News and press

This week 20 Indonesian experts are visiting Denmark to learn about Danish institutional and technical experiences from the Danish energy transition. The study tour is arranged by the Danish Energy Agency and the Danish Embassy in Jakarta.

As part of the Danish-Ethiopian cooperation on accelerating the deployment of wind energy in Ethiopia, two one-day workshops on wind tender design and wind project finance were organized in Addis Ababa on 5th and 10th of October.

Today Mr. Thomas Egebo, Permanent Secretary of State, Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate and Mr. Hoang Quoc Vuong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in Vietnam signed the Programme Document of the Energy Partnership Programme between Viet Nam and Denmark.

The Danish Energy Agency launches a new tool to evaluate costs and benefits of district heating compared to individual heating. Using the Danish experience and lessons learned in district heating this tool is a key instrument in transferring knowledge on heat planning to the rest of the world.

During his visit to the Danish Energy Agency the Ethiopian minister for Water, Irrigation and Electricity, Dr. Seleshi Bekele, confirmed Ethiopia plans to engage the independent power producers (IPPS) and private investors in the huge expansion on renewable energy generation including planned wind project of more than 1,000 MW.

The annual Outlook report from the Danish Energy Agency, published in Danish in March 2017, is now available in English.

​Leading Danish and international wind power experts shared experiences on project development to ensure the implementation of a successful independent power producer (IPP) wind power tenders in Ethiopia

The Danish Energy Agency publishes a new offshore report presenting the Danish regulatory framework for offshore wind and the remarkable results achieved.

The Danish Energy Agency launches the Balmorel Lite tool for assessment of the value of renewable energy in different electricity systems. Based on existing power plants, various scenarios can be simulated to represent potential system effects of various investments in renewable energy sources like wind and solar. It is a simple tool that can analyse the transformation of the power systems.

Colder weather in 2016, combined with lower wind power production and lower net imports of electricity meant that Denmark’s energy consumption and carbon emissions rose last year. This is confirmed by the Danish Energy Agency’s preliminary energy statistics for 2016.