News and press

The Danish government published the winning bid in the Kriegers Flak tendering procedure today. The lowest bid came from Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S, who will establish 600 MW in the Baltic Sea at a tender price of 37.2 øre/kWh. This is an extremely low tender price - a world record for offshore wind turbines.

To push forward the appreciation of economic advantages from tangible initiatives of energy efficiency, the Danish Energy Agency is now introducing a model for use in Denmark’s international cooperation on energy and climate. The model enables comparison of costs by reducing energy consumption to the corresponding costs by extending energy supply.

Call for proposals for two new projects in South Africa (Open Procedure). Deadline for proposals: 21 October 2016, at 16:00 Danish time.

The Danish Energy Agency is supporting the Department of Energy in South Africa on energy data where IEA and IRENA have come together in an international training activity.

A number of Danish companies participate in a high level conference with politicians and suppliers 29 September 2016, focusing on sharing Danish and Mexican experience on gaining energy efficiency in industry and to show Danish technologies and solutions that can ensure the energy savings are realized.

Two Chinese delegations are right now visiting Denmark with a perspective of learning from Danish experiences on utilization of surplus heat and energy efficiency within district heating.

The Danish Energy Agency invites comments and questions on the draft tender material for a pilot tender for solar PV installation.

A high-level delegation from China’s National Energy Administration and representatives from 16 of the country’s thermal power plants are visiting Denmark from Monday to Wednesday for inspiration on how to optimize the utilisation of the comprehensive Chinese production of wind energy.

The Ukrainian-Danish cooperation is working towards an increased use of renewable energy. Ukrainian institutions participated in a successful workshop hosted by the Danish Energy Agency contributing to the target of renewable energy in the heating sector.

Open Procedure: Technical assistance on Assessment of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Penetration on the Dynamic Stability of the Eskom Power System