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Top 5 most read news in March 2019

By State of Green | [email protected]

2 April 2019

New Danish pyrolysis plant will recycle 30,000 tons of tyres a year

Swedish pyrolysis technology will recycle 9,000 tonnes of “carbon black” a year, from imported and worn out car tyres in a new, self-sufficient, EUR 40 million plant in Nyborg, Denmark. Read more here.

Denmark’s biggest offshore wind farm will be located in the North Sea

The North Sea will be home to one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms that can supply power to 800,000 households. The wind park is expected to be in operation no later than 2027. Read more here.

Denmark to lead global climate summit

The UN General-Secretary asked Denmark to take a leading role ahead of the climate summit in New York September 23, 2019. Denmark has specifically been asked to lead the effort towards a global transition to sustainable energy. Especially investments in clean energy sources in economically emerging countries and developing countries will be focus points. Read more here.

Sustainability is becoming a part of Danish private sector DNA

Danish companies with an international reach have recently announced several ambitious pledges. Common for all is the goal to become the world’s most sustainable business in their respective industry. Read more here.

Exploring green opportunities and collaboration in Latin America

25 Danish companies are representing sustainable solutions in Argentina during the coming state visit by H.M. the Queen of Denmark. Read more here.

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Danish Government Publishes Historically Low Bid for Offshore Wind Farm

9 November 2016

This morning, Danish Minister for Energy, Utilities and Climate, Lars Christian Lilleholt, briefed the parties behind the 2012 Energy Agreement (the Red-Green Alliance, the Socialist People's Party, the Danish Social Democrats, the Danish Social-Liberal Party, the Danish People's Party, the Conservative People's Party of Denmark and the Liberal Party of Denmark) that Vattenfall has submitted the lowest bid to construct the 600 MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm at a tender price of 37.2 øre/kWh.

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Denmark Gets Cheaper Power from Offshore Wind Turbines

27 February 2015

The winning tender for the wind farm Horns Rev 3 came from Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S who have agreed a price of 10.31 Eurocent per. kWh. In comparison with previous price assumptions, this means that Danish consumers will experience a saving of approximately 295 million Euros. over the next 11-12 years, which is the period during which the offshore wind farm will be in receipt of subsidies. Thereafter, the Horns Rev 3 facility will produce electricity at the market price and will no longer receive any form of subsidy.

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Ørsted shares offshore wind farm big data with universities

26 September 2018

The Danish company Ørsted is working on many levels to further drive down the cost of electricity produced by offshore wind turbines. One of the cost drivers is to optimise the design of future wind farms and to predict when the wind turbines are due for maintenance. A key source to implement such innovations and optimisations is the huge amounts of data collected from Ørsted’s more than 1,200 offshore wind turbines.

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Denmark aims to increase the recycling of construction materials

The Danish government has recently approved a new legislation mandating recycling plans for buildings exceeding 250 square meters scheduled for demolition.