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The Danish Energy Agency is today publishing the draft procurement material for the upcoming procurement of 6 GW and 3 GW of offshore wind at Energy Island Bornholm, with the option to overplant. The procurement material is subject to a market dialogue with the relevant market players, which will take place over the coming months.

On the 10th of August 2023 the Danish Energy Agency will hold a market dialogue on a potential transition scheme for the open door scheme.

The government and a broad majority of political parties have made an agreement, establishing the framework for the coming 9 GW offshore wind tenders, with operations starting in the end of 2030 at the latest. The Danish Energy Agency is currently working on converting the agreed upon requirements into transparent tender conditions and the next step will be a market dialogue for potential bidders.

The Danish Energy Agency and Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S have finalized negotiations of a contract concerning state aid for Denmark's first project with full-scale capture, transport, and storage of CO2 (CCS). The project will capture and store 430,000 tonnes of CO2 annually from 2026.

The Danish Energy Agency is opening its solicitation of offers as part of its Power-to-X (PtX) state aid scheme for the production of PtX in Denmark

The Danish Energy Agency has opened the second round of market dialogue on the funds for negative emissions via CCS (the NECCS fund). The Agency invites interested candidates to an information meeting about the second round of the market dialogue.

The Danish Energy Agency has received offers from I/S Vestforbrænding as well as Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S in relation to the first tender of the Danish CCUS Fund and expects to award a contract in May.

The Danish Energy Agency invites potential bidders and relevant market operators to participate in the second round of market dialogue on the deployment of the Nega-tive emissions carbon capture and storage fund (NECCS fund).

The salvage of the object adjacent to Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed.

The Danish Energy Agency has invited the owner of the pipeline, Nord Stream 2 AG, to participate in the operation to salvage the observed object near the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.