The prospect of 100 per cent. green power in the Danish sockets has been postponed, after the first part of the biggest tender for offshore wind in Denmark's history has ended with zero bids. That's what CEO of Green Power Denmark Kristian Jensen says.
- It is a huge disappointment. We had hoped for a result that could create more Danish-produced energy and free us from energy from other countries. We had hoped to be able to produce green and competitive electricity. And that, we must note, has been postponed with the result today, he says.
Thursday at 14:00 the deadline for bidding on the first three out of a total of six GW of offshore wind expired. The three GW were distributed among three offshore wind farms in the North Sea. The last three GW are distributed among three parks, which are located in internal Danish waters. Here the deadline expires on 1 April 2025.
The six GW will be tendered without support, and the energy companies must pay the state to produce the wind energy. Furthermore, it has been decided that the state will own 20 per cent. of the parks.
Surprised by the lack of offers
Green Power Denmark represents the energy companies, and the organization has several times expressed its concern about whether the conditions in the market corresponded with the conditions in the Danish tender. Still, it surprises Kristian Jensen that there have been no bids at all.
- I am not so interested in who is to blame. I am more interested in what we can do going forward in order to get a look at the conditions we can do something about as soon as possible, he says.
Rising commodity prices and higher interest rates have made it more expensive to build wind farms. And that puts financial pressure on the projects. But high interest rates and commodity prices are difficult to deal with in a tender. That is why Kristian Jensen points to the hydrogen pipe that will transport hydrogen from Denmark to Germany.
- The government can do better to ensure that the hydrogen pipe is put in place, so that you have greater security in relation to the sale of the power we can produce from the offshore wind farms, he says.
In October, Climate, Energy and Supply Minister Lars Aagaard (M) announced that the establishment of the hydrogen pipeline will be postponed from 2028 to 2031.
The six GW offshore wind is tendered with the possibility of overplanting. This means that an energy company may install more offshore wind than the minimum capacity.
Therefore, the total tender - if there are companies bidding for the task - can potentially yield ten GW or more, writes the Danish Energy Agency. There are also three GW from Energiø Bornholm, which have not yet been put out to tender.
The largest supply of offshore wind in Denmark so far is the Thor supply of one GW.
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The prospect of 100 per cent. green power in the Danish sockets has been postponed, after the first part of the biggest tender for offshore wind in Denmark's history has ended with zero bids. That's what CEO of Green Power Denmark Kristian Jensen says.
- It is a huge disappointment. We had hoped for a result that could create more Danish-produced energy and free us from energy from other countries. We had hoped to be able to produce green and competitive electricity. And that, we must note, has been postponed with the result today, he says.
Thursday at 14:00 the deadline for bidding on the first three out of a total of six GW of offshore wind expired. The three GW were distributed among three offshore wind farms in the North Sea. The last three GW are distributed among three parks, which are located in internal Danish waters. Here the deadline expires on 1 April 2025.
The six GW will be tendered without support, and the energy companies must pay the state to produce the wind energy. Furthermore, it has been decided that the state will own 20 per cent. of the parks.
Surprised by the lack of offers
Green Power Denmark represents the energy companies, and the organization has several times expressed its concern about whether the conditions in the market corresponded with the conditions in the Danish tender. Still, it surprises Kristian Jensen that there have been no bids at all.
- I am not so interested in who is to blame. I am more interested in what we can do going forward in order to get a look at the conditions we can do something about as soon as possible, he says.
Rising commodity prices and higher interest rates have made it more expensive to build wind farms. And that puts financial pressure on the projects. But high interest rates and commodity prices are difficult to deal with in a tender. That is why Kristian Jensen points to the hydrogen pipe that will transport hydrogen from Denmark to Germany.
- The government can do better to ensure that the hydrogen pipe is put in place, so that you have greater security in relation to the sale of the power we can produce from the offshore wind farms, he says.
In October, Climate, Energy and Supply Minister Lars Aagaard (M) announced that the establishment of the hydrogen pipeline will be postponed from 2028 to 2031.
The six GW offshore wind is tendered with the possibility of overplanting. This means that an energy company may install more offshore wind than the minimum capacity.
Therefore, the total tender - if there are companies bidding for the task - can potentially yield ten GW or more, writes the Danish Energy Agency. There are also three GW from Energiø Bornholm, which have not yet been put out to tender.
The largest supply of offshore wind in Denmark so far is the Thor supply of one GW.
/ritzau/
The prospect of 100 per cent. green power in the Danish sockets has been postponed, after the first part of the biggest tender for offshore wind in Denmark's history has ended with zero bids. That's what CEO of Green Power Denmark Kristian Jensen says.
- It is a huge disappointment. We had hoped for a result that could create more Danish-produced energy and free us from energy from other countries. We had hoped to be able to produce green and competitive electricity. And that, we must note, has been postponed with the result today, he says.
Thursday at 14:00 the deadline for bidding on the first three out of a total of six GW of offshore wind expired. The three GW were distributed among three offshore wind farms in the North Sea. The last three GW are distributed among three parks, which are located in internal Danish waters. Here the deadline expires on 1 April 2025.
The six GW will be tendered without support, and the energy companies must pay the state to produce the wind energy. Furthermore, it has been decided that the state will own 20 per cent. of the parks.
Surprised by the lack of offers
Green Power Denmark represents the energy companies, and the organization has several times expressed its concern about whether the conditions in the market corresponded with the conditions in the Danish tender. Still, it surprises Kristian Jensen that there have been no bids at all.
- I am not so interested in who is to blame. I am more interested in what we can do going forward in order to get a look at the conditions we can do something about as soon as possible, he says.
Rising commodity prices and higher interest rates have made it more expensive to build wind farms. And that puts financial pressure on the projects. But high interest rates and commodity prices are difficult to deal with in a tender. That is why Kristian Jensen points to the hydrogen pipe that will transport hydrogen from Denmark to Germany.
- The government can do better to ensure that the hydrogen pipe is put in place, so that you have greater security in relation to the sale of the power we can produce from the offshore wind farms, he says.
In October, Climate, Energy and Supply Minister Lars Aagaard (M) announced that the establishment of the hydrogen pipeline will be postponed from 2028 to 2031.
The six GW offshore wind is tendered with the possibility of overplanting. This means that an energy company may install more offshore wind than the minimum capacity.
Therefore, the total tender - if there are companies bidding for the task - can potentially yield ten GW or more, writes the Danish Energy Agency. There are also three GW from Energiø Bornholm, which have not yet been put out to tender.
The largest supply of offshore wind in Denmark so far is the Thor supply of one GW.
/ritzau/
