According to reports, Denmark is proceeding with its plans to construct an artificial island, acquiring power from offshore wind farms of up to 10 gigawatts of capacity, more than enough to supply all households, as part of efforts to meet ambitious climate change targets.
For the time being, the energy ministry is looking for the ideal location to set one or more islands, surrounded by offshore wind farms with a total capacity of at least 10 GW – equivalent to 10 million European households’ electricity consumption. Denmark covered 41% of its electricity demand from wind energy in 2018, the highest level in Europe.
The project is in line with Denmark’s climate goals, and was passed by a broad majority in parliament.
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The Ministry further informs that the project which will cost about 200-300 billion Danish crowns ($29.5-44.2 billion), will be based on private investors.
Moreover, Denmark has saved about 65 million crowns to be used for research purposes on how the energy coming into the hub can be stored or converted into renewable hydrogen as all the power generated will not just be used by domestic customers.
The country, which launched the largest wind farm in Scandinavia, aspires that the project will replace the use of fossil fuels with renewable energy for transport and industry sectors.
Overall, when hydrogen is burnt it produces water rather than GHG CO2, providing a clean and sustainable fuel if it is produced from renewable sources such as wind or solar energy, rather than from oil and gas, the source for much of the hydrogen produced now.
