A waste incinerator with a rooftop ski run
A unique engineering project has raised the bar for efficient energy capture from incineration of garbage and provided a sports facility in an urban location
Urban design for garbage disposal
By reusing the energy created at nearly every stage of the waste incineration cycle, a unique engineering project in Denmark’s capital city has raised the bar for efficient energy capture. It also demonstrates how industrial scale waste incineration can be pleasantly integrated into an urban setting and double as a leisure facility to provide added value. ...
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