ClaimsØrsted

“The plant is expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2017.”

Henrik Poulsen, CEO 2017 DONG Energy Annual report 2016 Summary (DONG Energy) archived copy

Prediction Their own work or organisation

DONG Energy's REnescience waste treatment plant in Northwich is expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2017.

Resolved false The record shows it did not happen or was not so.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

What would count as true or false

True if the REnescience plant in Northwich was commissioned (entered commercial operation) on or before 2017-06-30, shown by a dated record. Mostly false if commissioned after 2017-06-30, however soon. False if a dated report after mid-2017 shows it was not commissioned by then, was delayed indefinitely, or the project was abandoned.

Set before the research began.

Evidence (3)

  1. E1 [PDF] Interim financial report - First nine months 2017 - Ørsted Ørsted A/S · November 2017 Own record

    “We are currently gaining our first operational experience with the Renescience plant in Northwich in the UK. The construction phase has been completed, and the plant has started to receive household waste from the surrounding municipalities.”

  2. E2 [PDF] Interim financial report - First nine months 2017 - Ørsted Ørsted A/S · November 2017 Own record

    “We expect to commission the plant early next year.”

  3. E3 PowerPoint Presentation IEA Bioenergy Task 42 (Country Report Denmark, presented by University of Copenhagen and DTU authors) · May 2017

    “Construction progressing but delayed a few months. Inauguration still expected autumn 2017.”

Reasoning

An independent May 2017 country report (E3) said construction of the Northwich Renescience plant was delayed a few months, with inauguration expected in autumn 2017, after the June 2017 horizon. The company's own November 2017 report (E1, E2) says the plant had only started receiving waste, that testing was taking longer than expected, and that commissioning was now expected early 2018. These dated reports show the plant was not commissioned by 30 June 2017, so the claim resolved false under the criteria.

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Ørsted, “DONG Energy's REnescience waste treatment plant in Northwich is expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2017.” (said 2017). Verdict: resolved false. Reliability API, claim c_523479e9d28b, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_523479e9d28b

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