Denmark, a world pioneer in the offshore wind power, plans to expand its renewable energy portfolio with the world’s first “energy islands.”
The plans have long been discussed in Denmark, but they have now been hastened due to the energy market volatility caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark is thus accelerating the construction of the energy islands to wean itself off Russian energy.
Dan Jrgensen, Denmark’s Minister of Climate, Energy, and Utilities, said in a statement that Denmark and Europe “must be free of Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible.” To reach this goal, the country will speed up its energy transition by massively increasing the deployment of renewable energy on land and at sea.
