Jim McMahon
People looking for fun in the city of Copenhagen, in Denmark, can head to a new attraction, known as CopenHill. There, they can ski or snowboard down a special snowless slope, explore hiking trails, or scale a dizzying 20-story climbing wall.
But there’s more to this artificial mountain. Beneath the slope is a waste-to-energy plant. The facility burns the city’s garbage to make electricity and heat. That keeps the trash out of landfills.
Peter Madsen Nordestgaard is an engineer who helped build the facility. He hopes other cities will build similar multiuse structures. “I hope this will be a milestone,” he says.
Check out how the facility was built and how it works!
There’s a new source of fun in Copenhagen, Denmark. It’s an attraction called CopenHill. It has a special snowless slope. People can ski or snowboard down it. They can explore hiking trails too. Or they can scale a 20-story climbing wall.
But there’s more to this fake mountain. Beneath it is an energy plant. The facility burns the city’s garbage. That creates electricity and heat. It also keeps trash out of landfills.
Peter Madsen Nordestgaard is an engineer. He helped build the facility. He hopes other cities will create similar structures that have many uses. “I hope this will be a milestone,” he says.
Check out how the facility works and how it was built!