Port of Vordingborg
Modern Commercial Port in Development
Located on Masnedø in southern Vordingborg, Port of Vordingborg serves as the municipality’s largest commercial port and hosts several businesses. It is strategically and advantageously positioned in relation to both the motorway, Copenhagen, and the upcoming Fehmarn Belt connection, and is situated in a municipality with ambitions to become a green power center.
Port of Vordingborg is also the base for construction and service activities related to the new Storstrøm Bridge.
> Major Development Focus
In recent years, Port of Vordingborg has undergone significant development, with port director Jan-Jaap Cramer inaugurating the latest port expansion of nearly 250,000 m2 in 2024. Among others, Arcadia eFuels will establish their Power to X facility on the expansion, contributing to Denmark’s green transition.
“We are creating new jobs both at the port and especially in related industries outside the port that benefit from our growth. The port is a growth engine and hub for our area, not just for next year but for the next hundred years. Since 2014, our port area has quadrupled, and when we complete the new expansion, the port will be 8 times larger than when we started in 2014”
Jan-Jaap Cramer | CEO, Port of Vordingborg
> Green Strength Position
Port of Vordingborg handles over 600 ship calls and processes over 1 million tons of cargo annually. Nevertheless, the port finds time to engage in community involvement and development of future solutions.
They hold annual Open Port events where interested parties can experience the port up close and engage in dialogue with port businesses.
The port also participates in international activities; for example, they are currently involved in the EU project Incone60 Green, which focuses on the digitalization of commercial ports.
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Welcome
> Utilities
Vordingborg Port houses Vordingborg Utilities, a multi-utility company. Vordingborg Utilities manages the production of combined heat and power, district heating distribution, drinking water supply, and wastewater treatment.
Vordingborg Utilities took over Masnedø Combined Heat and Power Plant from DONG Energy A/S in 2012. The Masnedø plant produces both electricity for the grid (approx. 36,000 MWh/year) and district heating for Vordingborg city (approx. 105,000 MWh/year). The production of electricity and heat is exclusively based on electricity, biofuels, straw, and wood chips.
The utility company also supplies district heating to 3,600 private properties and businesses, and over 95% of the heating needs in Vordingborg city are covered by district heating from the utility, with the network still expanding. The company ensures future-proofing through their heating production method: Straw and wood chips are produced every year and are considered a secure source for heat production. This also means that the company's production is based on CO2-neutral energy sources.
Vordingborg Utilities operates four water treatment plants in the municipality and pumped 1,302,245 m3 of water in 2021. They supply Vordingborg city, Nyråd, Præstø, and Møn.
Additionally, the company operates 10 wastewater treatment plants in the municipality - 5 on Zealand and 5 on Møn and Bogø, which together have 547 km of sewage pipes, and they receive and treat wastewater from 22,300 households.
> Arcadia eFuels
Although Arcadia eFuels is headquartered in the USA, they have set their sights on Vordingborg Port. Here, the company plans to build their new facility for producing CO2-neutral aviation fuel.
Specifically, their facility will be built on the new port expansion that was inaugurated in 2024. The facility is the first large-scale Power-to-X plant for producing e-SAF, which is green and CO2-neutral aviation fuel. Arcadia eFuels chose Vordingborg as their location partly due to the strong support from Vordingborg Municipality and the large amount of renewable energy produced in South Zealand and Lolland-Falster. Finally, a decisive factor was the presence of a 132 kV transformer station at Vordingborg Port, which can supply sufficient power to the Power to X facility.
"We need many power centers, so why shouldn't Vordingborg become one of them? This location is fantastic. It has a very, very strong electrical infrastructure, and it's also by the water. This means that to the extent that things need to be shipped in and out, it's also well-positioned for that. And I can easily envision many Danish power centers, and I certainly hope that Vordingborg Municipality becomes one of them," said Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, during his visit to Vordingborg Port in 2024.
The new facility will produce CO2-neutral aviation fuel based on hydrogen, CO2, and water, which can be used in the same engines as other aviation fuel. The facility will produce 80,000 tons of aviation fuel, equivalent to 100,000,000 liters annually, which aligns well with the new EU legislation.
The EU has mandated that from 2030, 1.2% e-SAF must be blended into conventional aviation fuel. This percentage increases towards 2050, with 5 percent e-SAF required to be blended by 2035. Additionally, the Danish government has presented their upcoming CO2 tax on airline tickets.
"This is going to create enormous interest. Interest is already high, but there isn't much to see out there yet. As soon as the facility is operational, partners will come to Vordingborg to see the world's largest facility producing CO2-neutral aviation fuel. There will be many who want to see it," says Martin Nielsen, Plant Manager at Arcadia eFuels in Vordingborg.
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