking on Newsnight. She is so infuriated that we are not doing anything about climate change and HER FUTURE NOW!
Oh my- that is some wall! I wonder how my wall climbing granddaughter Lucy would feel about climbing it. Great shot of what seems to be a very interesting combination of energy supply and recreational activity!
