Danish Ports

Green transition & Sustainability
World first: Port Esbjerg develops solution that triples offshore wind capacity without expanding the port
Port Esbjerg is the first wind port in the world to develop a digital twin that can calculate efficient methods for shipping offshore wind power. The digital tool will have a dramatic impact on the port's wind capacity, as Port Esbjerg will be able to triple the annual volume of offshore wind shipped from 1.5 GW to 4.5 GW. "It [...].


Green transition & Sustainability
Vital Danish ports
Port Esbjerg receives EU funding for dredging "Danish ports are important infrastructure. They are a key part of the green transition, not least when it comes to expanding the production of energy from offshore wind power." That's exactly how Denmark's new Minister for Transport, Thomas Danielsen, puts the key role of Danish ports into words in his motivation for the Port of Esbjerg [...]



Green transition & Sustainability
Port of Hirtshals to become hub for storing and shipping CO2 from North Jutland biogas plants
There is enormous climate potential in the agreement that seven companies have just signed on the transportation and storage of biogenic CO2 in North Jutland. The partners will initially transport captured CO2 from local biogas plants to the Port of Hirtshals, from where it will be shipped for storage in empty oil fields in the North Sea. The collaboration also involves investigating the possibilities for establishing [...].


Green transition & Sustainability
Altinget: EU bombshell under Danish climate deal
This is a quote story. The original story can be read at Altinget here. An agreement between the European Parliament and the member states could paradoxically mean that the Danish climate targets of 70 percent reduction are not enough, and that transport and agriculture will have to hold back. The online newspaper Altinget has asked the liberal think tank Cepos to calculate the consequences of an agreement [...].

