It will require inventing new, efficient methods for setting up offshore wind turbines if a new major plan to increase capacity in the North Sea towards 2050 is to become a reality. This is according to the Minister for Climate, Energy and Supply, Dan Jørgensen (S).
- Denmark is already one of the fastest countries to set up offshore wind farms, but we need to do that even faster, he says.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) will meet in Esbjerg with the heads of government from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Together, they must sign a declaration committing the four countries to supply Europe with 150 GW of offshore wind by 2050.
The many gigawatts are enough to supply approximately 230 million European households with green electricity. The project will require total investments of over DKK 1,000 billion. DKK.
- This is half of the sea wind that the whole of Europe needs. It is a very massive investment, which will be good for the climate, but which will also help us get rid of our dependence on Russian gas, says Dan Jørgensen.
Cooperation necessary
He emphasizes that the countries have to cooperate "if they are to reach the goal of the ambitious plan".
- These are four countries that will utilize each other's expertise. And if the countries are willing to allocate the necessary resources towards 2050, I also believe that the technology will develop, says the climate minister.
The agreement will also have a positive effect on the Danish labor market, he predicts.
- We already have quite a few people employed in the wind turbine sector here at home. But the fact that we are expanding so massively will certainly lead to us needing more people. The industry itself has estimated that every time you raise 1 GW, it can create just under 15,000 jobs.
In Danish waters there is currently a total capacity of 2.3 GW. Denmark has committed itself to 35 GW out of a total of 150. The other countries will themselves reveal on Wednesday how the remaining gigawatts are distributed between them.
Ritzau
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