The government is allocating 138 million kroner to help ensure the transport of large wind turbine elements in Denmark. The Ministry of Business and Industry announced this in a press release on Friday.
Together with four municipalities, the government will finance an expansion of the road network from Brande and Give to the Port of Esbjerg. The municipalities – Esbjerg, Vejle, Ikast-Brande and Billund – are financing the costs of upgrading the municipal roads, while the state is co-financing the costs of upgrading state roads.
- Larger and heavier wind turbine elements have become a stumbling block for local businesses, but also for local citizens who live along the congested roads. That is why we are now paving the way for green transition and vibrant local communities to go hand in hand.
- With the upcoming expansion of the roads, Denmark will be able to maintain its green leadership position, while being a neighbor to wind turbine transport will become less of a nuisance, says Minister of Industry Morten Bødskov (S) in a press release.
Green, but bigger and heavier
The road network will be expanded from the companies Welcon and Siemens Gamesa's production facilities in Brande and Give to the Port of Esbjerg.
Green projects have become bigger and heavier, and therefore there is a need to expand the road network.
- We have a common desire to maintain wind turbine jobs in Central Denmark Region, says Minister of Transport Thomas Danielsen (V).
- That is why we have chosen to grant funds to expand the special transport corridor between Central Denmark Region and Esbjerg, so that it is possible for companies to transport the increasingly large wind turbine elements to the Port of Esbjerg, he says.
The majority of the funds come from the "Polje til Land og By" in the Infrastructure Plan 2035.
At Dansk Industri Produktion, industry director Peter Trillingsgaard is satisfied with the announcement.
- The competitiveness of Danish wind turbine manufacturers is vulnerable to transport problems of the large elements.
- Therefore, the new route is an important step on the road towards strengthening the competitiveness of Danish wind turbine manufacturers and thus safeguarding the thousands of Danish jobs that the wind industry creates, he says in a written comment.
The same tone is heard from the green business organization Green Power Denmark.
- We have warned for several years that the road to the Port of Esbjerg will at some point become too small, and now we are close to the limit.
- It is excellent for the companies and the many employees that political money has been found to upgrade the road, says Kristian Jensen, CEO of Green Power Denmark, in a written comment.
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