Wind Energy – Denmark
The Danish government is to redraw the country’s offshore wind framework, pledging to cancel an ongoing 3-GW auction and replace it with a new process at more attractive terms, while also vowing to progress plans for green hydrogen pipeline exports to Germany by 2030.
The new offshore wind tender, earmarked for 2-3 GW of capacity, will include the option of state subsidies and more flexibility for the bidders, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities said in a statement.
The move comes after a 3-GW offshore wind auction in Denmark in late 2024 failed to attract any bidders.
The energy ministry said the result was down to a combination of rapidly increasing prices, supply chains under pressure, and uncertainty about the speed of demand growth of green energy.
Another auction round had been due to follow the unsuccessful tender, with three 1-GW sites — Kattegat, Kriegers Flak II and Hesselo — on offer with a bid deadline of April 5.
However, the government said it had agreed to cancel the tender and draw up a new auction framework in dialogue with other political parties.
It plans to publish a new tender in 2025, with bids due in spring 2026.
The Danish government also signaled its commitment to progressing its nascent renewable hydrogen infrastructure, committing to pipeline exports to Germany by 2030.
The country stands to be a significant green hydrogen exporter, backed by its renewables potential, and the government said it was increasing funding for the planned pipeline network.
Denmark also said it had not been possible to establish the legal framework to continue with the planned next phase of the Bornholm Energy Island.
The future energy island is to consist of offshore wind farms south of Bornholm with up to 3.8 GW capacity as well as high-voltage grid installations on Bornholm and Zealand, with export connections to the Danish mainland and Germany.
