Offshore Wind: Fugro Wins Geotechnical Survey Gig in Denmark
Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro has secured a contract with the Danish grid operator Energinet for geotechnical site investigations for the North Sea I offshore wind development.The Danish government plans to expand offshore wind capacity by 4GW by 2030, and the geodata acquired by Fugro will be used to inform future bids in the area. "This award follows Fugro’s success working on the North Sea Energy Islands project for Energinet throughout 2022, a project that is the first of its kind," Fugro said."Fugro’s geodata will provide crucial insights on the seabed
Scientists Discover 'World's Northernmost Island'
Arctic depends on whether it is in fact an island or a bank that may disappear again. An island need to remain above sea level at high tide."It meets the criteria of an island," said Forsberg. "This is currently the world's northernmost land."But Forsberg, an advisor to the Danish government, said it was unlikely to change Denmark's territorial claim north of Greenland."These small island come and go," he said.The discovery was first reported earlier on Friday by Danish newspaper Weekendavisen.(Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen; Editing by Alex Richardson
Partnering on the Digital Ship: Inside Denmark’s ShippingLab
.“ShippingLab was actually initially established in the fall 2017 as an innovation forum aiming at creating and developing R&D ideas with the ultimate purpose of making Denmark a global maritime power hub, as envisioned by the Plan for Growth in the Blue Denmark cluster launched by the Danish Government at the beginning of 2018,” said Associate Professor Roberto Galeazzi of the DTU Automation and Control Group. “Three main research drives were the focus: digitalization, autonomy and decarbonization. The ShippingLab forum was set up thanks in a collaboration between Danish Maritime
Nord Stream 2 Seeks Alternative Route to Avoid Danish Waters
pipeline going through Danish territorial waters on security grounds.Russia is keen to press ahead with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline since it has the potential to double its gas exports under the Baltic Sea to Germany, bypassing traditional routes through Ukraine with which it has poor relations.The Danish government has come under fierce lobbying by Russia, EU allies and the United States over the 9.5 billion euro ($10.9 billion) Nord Stream 2 project led by Gazprom and financed by five Western firms. The United States opposes the project while some eastern European countries fear it will make the EU a
Denmark to Go through with Near-shore Wind Farms
right-wing minority government bowed to pressure from opposition parties and approved plans to build two near-shore wind farms, despite its earlier objections it said on Thursday. After granting building rights for the wind farms to Swedish wind farm developer Vattenfall in September, the Danish government then announced its intention to cancel the projects, as it argued subsidy costs for renewable energy had become too high. It reversed its decision following budget discussions with the country's other parties. (Reporting by Teis Jensen; Editing by Alexandra Hudson
Danish Government Says Wind Power Became Too Expensive
The Danish government said on Friday it wanted to scrap plans to build five offshore wind farms as their output would become too expensive for consumers. The government estimates it would cost consumers 70 billion Danish crowns ($10.63 billion) to buy electricity from the plants with a total combined capacity of 350-megawatts. "Since 2012 when we reached the political agreement, the cost of our renewable policy has increased dramatically," said Lars Christian Lilleholt, energy minister in Denmark's Liberal party government. "We can't accept this, as the
State of Green Markets Green Blue Denmark
, Denmark has become well-known internationally in the green maritime field and now we intend to become even better at getting this across by means of State of Green’s new initiative that focuses on sustainable, green maritime transport and technological solutions. The background is the Danish Government’s Plan for Growth in Blue Denmark, one of the goals of which is, inter alia, to promote Danish green maritime solutions. Therefore, State of Green will now – in cooperation with the Danish Maritime Authority and Blue Denmark – focus on a variety of green maritime solutions
Denmark Launches Offshore Education and Training Initiatives
As part of the implementation of the Danish government’s Plan for Growth in the Blue Denmark, 21 initiatives are now being launched in order to target education and training in the offshore sector, further qualify the labor force and create growth and jobs. The offshore industry is one of Denmark’s commercial positions of strength that is experiencing great growth. A working group established by the Danish Government under the auspices of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education and with participation from the Danish Maritime Authority presents 21 proposals for initiatives
February 2024
