What could have potentially been many more Danish offshore wind turbines is now on hold. The processing of offshore wind turbine projects and other wind energy projects under the so-called open door scheme is now on hold. This is stated by the Danish Energy Agency in a press release.
The open door scheme is one of the two ways in which one can obtain a permit to establish an offshore wind farm in Denmark. Here, a project developer submits an unsolicited application. The other option is through a tender, where the state offers a project.
The processing of cases under the open door scheme has been on hold, as the granting of permits under the scheme may be in breach of EU law. Therefore, the processing of all ongoing cases has been put on hold until the case has been investigated further, it is stated. This also applies to any new applications.
Has existed for 24 years
This surprises Ulrich Bang, who is market manager for climate, energy and environment at the Danish Chamber of Commerce. He points out that the scheme has existed since 1999.
- I am a bit shocked. It seems absurd that the processing is now being put on hold on the basis of something that may be contrary to state aid, which has existed for 24 years.
He points out that there are currently existing applications for 13 gigawatts. The Danish Chamber of Commerce has calculated what this could mean for the Danes:
- If we take the six gigawatts that Ørsted and CIP have talked about alone, it could reduce the electricity bill for the Danes by ten billion kroner. The fact is that if it doesn't go through, Danes can wave goodbye to the low electricity bills they had hoped for, says Ulrich Bang.
He wants Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard (M) to dig into the case. You need a series of permits from the Danish Energy Agency to be able to set up offshore wind turbines. First, you need permission to conduct studies on the sea and how it affects nature in the area.
You can then get an establishment approval and then a permit to exploit the energy. Along the way, the application is also sent for consultation.
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