Win-win for everyone - the green transition, the local community and Danpo

After several years of project and construction work, the first households in Farre and Give are now connected to district heating from chicken production instead of the previous forms of heating such as oil and gas. This follows a large-scale collaboration between Danpo and Give District Heating, which takes over the surplus heat from the factory and uses it to provide much more sustainable heating for the local area. According to officials in Vejle Municipality, CO2 emissions will be reduced by 284 tons annually compared to the previous primary heating with natural gas for residents in Farre, and Give District Heating's consumption of wood chips can be reduced by over 50 percent and completely eliminate the need for natural gas.

At Danpo's factory in Farre, we produce processed and frozen chicken products such as nuggets and hot wings, and the powerful cooling processes in connection with freezing emit large amounts of excess heat. "Technically, you remove a lot of energy in the form of heat from the products in our spiral freezer. The energy was previously sent out in the condensates, but is now instead used to heat houses in Give and the surrounding area in the form of district heating,

Contributing to a greener transition

Give District Heating broke ground in Farre last summer to establish the piping from Danpo to the district heating plant's water accumulation tank, which now supplies the Give area with hot water. The total length of the pipeline, called the transmission line, is 3.6 kilometers, and in total, Give District Heating supplies over 2000 households.

Danpo is proud that all the heat we get in surplus from the production of our products is now used for district heating, thus ensuring a more sustainable form of heating for the local area. In October 2024, the first citizens in Farre and Give received heat produced by Danpo. In Farre town alone, the potential is approximately 180 households that will have access to a cheaper and more sustainable heat source. Danpo can also save electricity, water and chemicals for the cooling towers by transferring the waste heat to the district heating, so in addition to the contribution to a greener transition, there is a financial gain for both the citizens and us in the company. It's just win-win all the way through - for the climate, the local community and for Danpo.

The project was nominated for MLDK's annual meeting in 2023. Danpo was nominated in the category Brand Suppliers' CSR Award. Despite not winning the award, we were proud of the nomination.