Kredsløb

Kredsløb is a Danish utility company owned by Aarhus Kommune (the Municipality of Aarhus). It supplies district heating to 95% of residents in Aarhus and recycles waste for 174,000 households in the municipality. The company employs approximately 550 people and has had annual revenue of around DKK 2 billion in recent years, with 2025 figures showing revenue of DKK 2.8 billion. Kredsløb was formerly known as AffaldVarme Aarhus. On 1 January 2007, Aarhus Kommunale Værker was closed and replaced by two administrations: AffaldVarme Aarhus and Vand og Spildevand. AffaldVarme Aarhus became a municipally owned limited company, AffaldVarme Aarhus A/S, on 1 January 2020, and changed its name to Kredsløb A/S on 1 March 2022. The Kredsløb group is structured under Kredsløb Holding and Kredsløb A/S, with several subsidiaries responsible for production, including Kredsløb Fjernkøling A/S, Kredsløb Transmission A/S, Kredsløb Fjernvarme A/S, Kredsløb Genbrug A/S, Kredsløb Cirkulære Råstoffer ApS, Kredsløb CCS A/S, Kredsløb Halmenergi A/S, and Kredsløb Affaldsenergi A/S. CCS stands for Carbon Capture and Storage, covering CO2 capture and storage technology. The company is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

Kredsløb traces its origins to Aarhus Kommunale Værker, which was closed on 1 January 2007 and replaced by two municipal administrations: AffaldVarme Aarhus (waste and heat) and Vand og Spildevand (water and wastewater). AffaldVarme Aarhus operated as a municipal administration until 1 January 2020, when it was converted into a municipally owned limited company, AffaldVarme Aarhus A/S. On 1 March 2022, the company changed its name to Kredsløb A/S. The Kredsløb group is owned by Aarhus Kommune and operates through Kredsløb Holding and Kredsløb A/S, with several subsidiaries responsible for production. As of 2026, these subsidiaries include Kredsløb Fjernkøling A/S (district cooling), Kredsløb Transmission A/S (transmission), Kredsløb Fjernvarme A/S (district heating), Kredsløb Genbrug A/S (recycling), Kredsløb Cirkulære Råstoffer ApS (circular raw materials), Kredsløb CCS A/S (carbon capture and storage), Kredsløb Halmenergi A/S (straw energy), and Kredsløb Affaldsenergi A/S (waste energy). The company supplies district heating to 95% of residents in Aarhus and recycles waste for 174,000 households in Aarhus Kommune. It employs approximately 550 people and has had annual revenue of around DKK 2 billion in recent years, with 2025 figures showing revenue of DKK 2.8 billion.

• Aarhus Kommunale Værker closed and replaced by AffaldVarme Aarhus and Vand og Spildevand.

• AffaldVarme Aarhus converted into municipally owned limited company AffaldVarme Aarhus A/S.

• AffaldVarme Aarhus A/S changed name to Kredsløb A/S.

Municipally owned utility focused on district heating, waste management, and circular economy solutions in Aarhus.

• District heating

• Waste management and recycling

• District cooling

• Carbon capture and storage

• Circular raw materials

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2. 2Forsyningsselskabet Kredsløb - Wikipediada.wikipedia.org