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Energy in Denmark
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Denmark has considerable sources of oil and natural gas in the North Sea and ranked as number 32 in the world among net exporters of crude oil in 2008.[1] Denmark expects to be self-sufficient with oil until 2050.[2] However, gas resources are expected to decline, and production may decline below consumption in 2020, making imports necessary.[3] Denmark imports around 12% of its energy (this statistic includes all forms of energy, not just electricity).[4]
Denmark has drastically decreased[5][6] production of electricity from coal. In 2019 coal supplied less than 11% of electricity and production is scheduled to end in 2028.[7]
In February 2011 the Danish government announced the "Energy Strategy 2050" with the aim to be fully independent of fossil fuels by 2050,[8] and a new government repeated the goal in 2015 despite public scepticism.[9] The European Renewables Directive set a mandatory target at 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020 (EU combined).[10][11] In 2012 the Danish government adopted a plan to increase the share of electricity production from wind to 50% by 2020,[12][13] and to 84% in 2035;[14] this was later changed to a broader 100% renewable electricity by 2030 target.[15][16]
Denmark's electrical grid is connected by transmission lines to other European countries,[17] and had (according to the World Economic Forum) the best energy security in the EU in 2013[18] although this had fallen to third in the EU by 2014.[19]
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- ^ Unforeseen billions from North Sea Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Maritime, 4 December 2011. Accessed: 8 December 2011.
- ^ Andersen, Christian Meiniche. Gas supply 2011-2013 Archived 2011-01-24 at the Wayback Machine page 17 Energinet.dk. Accessed: 8 December 2011.
- ^ "INFOGRAPHIC: Can Germany's Energiewende ensure supply security?". EurActiv.com. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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- ^ "Release of Danish Energy Strategy 2050". Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ Danmark er længere med den grønne omstilling end danskerne ved Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine Danish Energy Agency, 1 October 2015. Accessed: 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Deal secured on ambitious EU renewables law". EurActiv.com. 9 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09.
- ^ EU law - as measured in gross final consumption of energy
- ^ Danish Wind Industry Association, Wind energy Denmark Archived 2018-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, n.d.
- ^ The Guardian: "Denmark aims to get 50% of all electricity from wind power", 26 March 2012
- ^ Lindboe, page 3
- ^ Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (2020-01-02). "Denmark sources record 47% of power from wind in 2019". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ James Murray (2020-01-08). "Denmark's wind power vision to make its electricity sector fossil-free by 2030". NS Energy. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ Gellert, Bjarne Christian. Electricity interconnections Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Energinet.dk, 22 August 2011. Accessed: 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Danish security of supply is number one in the EU Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine" Energinet.dk, 11 December 2013. Accessed: 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Global Rankings", Accessed: 30 April 2015.
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