Renewable Energy and
Environmental development
The effort of Central Denmark Region
Henning Gjellerod
Member of the region-council
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The Danish regions
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Regionens 15 største byer
Struer
11.319
Skive
20.676
Holstebro
31.808
Ringkøbing
9.342
Randers
55.739
Viborg
33.192
Herning
44.070
Ikast
14.567
Silkeborg
38.453
Grenaa
14.396
Århus
228.547
Skanderborg
13.197
Odder 10.667
Horsens
49.652
Hedensted
9.810
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renewable energy
2%
hydro electricity
4%
nuclear power
13%
oil
40%
Comments:
•Natural gas fastest growing
•Coal declining from 20% in 1991
coal
17%
natural gas
24%
Energy production in the EU – 18% of the world consumption
(EU: 500 million people in 27 countries)
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Growth rates in selected resource
areas 1999-2003 in the region
Employment Export
Foodstuffs
-4%
17 %
Furniture/Clothing
-6%
17 %
Energy/Environment
8%
97 %
Medical Goods/Healthcare
11 %
37 %
Source: Aarhus School of Business
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Particular positions of strength in
Central Denmark Region
Wind industry:
 Vestas A/S and Siemens Wind Power A/S
 Many small and medium-sized sub suppliers
Biomass:
 Grundfos A/S
 Many small and medium-sized manufacturing
companies
 DAKA
 University of Aarhus
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Wind power
70000
60000
MW
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Installed wind power worldwide
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Wind power
35% of the wind power installed worldwide
in 2006 delivered by Vestas and Siemens
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Shares of Renewable Energy
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Central Denmark
Region
20
15
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Denmark
10
5
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1980
Wind
'90
Straw
'95
Wood
'00
'02
Biogas
'03
'04
2005
Waste, biodegradable
2005
Heat pumps, etc.
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Main Goals in Central Denmark
Region’s renewable energy effort
 Maintenance and enlargement of the
commercial and technological position of
strength
 Increased production and improved
utilization of renewable energy
 Reduction of the environmental impact
- e.g. the emission of green house gasses
and nutrients
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Renewable Energy - Visions for the future
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Percentage
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2005
2015
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How to reach the goals?
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Focus on the home market for RE technology
Adding knowledge to small and medium sized
companies
Carry out pilot projects
Establish test facilities
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Main target areas
1. Strategic leadership
2. Technology Development Programme
3. Improved utilization and integration of electricity
from wind power
4. Interactions between energy and environment
5. Test facilities
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Strategic leadership
Examples of initiatives:
 Biofuel in public transportation
The IBUS test plant –
production of biofuel from
straw and wastes
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Strategic leadership
Examples of initiatives:
 RE-towns and RE-municipalities
The target of the island of Samsø is 100% RE.
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Technology development
programme
Purpose:
 Support development processes within manufacturing
companies dealing with energy and environmental
technology
“Wave Star Energy” test plant
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Improved utilization and integration of
electricity from wind power
Support projects that demonstrate:
 Flexible power production at
combined power- and heating plants
 Promoting flexible energy consumption
for large energy consumers
Brædstrup heat and power plant
with the worlds largest solar
panel
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H2 – example of integration electricity
from wind power in transport
H2
Electricity
Filling
stations
Electrolyse
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Interaction between energy and
environment
Support projects that demonstrate:
 Energy production based on vegetation in wetlands
 Energy production on the basis of agricultural and
industrial waste products
 Energy production on the basis of energy crops
Harvesting energy corps
Biogas production plant
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Test facilities
Developmental projects:
 Support establishment of test centres for wind power
 Support establishment of test centre for biomass
based energy technology
Høvsøre wind power test centre
Foulum test centre for biomass
energy technology
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Copenhagen 2009:
World summit to follow up on the Kyoto protocol
 We hope for a binding world wide agreement on the
efforts to meet the challenges of the foreseen near future
climate changes.
 In Central Denmark Region we will do our utmost to act
as a window in promoting sustainable technologies and
renewable energies in order to reach the agreeable goals.
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