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Denmark aims to raise its 2030 offshore wind target by 45% to 12.9 GW

The Danish government is considering adding an extra 4 GW of offshore wind capacity by the end of the decade, increasing the target for 2030 from 8.9 GW to 12.9 GW. In 2030, with 12.9 GW of offshore wind capacity, Denmark would produce 49.5 TWh/year. The government will initiate studies of all known and fine-screened offshore wind areas that hold at least 6 GW. The additional capacity will be offered if the plants do not have a negative impact on the country's public finance. The new projects are expected to supply power-to-X plants producing fuels for aircrafts and heavy transport sectors. 

In May 2022, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark pledged to build at least 150 GW of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea by 2050, i.e., to increase tenfold their current offshore wind capacity. These four countries had 15.4 GW of offshore wind capacity at the end-2021, with 7.7 GW in Germany, 2.9 GW in Denmark, 2.5 GW in the Netherlands and 2.3 GW in Belgium. Power generation could be used to power 230 million European households but it could also be used to produce hydrogen and green fuels for heavy industry and transport.

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