ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html><head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Interactive EurObserv&#8217;ER Database - Country policy schemes</title> <meta name="keywords" content="HTML"> <meta name="description" content="EurObservER Renewable Energy Policy - compiled by ECN"></head><body> <a href="http://www.eurobserv-er.org/"><img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 300px; height: 169px;" alt="EurObserv'ER logo" src="eurobserver.png"><br clear="all"> </a><br> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Biofuels in <st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on">Denmark</st1:place></st1:country-region><u2:p></u2:p></span></b><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>General<u2:p></u2:p></span></b><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DA'>In February 2011 The Danish Government published  Energy Strategy 2050 , which is the Government s proposal for how the country can take a major step towards achieving national independence from coal, oil and gas i.e. elements for a possible future Danish energy policy. Renewable energy is seen as a key element to achieving this independence, especially wind power and biomass.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB; mso-fareast-language:DA'> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language: DA'>Denmark&nbsp;is already known for its high penetration rates of wind power in the electricity systems that locally may result in overcapacity during certain time frames. Heat supply through distribution networks is common practice in&nbsp;Denmark. The major developments of the district heat sector took place in the 1980s and 1990s, focusing on cogeneration of electricity and heat. According to the present policy Denmark should have at least 30% energy supply from renewable energy in 2025, which corresponds to a wind power production of around 50% of electricity consumption.</span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DA'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DA'>According to the Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources the target for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in the year 2020 for Denmark is 30% (in the year 2005 the share was 17.0%). The Directive has a mandatory 10 % target for transport to be achieved by all Member States, which refers to renewable sources as a whole, not biofuels alone. These targets have been transposed into Danish legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Renewable energy projections according to the National Renewable Energy Action Plan for <span class=GramE>Denmark&nbsp; </span><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br> </span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB; mso-fareast-language:DA'>The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) for Denmark was submitted in July 2010. The target according to Annex I of Directive 2009/28/EC is 30% for the year 2020 and the projected NREAP share in that year exactly matches the target.&nbsp; According to the projection, the most important contribution in the year 2020 is expected from biomass (renewable heating and cooling) (2643 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span>, 54% of all renewable energy). Second important contribution is expected from wind power (11.7 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span> or 1007 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span>, 20% of all renewable energy). The third largest contribution is from biomass (renewable electricity) (8.8 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span> or 761 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span>, 15% of all renewable energy). Wind power contributes with 4.0 GW (11.7 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span>) in the year 2020 (onshore wind 2.6 GW and 6.4 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span>, offshore wind 1.3 GW and 5.3 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span>). For solar photovoltaic the 2020 contribution is projected to be 0.0 GW (0.0 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span>). For solar thermal the 2020 contribution is projected to be 16 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span>. The two most important biofuels are projected to contribute 167 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span> (biodiesel) and 94 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span> (bioethanol / bio-ETBE) by 2020. The renewable electricity production from solid biomass amounts to 6.3 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span> (546 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span>) and for biogas it is expected to be 2.5 <span class=SpellE>TWh</span> (214 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span>). The consumption of renewable heat is expected to amount to 2470 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span> for solid biomass and 165 <span class=SpellE>ktoe</span> for biogas. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DA'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Renewable transport fuels (biofuels)</span></b><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DA'>The main supporting measure for biofuels is the removal of the CO<sub>2</sub>&nbsp;tax on biofuels (effective since 1 January 2005). The Government s initiative will result in a 15% reduction in the use of fossil fuels in&nbsp;Denmark&nbsp;by 2025. Biofuels could contribute significantly to reducing the transport sector's oil consumption and thereby reinforce security of supply. Research is underway on means to reduce the cost of producing biofuels, including research on entirely new production methods based on enzymes, for example. Danish enterprises are on the leading edge of these developments, which are financially supported by the Energy Research Program.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Future programme changes expected<u2:p></u2:p></span></b><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>No information on future policy. </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Sources<u2:p></u2:p></span></b><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB; mso-fareast-language:DA'><u2:p></u2:p>Danish Energy Agency, www.ens.dk (sourced September 2008)</span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DA'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DA'>Danish Ministry on Climate and Energy: <a href="http://kemin.dk/en-US/climateandenergypolicy/dkpolicy/EnergyStrategy2050/Sider/Forside.aspx">http://kemin.dk/en-US/climateandenergypolicy/dkpolicy/EnergyStrategy2050/Sider/Forside.aspx</a> (sourced July 2011)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language: DA'>Interactive <span class=SpellE>EurObserv ER</span> Database, http://www.eurobserv-er.org, version 2007</span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:DA'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DA'>Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (Entry into force on June 25th, 2009), download from http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do<span class=GramE>?uri</span>=CELEX:32009L0028:EN:NOT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DA'>The National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) are all published on the Transparency Platform on Renewable Energy:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/action_plan_en.htm"><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DA'>http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/action_plan_en.htm</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DA'>&nbsp;(sourced July - December 2010)&nbsp;<br> <span class=GramE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br> Renewable Energy Projections as Published in the National Renewable Energy Action Plans of the European Member States,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.ecn.nl/nreap"><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DA'>http://www.ecn.nl/nreap</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: DA'>&nbsp;(sourced December 2010)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br style='mso-special-character: line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> <u2:p></u2:p> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:right'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><u2:p>&nbsp;</u2:p>Interactive <span class=SpellE>EurObserv ER</span> Database<u2:p></u2:p><br> http://www.eurobserv-er.org<u2:p></u2:p><br> Last update:&nbsp;July 2011</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; 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The <span class=SpellE>EurObserv'ER</span> Barometer is the <span class=SpellE>result</span> of the <span class=SpellE>investigation</span> and research <span class=SpellE>work</span> of <span class=SpellE>its</span> <span class=SpellE>authors</span>. The European <span class=SpellE>Commission</span> is not <span class=SpellE>responsible</span> for <span class=SpellE>any</span> <span class=SpellE>use</span> <span class=SpellE>that</span> <span class=SpellE>may</span> <span class=SpellE>be</span> made of the information <span class=SpellE>contained</span> <span class=SpellE>therein</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html>