Introduction to the North Sea Energy Island

In 2020, a broad political majority in the Danish Parliament voted for the realization of two energy islands; one expanding the capacity of the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, and one as an artificial island in the North Sea. During this webinar, the Danish Energy Agency, the Danish TSO Energinet and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands aim to provide an introduction to the plans and process for the development of the energy island in the North Sea. The webinar will give a good overview of the project, of ways to get involved, and of the perspectives on the future and cooperation in the North Sea. 

Denmark and the Netherlands share the ambition of increased cooperation in the energy transition. In 2020, our countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on energy cooperation, aiming to connect our agencies, knowledge institutions, and industries. With this as background and as common neighbours to the North Sea, this webinar should provide you with a good overview of the Danish ambitions in this area. 
The project is the first of its kind in the North Sea and would have an initial capacity of 3 GW, with a potential of later expansion to 10 GW. Denmark will have majority ownership in collaboration with private actors, with the intention of facilitating private competencies with regard to project development, technology, and finance, and contribute to innovation and green export. You can read more about the Energy Island and the process so far here: Energy island in the North Sea | Energistyrelsen (ens.dk) 

During the webinar you will be able to ask questions to the Danish Energy Agency or Energinet or the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Denmark, either directly during the webinar or by proxy and anonymized through the question form on the right side of this page. The question will then be asked during the Q&A session. 

After the webinar, we will share the presentation along with a participant list in order to facilitate contacts between interested parties. If you accept to be included in the participant list, pleasemark the checkbox in the registration form.