Welcome to IEA Wind Member Country Activities for Denmark

Approximately 19.3% of Denmark’s energy consumption came from renewable sources in 2010, 38.7% from oil, 21.8% from natural gas, and 13.3% from coal. The production from wind turbines alone corresponded to 21.9% of the domestic electricity supply, compared to 19.3% in 2009.

Wind power capacity in Denmark has increased by 320 MW in 2010, bringing the total to 3,802 MW (Table 1). From the total installed capacity, 868 MW is offshore. The only offshore farm completed in 2010 was Rødsand, (opening photo) with a total of 207 MW rated capacity (90 turbines rated at 2.3-MW each).

The Danish government continues to promote the use of renewable energy in Denmark, in order to meet national and international targets, with an act passed at the end of December 2008 (Law No. 1392 of 27/12/2008). This is essentially an implementation of the February 2008 Agreement, defining among other things, subsidies for renewable energy plants and access to offshore sites. This is the most recent agreement, but will be renegotiated in the beginning of 2011.