Denmark
Energy & Grid Management
Energinet to grow local flexibility markets in Denmark
Danish national transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet plans to grow local flexibility markets to manage grid congestion.
Energy & Grid Management
German-Denmark interconnector land cable to be replaced
Sumitomo Electric Industries has been awarded a contract by German transmission system operator 50Hertz to replace part of the Germany-Denmark Interconnector.
Features and Analysis
Ed’s note: Not acting on climate change? See you in court!
Should climate change be illegal? If so, how do you go about defining the terms and can you make failing to act on climate change illegal?
Renewable Energy
Denmark to build new “energy islands” as part of sustainability plan
The Danish Parliament aims to reduce the country's CO2 emissions by 3.4 million tons, and establish two "energy islands" with a combined capacity of 5GW.
Business
Denmark to help Vietnam develop potential 160GW offshore wind sector
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Vietnamese Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority have partnered on a development plan for south-east Asian country’s estimated 160GW offshore wind energy potential.
Renewable Energy
IEA, Denmark make clean energy a priority for global economic recovery
The International Energy Agency and the Government of Denmark hosted a high-level roundtable meeting in which global government ministers and business leaders discussed the importance of making clean energy a central part of the global economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
Energy & Grid Management
RWE and European Energy ink 3TWh offtake agreement
Three TWh of green power over seven years is equivalent to the full annual production of 35 modern wind turbines or the annual output of a 400 MW solar plant for the period according to RWE, comparable to the annual consumption of 115.000 homes.
Policy & Regulation
Offshore wind major Ørsted’s 2019 growth pushes profits
Profits at Danish wind giant Ørsted rose last year as growth ramped up, wth new wind farms both on land as well as at sea.
Smart Meters
Northern Europe’s largest smart meter roll-out is a success
The Smart Meter Rollout tool from isMobile together with the close cooperation with Kamstrup has been crucial to the success of this deployment project.
Renewable Energy
A smart contribution towards a sustainable energy supply
In order to achieve global energy and climate policy targets, greater focus upon heating and cooling is required. In buildings and industry, heating and cooling account for 51% of total European energy consumption, with a similar distribution globally.
