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Urban Design designs new WtE plant in Ukraine
EcoEnergy Scandinavia AB has appointed the Swedish architect firm Urban Design as winner of the architect competition on the architectural design of a new Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant in Donetsk, Ukraine. Urban Designs is awarded a signed contract and a cash prize of €10 000.
EcoEnergy Scandinavia AB is planning to construct the first modern incineration plant in Donetsk, Ukraine. The WtE facility will receive local unsorted household waste, process the material and produce district heating and electricity. The facility will be part of the incentives for renewable energy projects, developed by the Ukrainian government.
- The WtE plant in Donetsk will be EcoEnergy's first facility in Ukraine, part of a greater rollout. We find it important that the architectural design of the facility in Donetsk illustrates a landmark, state of the art technology and environmental thinking. We are very pleased with Urban Design's contribution that corresponds well to the high standards of the competition. It was a unanimous jury that appointed the architect firm as winner, says Henrik Norström, Chief Investment & Financing Officer, EcoEnergy Scandinavia AB.
The architect competition took place in the spring of 2010 and the participants were asked to design the shell of the building and the physical working environment of the WtE facility as well as the surrounding landscape and at the same time developing guidelines for the design of possible future facilities in Ukraine.
- This type of project is very important, since they have a significant visual and environmental impact on their surroundings. Our ambition is to deliver a high architectural level, combined with technical competence and resource-economic construction. We wanted to create a design that opposes the heavy, cubic power blocs. We have suggested a lightweight and transparent shell with a volume that varies from different viewing angles. The sloping surfaces on top absorb the light where the building meets the sky. In addition to the positive environmental impact of the facility itself, we have focused on the landscape, the importance of cultivating the land and sparing with the agricultural land, says Erik Jarlöv, Architect and Chairman of the Board, Urban Design.
Submitted entries were evaluated according to architectural design, function and logistics, implementation and the total economy. The winner of the competition, Urban Design, receives a signed contract that will allow them to continue the co-operation after the competition and a cash prize of €10 000.
The team of Urban Design:
Erik Jarlöv (responsible for the entry, Architect SAR/MSA)
Helena Glantz (Architect SAR/MSA)
Anders Ohlin (Architect SAR/MSA)
Helena Ekelund (Architect SAR/MSA)
Sofia Nyman (Architect trainee)
For information please contact:
Henrik Norström - Chief Investment & Financial Officer, EcoEnergy Scandinavia
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Phone: +46 733 40 30 45
Erik Jarlöv - Architect SAR/MSA and Chairman of the Board, Urban Design
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Tel: +46 708 27 77 04
About EcoEnergy Scandinavia
EcoEnergy Scandinavia AB is an energy recovery company. By treating waste and residual products efficiently and environmentally for municipalities and industry, we provide energy (electricity, heat, cooling and process steam) for an enhanced living environment and a sustainable development. The company is based in Stockholm. Read more about EcoEnergy at www.ecoenergy.se.
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