The government is setting up a national energy crisis staff - called NEKST - which will initially tackle the work of reducing the consumption of natural gas and clearing barriers to the expansion of wind turbines and solar cells. Nekst is inspired by Nost (The National Operative Staff), which was launched during the corona period, and which was supposed to contribute to solving the acute challenges during the pandemic. The initiative is being received positively from several sides. Among other things at Green Power Denmark.
- With the national energy crisis staff, I expect that the political decision-making power we saw during the corona pandemic will be carried over into the green transition. Time is running out. The sooner we can move, the better for the climate, the security policy situation and the high energy prices.
Same notes are heard from TEKNIQ Employers, 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 in 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 business and citizens' consumption, and the capacity of the electricity grid must therefore be in order, says Troels Blicher Danielsen.
NEKST must, among other things, work with a national coordination of the roll-out of district heating and other efforts that must reduce energy consumption as soon as possible and prioritize renewable energy. The emergency department must also look at barriers and burdens that stand in the way of the green transition. The focus on district heating unsurprisingly makes Dansk Fjernvarme also happy about the initiative, here it is believed that NEKST has "huge potential.
- Since energy prices skyrocketed and the 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, which is why 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 NEKST comes along.
The members of the working groups will be representatives of the energy sector, authorities and municipalities. In addition, there must be people from business and academic experts in Nekst.
- In relation to district heating, it is obvious to look in the direction of the considerable potential that is in excess heat. And then there needs to be more biogas in the energy grid. At the moment, it is slow to set up renewable energy on land and on water, and there is a need for roadmaps that can make it happen quickly, says DI's managing director, Lars Sandahl Sørensen.
Initially there are two working groups. One must identify barriers in relation to how gas is phased out from Danish homes. It will be headed by the chairman of the 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. Nana Bule, who is an advisor at Goldman Sachs, will be in charge of that project.
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