It will create thousands of jobs when lots of offshore wind turbines are set up in the North Sea in the future. This is according to Kristian Jensen, CEO of Green Power Denmark, which looks after the interests of the Danish energy sector.
On Tuesday, Jyllands-Posten wrote that Denmark, together with three other countries, will increase the amount of energy that can be obtained from wind in the North Sea. Together with Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, Denmark will tenfold the capacity for offshore wind in the North Sea to at least 150 GW. This is to happen towards 2050. Kristian Jensen is enthusiastic about the ambitions. Both with regard to Denmark and the four countries together.
- We are very satisfied that there are such high ambitions for how much Denmark should deliver, and how much the four countries together should deliver in relation to renewable energy. This is necessary if we are to get rid of fossil fuels. And if we are to quickly get rid of Russian oil and gas, says Kristian Jensen.
Can benefit Denmark
According to Jyllands-Posten, Denmark will have to deliver 35 of the total 150 GW that is the ambition. That is, approximately a quarter. Today, there is a capacity of 2.3 GW around Danish waters.
Kristian Jensen expects that the ambitions of the four countries will result in increased employment in Denmark, which, with companies such as Vestas and Ørsted, is a leader in the development of green energy.
- This agreement calls for massive investment in the production of more renewable energy. And Denmark has a head start here because we have the entire value chain from the smallest details to the large constructions. Therefore, the agreement could mean thousands of jobs within the large companies. But also in the undergrowth of small and medium-sized companies that are subcontractors to, for example, Vestas and Ørsted, says Kristian Jensen.
The planned 150 GW will be enough to supply approximately 230 million European households with green electricity. The project will require total investments of over 1000 billion. DKK. On Wednesday, the four countries behind the project will meet for a summit in Esbjerg.
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