FORCE Technology: Future energy supply in Denmark and globally

Go home event at Force Technology

The future energy supply in Denmark and globally

– How do we meet the need for sustainable energy?

Denmark is known for renewable energy, but when viewed in relation to the need for new fuels for both shipping and other industries, a number of questions arise that we will debate at this go-home meeting.

How do we ensure that enough green fuels can be produced for future needs, when, for example, wind turbine power is to be converted into something else – and is that even realistic? And if it is not realistic, what is the solution? Should we also consider clean energies to cover the global increasing energy demand? Or perhaps something completely different?

According to the information site http://www.fremtidensenergi.dk/, 78 percent of the world's energy supply today comes from traditional energy sources such as coal, oil and gas – the traditional fossil fuels. Renewable energy sources such as biomass, wind, solar and hydropower are increasingly gaining ground and currently cover around 20 percent of the world's energy consumption. The last two percent is covered by nuclear power.

So the overall questions are whether alternatives to fossil fuels will be able to meet the global need for energy in 2030 and 2050? If so, what will be needed and how will we achieve this? What will be the distribution key in the transition phase to clean fuels? Will some industries be prioritized over others? And where does the maritime industry stand in that context?

We will put all of this up for debate, so mark your calendar for Wednesday, February 9, 2022 from 3-6 p.m. We have a tight schedule, so please arrive in good time, as we will start very promptly. The event will also be live streamed, but it will only be possible to ask questions from the audience.

Program

15.00 Welcome by Peter Sørensen, Force and Jenny Braat, Danish Maritime

15.10 Presentation of key points from the latest IPCC report by Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen, professor of ice, climate and geophysics at KBH University.

15.30 What are we technologically capable of, and what paths can we take? by Søren Linderoth, director of the department, professor and researcher at DTU Energy

15.45 Potentials and risks of using nuclear technology by Bent Lauritzen, head of department at the Center for Nuclear Technology at DTU

16.00 Perspectives in wind energy by Henrik Stiesdal, wind turbine pioneer and inventor

16.15 Break

16.30 Perspectives in clean energies & salt decomposition by Troels Schönfeldt, entrepreneurship and inventor at Seaborg

16.45 Perspectives in Power to X and carbon capture by Anders Skibdal, CEO, PureteQ

17.00 Debate – political winds and the interaction between business and the Danish Parliament

Participants: Four members of the Danish Parliament's Climate, Energy and Utilities Committee, as well as Henrik Stiesdal, Troels Schönfeldt and Anders Skibdal

Registration : Lykke Neis Nielsen at lyn@danskemaritime.dk – no later than February 1, 2022.

It is free to participate, but a no-show fee of DKK 500 will be charged. If you wish to participate online, this must be indicated when registering, and you will later be sent a link to join the meeting.