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[VIDEO] Elite Freeskiers Converge on Denmark’s Waste Powerplant Ski Slope for 3rd Annual Scandinavian Team Battle

For the third consecutive year, freestyle skiing elites gathered on Denmark’s CopenHill, the innovative waste-to-energy power plant, for the Scandinavian Team Battle. CopenHill is an artificial 1,500 feet ski slope built on the roof of Amager Bakke, a waste-to-energy (WTE) power plant in Copenhagen. The annual contest attracts teams from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK. They compete on […]

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CopenHill: Ski Slope Built on the Roof of a Power Plant Opened in Copenhagen, Denmark Last Week

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CopenHill, a new artificial ski slope built on the roof of a huge waste incinerator in Copenhagen, Denmark finally opened to the public on Friday. Related: CopenHill, the Danish Ski Hill on the Roof of a Power Plant While the public shred down the 1,500-feet ski slope, up to 450,000 tonnes of waste will continue to be converted annually into […]

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VIDEO: Jesper Tjäder Skis Down CopenHill Waste-to-Energy Plant in Copenhagen, Denmark

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CopenHill, the Danish Ski Hill on the Roof of a Power Plant

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When you need to locate a new power plant close to downtown in order to meet climate change goals, how do you get people to accept its location? You could try putting a ski slope on its roof. The soon to be completed Amager Bakke power plant in Copenhagen, Denmark is a key component to the City’s plans to become […]

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