Offshore Wind Licensing in Denmark

TY - CHAP

T1 - Offshore Wind Licensing in Denmark

AU - Olsen, Birgitte Egelund

AU - Mortensen, Bent Ole Gram

PY - 2024/3

Y1 - 2024/3

N2 - This chapter highlights Danish offshore wind development from the world’s first offshore wind farm built in 1991 to the implementation of advanced transmission solutions at sea, called ‘energy islands’ and the Esbjerg Declaration from 2022 setting the joint target of delivering at least 65 GW offshore wind power by 2030. The chapter suggests that politically binding decisions that have for years determined Danish energy policy plans have proved pivotal to offshore wind energy initiatives for which long-term continuity is key. Moreover, they have ensured stability in the energy policy development and, created a climate of trust for investments in renewable energy. Furthermore, the chapter illustrates the important role of Danish authorities, in particular, the Energy Agency, which serves as a one-stop shop ensuring a relatively fast process, and the transmission system operator (TSO), Energinet, which is a key stakeholder in the development of large-scale offshore wind energy.

AB - This chapter highlights Danish offshore wind development from the world’s first offshore wind farm built in 1991 to the implementation of advanced transmission solutions at sea, called ‘energy islands’ and the Esbjerg Declaration from 2022 setting the joint target of delivering at least 65 GW offshore wind power by 2030. The chapter suggests that politically binding decisions that have for years determined Danish energy policy plans have proved pivotal to offshore wind energy initiatives for which long-term continuity is key. Moreover, they have ensured stability in the energy policy development and, created a climate of trust for investments in renewable energy. Furthermore, the chapter illustrates the important role of Danish authorities, in particular, the Energy Agency, which serves as a one-stop shop ensuring a relatively fast process, and the transmission system operator (TSO), Energinet, which is a key stakeholder in the development of large-scale offshore wind energy.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85192560736&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.4337/9781800886278.00013

DO - 10.4337/9781800886278.00013

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978 1 80088 626 1

SP - 84

EP - 105

BT - Offshore Wind Licensing

A2 - Herrera Anchustegui, Ignacio

A2 - Soliman Hunter, Tina

PB - Edward Elgar Publishing

CY - Cheltenham

ER -