Hibonite-1 exploration well discovers oil in the Danish North Sea
As operator of licence 5/06 Wintershall Noordzee B.V. has drilled the Hibonite-1 (5504/1-3) exploration well in the western part of the Danish North Sea. Oil was discovered in sandstones of Late Jurassic age. Hibonite-1 was drilled as a deviated well and reached its total depth in claystone of Jurassic age at 4431 metres vertically below mean sea level. Cores were taken and a logging programme...
China: Chinese delegation visits Denmark to study energy efficient building
February 25-27 a delegation from the Chinese MoHURD (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development) visits Denmark to find inspiration in the Danish approach to district heating and energy efficient building.
China: Chinese delegation visits Denmark to study the use of biomass
China’s goal of greening its economic development heightens the Chinese focus on renewable energy sources. February 25-26 a Chinese delegation visits Denmark to find inspiration based on Danish experiences in using biomass for energy and heat generation.
Danish consumption of natural gas fell by 6.7% in 2012
Production of natural gas fell by 9.2%.
Combining offshore wind farms and the environment
New Danish surveys confirm that it's possible to construct offshore wind farms in an environmentally sustainable manner that does not lead to significant damage to nature if proper planning is applied.
Electricity consumption fell by 1.3% in 2012
In 2012 electricity production from wind power corresponded to 30.0% of domestic electricity supply 11 February 2013
Lower energy consumption in Q3 2012
Observed energy consumption fell in Q3 2012 by 4.0% compared to Q3 2011.
China: Joint Call for proposals under the Sino-Danish Memorandum of Understanding on energy technology development
The Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) have launched a joint call for proposals for joint Sino-Danish development and demonstration projects within wind energy and smart grids in the broadest sense. For Danish project applicants the application deadline is May 8, 2013 at 12:00 noon Danish time.
China: Martin Lidegaard meets the Chinese vice-president for China’s national transmission company, State Grid
In connection with his two-day visit to China Martin Lidegaard met with the vice-president for Chinas national transmission company, Mr. SHUAI Junqing. At the meeting the two parties exchanged views on China’s energy policy development and the Sino-Danish energy cooperation, including possible future cooperation areas between the Danish Energinet.dk and State Grid.
China: Martin Lidegaard visits China December 17-19, 2012
The Danish minister for Climate, Energy and Building Martin Lidegaard has been on a two-day official visit to China December 17-19. The objective of the visit was to ensure the progress of a number of Memorandum of Understandings on energy signed by Denmark and China during President HU Jintao’s visit to Denmark in June 2012.