Denmark shares its wind power secrets - over 2 years ago

Denmark is now home of the worlds largest offshore wind farm Horns Rev 2. The wind farm is a step on the road of letting wind power supply up to 50 percent of the Danish electricity consumption. The Danish experts now share their knowledge of integrating large amounts of wind power.

The Danish Crown Prince Frederik recently pushed the button that made the wind turbines spin at Horns Rev 2 – the worlds largest offshore wind farm. The 91 wind turbines are the recent symbol that wind is one of Denmark’s most abundant natural energy sources, today accounting for one-fifth of the electricity supplied through Danish outlets.

And there is more to come. A wind power share of around 50 per cent in around 10 to 15 years is not a distant dream in Denmark. That is part of the Danish vision to combat climate change.

In just under 30 years, Denmark has become world champ when it comes to harnessing the otherwise tough-to-control wind energy in the power system. And the experiences is shared in a new film called wind power – how to combat climate change produced by the Danish Wind Industry Association, Energinet.dk, the Danish Transmission System Operator and Climate Consortium Denmark.

The key to success is a well-equipped toolbox. A number of tools provide the recipe for integrating considerable amounts of wind energy into the power system, thus ensuring that wind energy is always used where most needed. The list of tools available today is long and will be growing longer.

“What particularly makes the Danish history of energy successful and interesting in an international context is that we have developed an electrical system that can integrate renewable energy in a large scale in corporation with district heating systems and decentralized cogeneration. Renewable energy will in increasing amounts be included in our future energy supply. This requires innovation and change in relations to both the electric, heat and transportation system today. This is what we with the short film about wind power want to shed light on,” says Hans Mogensen vice president of communications at Energinet.dk, that is the Danish Transmission System operator.

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