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20% of Denmark’s energy needs supplied by wind power
photo by nosha (source: Flickr Creative Commons)
The energy crisis of the 1970s kick started an energy revolution in Denmark. Previously dependent on foreign oil, the Scandinavian country ‘learned the hard way’ about the importance of diversifying its power sources.
Government subsidies for wind power, a carbon tax and energy efficiency investments – as well as the discovery of North Sea oil, it must be said – all lead to Denmark’s successful endeavor for energy independence.
Denmark is home to the largest offshore wind farm in the world and gets the highest proportion of its energy from wind turbines. Wind power in Denmark is sourced not only from large corporations like DONG Energy, but also from small cooperatives and individual or family-owned turbines.
Check out this video on Danish wind energy from CNN’s Earth’s Frontiers:
Additional resources:
The Copenhagen Post – Scientists blast thinktank claims on wind power
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Hi Val. Lots of statements for one short CNN video I posted. Why is the burden of proof for all your questions placed on me?
You must really hate wind power… even the cooperatives and private turbines?
What I can say about Denmark’s wind energy is that it exports excess power to Germany and Sweden, where Vattenfall provides lots of hydropower, thereby saving water when wind power is available. Not bad in and of itself, I think.
Of course, Denmark and Norway developed North Sea Oil reserves at just the right time. DK also has lots of wind and a very long shoreline for such a small country. Electricity prices are very high, due to the taxes on them, but let’s face it, they are rich. I lived across the bridge from Copenhagen for 4 years and Denmark is much more expensive than Sweden, that is for sure. Their salaries are much higher too. (They pay 2000 euros a month to people who deliver the morning paper!) They should tighten (and are perfectly capable of tightening) their belts when it comes to energy and resources, in my opinion.
Denmark is far from perfect and – for better or worse – they can afford to be for now. Sweden (my adoptive home) has stronger commitments for energy independence, reduction of fossil fuels and nuclear power. But how fast depends in part on how politics progress there.
Thanks!
Hi
1)Can you tell me how the conventional power fed into windfarms is charged. They need a Large amount of grid power to operate. The correct output of a turbine is total output less total power supplied. Is this what happens.
3) Can you confirm if denmark exports 75% of its wind generated energy at 25% of the price it is supplied to its own people.
4) Can you expalin why denmark with the highest wind energy production in Europe for the last 15 years, has never managed to decommission even one conventional power station.
5) Do you accept that Denmark has 5 nuclear power stations.
6) Do you accept that Denmark has the highest electricity charges in Europe.
7) Do you accept that Denmark burns more fossil fuel per haed of population than any other European counrty in Europe.
Refards
Val Martin