New natural gas compressor secures Denmark’s long-term gas supply

Martin Lidegaard, Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, inaugurated a new natural gas compressor station in Egtved, Denmark, in Autumn 2013. Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA designed and constructed the station in a joint venture with Per Aarselff A/S and Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung CmbH & Co. KG. The project took two and a half years to complete. The construction was funded as part of the EU’s European Energy Programme for Recovery.

Inauguration of new natural gas compressor station.

Max Streicher began working on the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) in January 2011. The contract included the construction of a turnkey system featuring four compressors, as well as the replacement and expansion of existing fitting groups. Streicher-Beteiligungsgesellschaft compact e+p+c+ CmbH & Co. KG was responsible for the complete engineering and was significantly involved in the project management.

A special requirement of the project was to incorporate the design of the compressor station into the surrounding landscape. A Danish architectural office was assigned to this task and thus a modern cube-like building with a metallic exterior was designed to accommodate the station.

The compressor station is a central point in Denmark's gas pipeline network.

A reliable gas supply and green future

The Egtved compressor station was inaugurated at a ceremony attended by around 240 guests, including Martin Lidegaard, Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, and Philip Lowe, the EU Managing Director for Energy. At the same time a 94 km gas pipeline between Denmark and Germany was commissioned.

The construction of the compressor station will guarantee Denmark’s gas supply in the long term. The compressor station is located in the heart of Jutland and is therefore a central point in Denmark’s gas pipeline network. The North-South Pipeline running from the gas storage facility in Lille Torup to Ellund and the West-East Pipeline between Nybro and Egtved (which continues on to Sweden via Drgor) meet at the station. The system’s maximum flow rate is up to 1.05 million m³/h.

Adapted from press release by Rosalie Starling

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