In Kalundborg, Denmark an Industrial symbiosis network exists where companies in a region collaborate to use each other's by-products and otherwise share resources. At the center is a 1500MW coal fired power plant which has material and energy links with the community and several other companies. Surplus heat from this power plant is used to heat 3500 local homes in addition to a nearby fish farm, whose sludge is then sold as a fertilizer. Steam from the power plant is sold to Novo Nordisk, a pharmaceutical and enzyme manufacturer, in addition to a Statoil plant. This reuse of heat reduces the amount thermal pollution discharged to a nearby fjord. Additionally, a by-product from the power plant's sulfur dioxide scrubber contains gypsum, which is sold to a wallboard manufacturer. Almost all of the manufacturer's gypsum needs are met this way, which reduces the amount of open-pit mining needed. Furthermore, fly ash and clinker from the power plant is used for road building and cement production.[1]
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- ^ J. Ehrenfeld and N. Gertler(1997), "Industrial Ecology in Practice. The Evolution of Interdependence at Kalundborg",Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1:1, pp 67-79
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Coordinates: 55°39′38.61″N 11°04′52.22″E / 55.660725°N 11.0811722°E / 55.660725; 11.0811722
