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Denmark has made great strides in wind energy, utilizing the power of the wind to generate clean, renewable electricity for millions of people. Despite being a geographically small country, Denmark has invested heavily in both onshore and offshore wind, making the country a leading player in the global wind energy industry.
With approximately 7,000 turbines accumulating 7.2 GW across land and sea, more than half of the Danish electricity consumption is covered by the wind blowing over the country’s sea and land.
Denmark: A pioneer in offshore wind energy
Denmark is by many considered the birthplace of offshore wind energy. In 1991, Denmark made history as the first country in the world to install a commercial offshore wind park. 11 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 5 MW were installed in the shallow waters off the coast of Vindeby in the southeast of Denmark.
Though modest in size, it was the beginning of a giant leap in wind energy on a global scale. Since the early 1990s, Denmark has continued to lead the way in the development and implementation of offshore wind technology, with a number of large-scale wind farms installed in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Wind turbines have become highly efficient and cost-effective, with the newest offshore models reaching up to 15 MW in size.
Denmark has 8,750 kilometers of coastline and is surrounded by shallow waters, which is ideal when harvesting the wind resource. Up till now, Denmark has installed 2.5 GW offshore wind, and is looking into a built-out of up to 14 GW before 2030.
One of the key factors in driving Denmark’s success in offshore wind has been a strong focus on technology development and investing in research, demonstration, and test facilities and today, Denmark is home to some of the world’s largest and most innovative offshore wind farms such as Kriegers Flak, which is the first offshore wind farm to have grid connection to two countries.
The strong Danish offshore wind ambitions also entail plans to construct the world’s firs energy island, exploiting the immense wind energy resources in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The plans envisage the establishment of an artificial island in the North Sea that will serve as a hub for offshore wind farms supplying 3-4 GW of energy, with a long-term expansion potential of 10 GW.
The island of Bornholm will serve as the energy hub in the Baltic Sea with electrotechnical infrastructure and the possibility of green hydrogen production connected to 3 GW offshore wind farms planned off the coast of the island. Both energy islands will have grid connections to neighboring countries and are thus part of a hub-and-spoke grid that enables electricity to flow across borders and supply clean energy to the regions surround both seas.
Denmark has a strong commitment to renewable energy and environmental sustainability. The country has set ambitious targets for reducing its carbon emissions, and offshore wind has played a major role in helping it achieve these goals.
Harnessing the power of nature
Denmark’s total capacity of onshore wind equals 4,769 MW, while the national offshore wind equals 2,468 MW.
Onshore wind: The past, present, and future of wind energy in Denmark
Onshore wind turbines have been used in Denmark for over a century, initially for agriculture and later for electricity. The Danish physicist Poul la Cour experimented with wind energy already back in the late 1800’s, but the 1970’s oil crisis truly reignited interest and kickstarted the growth in commercial wind energy in Denmark. By the early 1980’s, around 20 wind turbine manufacturers were active in Denmark, starting with wind turbines in kilowatt-sizes, but technology development has led to modern onshore wind turbines in the size of up to 7 GW.
Today, Denmark is a world leader in wind energy, with the industry employing around 33,000 people. More than 4,769 wind turbines rotate in the wind that sweeps through the fields of rural Denmark, making it a proud hallmark of the green transition and a Danish stronghold that dates back more than four decades.
As Denmark invests heavily in electrification, wind energy will play an even more critical role in the county’s future. To reach the country’s ambitious climate targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the installation of wind energy in both onshore and offshore hubs will play a big part.
And going green makes sense from a financial perspective too. Through years of working with standardization of production and processes, technology development design optimization and cross-industrial collaboration, the wind industry has succeeded in driving down the cost of wind energy. As a result, both onshore and offshore wind energy are now the cheapest sources of energy in Denmark, outperforming any fossil fuel.
Embracing the winds of change
Since Denmark first embarked on its journey to invest in harnessing the power of wind a lot has happened. By 2030, Denmark anticipates reaching a 60 per cent wind power share.
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From R&D, installation and grid management to sustainable supply chains, Denmark covers the full spectrum of the wind industry. Discover cross-sectoral solutions across the entire Danish wind value chain in the digital visualisation below.
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The world’s first recyclable offshore wind turbine blades
9 March 2023As ageing offshore wind farms are being decommissioned and offshore wind power is set to reach nearly 1000 GW of installed capacity by 2050, the industry needs to develop ways to make its turbines more circular.
Making the production of its turbines as sustainable as the green energy they produce ha
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Providing the foundation for the green energy transition offshore
3 April 2023With the world facing the pressing challenge of climate change, the need to reduce emissions and transition to renewable energy sources has become a global priority. The offshore wind industry has turned into one of the most promising sources of renewable energy and is expected to grow significantly
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Wind research and development
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Østerild: Where global wind giants come to test
9 May 2023The windy region of Thy in northern Denmark is a very apt place to test large wind turbines because of its remote location close to the North Sea coast with lots of wind. To test wind turbines with tremendous wingspan, a mean wind speed of at least eight metres per second at 100 metres height is nee
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Wind turbine manufacturing and components
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1 million square metres more for the growing offshore wind industry
3 March 2023The wind industry’s movement towards the ports has put great pressure on their infrastructure and facilities, which causes a scarcity of space and suitable ports for wind production.
At Odense Port, space is NOT the problem as we have 2 million available square meters.
But since the vessels transpor
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Combined heat and power production
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Ørsted
25 January 2009The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, renewable hydrogen and green fuels facilities, and bioenergy plants.
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Biodiversity
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Vattenfall
13 August 2019One of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat.
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Wind research and development
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DTU Wind Energy
9 May 2016DTU Wind and Energy Systems is about taking the technology to the next level. About creating an impact for people and society through research and innovation. About collaborating with the entire energy sector to develop the most effective technology on the planet.
White paper: Wind energy - driving the global market
Approximately 4,800 turbines with a combined effect of 6.9 GW are installed in Denmark today with most of them onshore. The 6.2 GW constitute more than a third of the overall Danish production capacity. The large-scale wind energy integration is made possible by a well-developed transmission infrastructure, capable of handling the fluctuating wind energy resource. The Danish electricity grid is connected to the neighbouring countries, enabling the import and export of energy during peak periods.
This white paper takes you through all the elements of the success story of wind energy in Denmark. From the starting point and what we now consider small-scale wind turbines to the projects and technologies that push the bar and the ambitions for wind energy as a source of renewable energy.
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