{"id":5389,"date":"2021-02-10T06:58:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T06:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euromenaenergy.com\/?p=5389"},"modified":"2021-02-10T06:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T06:58:15","slug":"denmark-moves-forward-on-north-sea-energy-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emimer.com\/?p=5389","title":{"rendered":"Denmark moves forward on North Sea \u2018energy island\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Denmark has said that it has approved plans to build an artificial island in the North Sea that could generate wind power for at least 3mn households.
\nParliament in June adopted a political environmental framework aimed at reducing the country\u2019s CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030, which included plans for the world\u2019s first \u201cenergy hubs\u201d on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea.
\nOn Thursday, parliament went further by approving a plan to place the North Sea hub on an artificial island, with a wind power farm that will initially supply 3GW of electricity.
\nThat could later be scaled up to 10GW \u2013 enough for 10mn households \u2013 according to the ministry of climate, energy and utilities, much more than needed for Denmark\u2019s population of 5.8mn.
\n\u201cClearly this is too much for Denmark alone and this also why we see this as a part of a bigger European project,\u201d Climate Minister Dan Jorgensen told AFP, adding that Denmark wanted to also export excess energy to the rest of Europe.
\nPlans also include the use of \u201celectrolysis\u201d to extract hydrogen for use in the production of renewable fuels for things like maritime transport.
\nThe island, \u201cthe largest construction project in the history of Denmark\u201d, is to be majority owned by the Danish government in partnership with private companies and is expected to cost around 210bn Danish kroner ($34bn, \u20ac28bn).
\nRather than a traditional offshore wind power farm, the island will function as an \u201cenergy hub\u201d allowing connections from other countries\u2019 wind power farms and cables to efficiently distribute the incoming energy.
\nIts final size is yet to be decided but it is expected to cover between 120,000-460,000sq m, according to the ministry.
\nThe total number of wind turbines has not been finalised either, but estimates range between 200 and 600 units at \u201ca previously unseen scale\u201d, with the tip of the blades reaching as high as 260m (850\u2019) above the sea.
\nWhile the project is a step in the plan to provide enough energy to electrify Denmark, Jorgensen also said they hoped the project could offer guidance for bigger countries looking to transition their societies in the face of climate change.
\n\u201cWe know that as a small country, only responsible for about 0.1 percent of the world\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions, it doesn\u2019t matter that much to the climate what we actually do in Denmark,\u201d he said. \u201cWe hope that it will have a bigger influence by influencing others.\u201d
\nThe project\u2019s next steps include environmental impact assessments and talks with potential investors, so construction is still some years off.
\nAccording to the ministry, initial construction is likely to begin around 2026 and finished sometime between 2030 and 2033.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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