https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark has moved forward with plans for an artificial island in the North Sea that could generate wind power for at least three million households, a government spokesman said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210205/denmark-approves-plans-to-build-north-sea-energy-island Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:05:42 +0100 denmark-approves-plans-to-build-north-sea-energy-island Six Danish companies have teamed up to build what could be the biggest electrolyser in the world outside Copenhagen, hoping to turn wind power from a new energy island in the Baltic into green jet fuel for Copenhagen airport. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200526/denmark-proposes-giant-13gw-wind-to-jet-fuel-plant Tue, 26 May 2020 13:34:32 +0200 denmark-proposes-giant-13gw-wind-to-jet-fuel-plant With rising water levels and strong winds, this week’s weather could bring about more flooding in some parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200217/weather-these-are-the-areas-of-denmark-at-risk-of-flooding Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:47:55 +0100 weather-these-are-the-areas-of-denmark-at-risk-of-flooding The Danish government has presented plans to build a giant 800MW offshore wind farm over the coming decade which will generate enough electricity to supply 800,000 households. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180426/denmark-proposed-giant-800mw-wind-farm Thu, 26 Apr 2018 22:26:31 +0200 denmark-proposed-giant-800mw-wind-farm Three western European countries have revealed plans to build a giant artificial island in the middle of the North Sea where wind farms would create power for 80 million people. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170309/denmark-germany-netherlands-want-to-create-artificial-power-island Thu, 09 Mar 2017 10:29:48 +0100 denmark-germany-netherlands-want-to-create-artificial-power-island Danish green energy giant Dong said on Thursday it was pulling out of coal use, burning another bridge to its fossil fuel past after ditching oil and gas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170202/denmarks-dong-energy-to-ditch-coal-by-2023 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:19:44 +0100 denmarks-dong-energy-to-ditch-coal-by-2023 EU countries are on track to meet their 2020 targets for renewable energy and emissions cuts but could fall short of ambitious longer-term goals, the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161201/eu-on-track-to-meet-2020-target-for-renewable-energy-report Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:19:31 +0100 eu-on-track-to-meet-2020-target-for-renewable-energy-report The British government gave the green light on Tuesday for what it called the world's biggest offshore wind farm to be built off the English coast. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160817/dong-gets-go-ahead-for-worlds-biggest-offshore-wind-farm Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:54:40 +0200 dong-gets-go-ahead-for-worlds-biggest-offshore-wind-farm Danish offshore wind farm operator Dong Energy is to build two offshore wind farms off the Dutch coast where it has pledged to produce the world's cheapest offshore wind energy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160706/dong-energy-to-build-worlds-cheapest-offshore-wind-farms Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:17:58 +0200 dong-energy-to-build-worlds-cheapest-offshore-wind-farms Norwegian state-owned renewables producer Statkraft and Danish turbine maker Vestas announced on Tuesday that they will collaborate on Europe’s largest onshore wind farm. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160223/vestas-gets-largest-order-ever-for-massive-norway-project Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:49:26 +0100 vestas-gets-largest-order-ever-for-massive-norway-project Danish windmills accounted for over 42 percent of domestic electricity use in 2015, the highest proportion ever produced by any country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160115/denmark-sets-amazing-world-record-for-wind-energy Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:52:06 +0100 denmark-sets-amazing-world-record-for-wind-energy Denmark is on track to reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2020 according to new statistics, putting its new right-wing government on track to hit the national target it recently abandoned. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151216/green Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:20:48 +0100 green State-owned Dong Energy is proceeding with plans to construct the world's largest offshore wind farm in 2018. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151029/denmark-dong-worlds-biggest-offshore-windfarm Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:34:32 +0100 denmark-dong-worlds-biggest-offshore-windfarm The powerful winds that hammered Denmark in the early morning hours of Friday covered the nation's electricity use with enough left over to export to neighbouring countries, Energinet.dk said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150712/danish-wind-energy-sets-all-time-record Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:15:25 +0200 danish-wind-energy-sets-all-time-record Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems on Wednesday raised its full-year guidance after posting an 18 percent revenue rise in a "historically strong first quarter" that saw orders rise to record levels. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150506/vestas-raises-forecast-after-record-order-intake Wed, 06 May 2015 15:35:31 +0200 vestas-raises-forecast-after-record-order-intake A massive new offshore wind farm off the west coast of Jutland will provide power at nearly one third the price of existing wind parks, the Danish Climate Ministry announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150227/denmark-to-get-cheaper-power-from-new-offshore-turbines Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:02:00 +0100 denmark-to-get-cheaper-power-from-new-offshore-turbines The blades and gearbox have been spun off a wind turbine in western Jutland after a malfunction allowed it to reach to dangerous speeds in high winds. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150116/wings-fly-off-beserk-danish-wind-turbine Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:24:00 +0100 wings-fly-off-beserk-danish-wind-turbine With 39 percent of Denmark's electricity use covered by wind power in 2014, the climate minister says the nation is well on its way to hitting its 2020 goals. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150106/danish-wind-energy-has-record-year Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:32:00 +0100 danish-wind-energy-has-record-year If Denmark is to hit its ambitious climate goals, DONG Energy will have to lead the way. The Local interviewed the primarily state-owned company's head of regulatory affairs about its transition to new energy sources, subsidies and the controversial sale of a 18 percent stake to Goldman Sachs that imploded the Danish government coalition. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141102/dong-looks-to-power-denmarks-renewable-energy-future Sun, 02 Nov 2014 10:14:00 +0100 dong-looks-to-power-denmarks-renewable-energy-future