Denmark – Energy Transition

Denmark – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:48:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Copenhagen’s Legendary Wind Park Middelgrunden at a Crossroads https://energytransition.org/2021/02/23275/ https://energytransition.org/2021/02/23275/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:00:23 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23275 The world’s largest wind farm two decades ago may not survive as a co-operative. At least this is what the Danish energy industry says. The co-op’s founders remain defiant – and optimistic. Paul Hockenos has the story. (CC BY-SA 2.0, Jimmy Baikovicius) Copenhagen, Denmark From atop one of the Middelgrunden wind park’s turbines in the western-most waters of the Baltic Sea, one surveys the urban...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/02/23275/feed/ 0 Can Ireland get the definition of community energy right? https://energytransition.org/2019/09/can-ireland-get-the-definition-of-community-energy-right/ https://energytransition.org/2019/09/can-ireland-get-the-definition-of-community-energy-right/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:00:40 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20739 The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive of 2018 requires member states to provide special support for “community energy.” Doing so requires a definition of “community renewables” that is eligible for that special support. Ireland may be the most interesting case at present. Craig Morris takes a look. Ireland focuses more on community energy ( Public Domain) In 2018, Ireland’s then-Climate Minister...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/09/can-ireland-get-the-definition-of-community-energy-right/feed/ 1 Europe’s finest: what to learn from the old world’s unsung champions of climate protection https://energytransition.org/2019/03/europes-finest-of-climate-protection/ https://energytransition.org/2019/03/europes-finest-of-climate-protection/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:00:37 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19327 Germany is often cited as Europe’s renewable energy wunderkind, and indeed many of its laurels are well deserved. But it is no means alone on the cutting edge of climate protection, and indeed of late the Teutons have fallen behind in places. Other European countries excel in specific areas, offering best practices for the rest of the continent and beyond. In the final analysis, though...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/03/europes-finest-of-climate-protection/feed/ 2 Urban mobility: Berlin’s mean streets vs. Copenhagen’s sanity https://energytransition.org/2018/11/urban-mobility/ https://energytransition.org/2018/11/urban-mobility/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:00:38 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18256 Germany’s transportation sector has been called a “problem child” by Merkel. The problems are no joke, says Paul Hockenos: ten cyclists died in Berlin this year so far. Where’s the low-carbon, sustainable metropolis we were promised? Berlin’s bicycle infrastructure lags far behind. What measures would be necessary for positve change? ( Public Domain) “The crisis consists precisely in the fact that...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/11/urban-mobility/feed/ 1 Free public transportation in Germany? https://energytransition.org/2018/02/free-public-transportation-germany/ https://energytransition.org/2018/02/free-public-transportation-germany/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:04:18 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16843 The German government has proposed making trams and buses in selected cities free in order to reduce pollution. The healthiest thing about the idea is the debate it has created. Craig Morris adds an idea of his own. The total cost of car traffic is three times more expensive than public transport (Photo by Platte C, edited, CC BY-SA 3.0) Remember Dieselgate? (Cars in the EU are not as clean as...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/02/free-public-transportation-germany/feed/ 3 What bottom-up sustainability looks like https://energytransition.org/2017/12/what-bottom-up-sustainability-looks-like/ https://energytransition.org/2017/12/what-bottom-up-sustainability-looks-like/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:00:44 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16294 Increasingly, western democracies are divided over visions for the country’s future. But if we can’t agree on where we should go together, we won’t be able to address issues like climate change. Craig Morris investigates. Bottom-up sustainability: communities focus on what they can change (Photo by Moss Community Energy, edited, CC BY 2.0) Recently, I wrote about the German politician who said...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/12/what-bottom-up-sustainability-looks-like/feed/ 1 Small countries, big transitions https://energytransition.org/2016/12/costa-ricas-transitions-2/ https://energytransition.org/2016/12/costa-ricas-transitions-2/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:00:54 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11399 If you think the idea of shifting to 100% clean energy is still farfetched, think again. There are already countries that have virtually abandoned all fossil fuels. These are not necessarily the popular cases you usually read about, but they have shown the world that it is indeed possible to run a country without having to rely on fossil fuels. Costa Rico’s geography allows for geothermal power...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2016/12/costa-ricas-transitions-2/feed/ 3 Citizens could drive Europe’s energy transition https://energytransition.org/2016/11/citizens-could-drive-europes-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2016/11/citizens-could-drive-europes-energy-transition/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:30:16 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11349 A new study conducted by consultancy CE Delft for four European NGOs finds that practically all households in the EU can play a role in the transition. Craig Morris takes a look. Middelgrunden offshore wind farm in Denmark : a community wind project (Photo by Kim Hansen, edited, CC BY-SA 3.0) Released in September ( PDF), the study focuses on what citizens can do with wind, solar...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2016/11/citizens-could-drive-europes-energy-transition/feed/ 3 Is Denmark the real energy transition leader globally? https://energytransition.org/2016/06/denmark-the-real-energy-transition-leader-globally/ https://energytransition.org/2016/06/denmark-the-real-energy-transition-leader-globally/#respond Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:00:45 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=10413 For decades, the Danes have been an inspiration to and role model for German and independent proponents. But the story of what they specifically get right is not well understood in the English-speaking world. Now, American journalist Justin Gerdes has filled that gap with a short Kindle book. Craig Morris says it’s a must-read. Germany gets all the attention with its Energiewende, but who do the...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2016/06/denmark-the-real-energy-transition-leader-globally/feed/ 0 Is Denmark slowing down its energy transition? https://energytransition.org/2016/06/is-denmark-slowing-down-its-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2016/06/is-denmark-slowing-down-its-energy-transition/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:00:36 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=10331 The Danes announced plans in May to cut back on the cost and speed of their energy transition. The debate sounds practically identical to the one in Germany, where the government also aims to slow down its Energiewende. But a Danish expert says Denmark remains on course. Craig Morris investigates. The Danish government in Copenhagen plans to fund renewables trough taxes rather than through...

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