The government is establishing a national energy crisis team - called NEKST - which will initially tackle the work of reducing the consumption of natural gas and removing barriers to the expansion of wind turbines and solar cells. Nekst is inspired by Nost (the National Operational Team), which was launched during the corona period and was supposed to help solve the acute challenges during the pandemic. The initiative is being received positively from several sides. Among others at Green Power Denmark.
- With the national energy crisis team, I expect that the political decision-making power we saw during the corona pandemic will carry over into the green transition. Time is running out. The sooner we can move, the better for the climate, the security situation and the high energy prices.
The same tone is heard from TEKNIQ Arbejdsgiverne, which organizes approximately 4,100 companies in the installation industry and the metal industry, which will also be one of NEKST.
- We look forward to participating in the work. Our member companies have both the prerequisites and the will to contribute very actively to the work of NEKST, both when it comes to home heating and the spread of solar and wind energy on land. Denmark's energy system must be at the forefront of the consumption of businesses and citizens, and the capacity of the electricity grid must therefore be in order, says Troels Blicher Danielsen.
NEKST will, among other things, work on national coordination of the rollout of district heating and other efforts that will reduce energy consumption as quickly as possible and prioritize renewable energy. The preparedness will also look at barriers and burdens that stand in the way of the green transition. The focus on district heating not surprisingly makes Dansk Fjernvarme also happy about the initiative, which is believed to have "huge potential."
- Since energy prices skyrocketed and war broke out in Ukraine, the district heating sector has experienced an enormous demand for district heating now and then. The best district heating requires proper planning, and therefore district heating takes time to roll out. But by looking at the entire process from demand to approved project, efficiency opportunities can be found that can get district heating to citizens even faster, says Kim Mortensen, director of Dansk Fjernvarme, and points out that it also requires efficiency behind the decisions that NEKST makes.
The members of the working groups will be representatives of the energy sector, authorities and municipalities. In addition, Nekst will include people from the business community and academic experts.
- In relation to district heating, it is obvious to look towards the considerable potential that exists in surplus heat. And then there must be more biogas in energy grid. At the moment, the pace of installing renewable energy on land and water is slow, and roadmaps are needed that can make it happen quickly, says DI's CEO, Lars Sandahl Sørensen.
Initially, there are two working groups. One will identify barriers in relation to how gas is phased out from Danish homes. It will be led by the chairman of the Danish Industry Foundation, Lars-Peter Søbye. The second working group will look at how to expand solar and wind on land, where the installation of wind turbines has stalled. This project will be led by Nana Bule, an advisor at Goldman Sachs.
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