Askersund
Facts
Country
Sweden
Heat Capacity
11 MWth
Technology
Heat plant
Main Fuel
Biomass
Vattenfall ownership share
100 %
Status
In Operation
The Askersund heating plant was commissioned in 1993. As part of Motala's business area, it can be monitored and remotely controlled from the control room at the combined heat and power plant in Motala.
Askersund primarily uses biofuel in the form of wood chips and forestry residues, purchased from local suppliers. In order to make maximum use of the biofuel, the plant is equipped with a flue gas condenser that converts heat from the flue gases into district heating. This process recovers energy that would otherwise be wasted.
In 2024, a new traverse was installed at the plant to ensure the continued safe production of district heating.
In 2025, the fossil oils that were previously included in the energy mix were replaced with bio-oils. Consequently, Vattenfall's district heating in Askersund is now produced entirely using fossil-free biofuels.