Denmark approves a 3 GW offshore wind hub in the North Sea

The Danish coalition government has approved the creation of a 3 GW offshore wind energy island located 80 km from the shore of Jutland. It could be expanded to a capacity of 10 GW at a later stage, for a total investment of DKK 210bn (€28bn). The project will be developed under a public-private partnership between the Danish state, which will own the majority of the island, and private companies. The country intends to build another offshore wind hub on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm.

Plans to build two 2 GW energy islands were announced with the country's climate plan in May 2020. The islands will likely include a power-to-x component and will be connected to neighbouring countries. Traditionally, offshore wind power plants have been built as individual non-connected entities. An energy island serves as a hub for electricity generation for the surrounding plants, by collecting and distributing the electricity between countries connected using a common electricity grid. The energy island in the North Sea could host wind power plants with a total capacity of up to 10 GW. The government estimates that construction could be completed by 2030.