It has never been more climate-friendly to turn on the power socket in Denmark than it is now. The majority of electricity today comes from solar cells, wind turbines and power plants that run on biomass.
This also means that CO2 emissions have decreased. Last year, Danes' electricity consumption emitted an average of 60 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour. A level that 15 years ago was around 432 grams. Green Power Denmark has made the calculations based on figures from Energinet. This is stated by the trade organization Green Power Denmark in a press release.
- It was not many years ago that we filled the atmosphere with climate-damaging smoke from coal-fired power plants, says the press release from Camilla Holbech, director of renewable energy production at Green Power Denmark.
- We now have a modern, high-tech society, where electricity is well on its way to becoming 100 percent green. This is a significant development that we have reason to be proud of.
Energy exchange between countries is beneficial
Green Power Denmark's goal is for CO2 emissions from the production of electricity to be close to zero by 2030.
But this requires both more wind turbines and solar cells and an electricity grid that can transport the green electricity to consumers, it says. According to Green Power Denmark, the share of renewable energy in electricity consumption was around 90 percent in 2024 compared to 79 percent in 2019.
According to Green Power Denmark, Denmark receives hydropower from Norway and Sweden, solar energy from the Netherlands and wind energy from both Germany and the UK, while countries periodically receive large amounts of renewable energy from Denmark. Trade between the countries ensures that renewable energy is utilized efficiently, according to the trade organization.
- No one previously believed that it was possible to build an energy system based on power from solar cells and wind turbines. But we have shown this in Denmark, among other places, says Camilla Holbech and continues:
- Now the batteries are on the way, and this will make the energy system even more robust and strengthen security of supply, says Camilla Holbech.
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