The Danish Energy Agency has announced its intent to build an artificial island in the North Sea, 50 miles off the coast of the Jutland Peninsula. When complete, the green energy hub will be expected to supply 10GW. Covering about 120,000 square meters, the artificial island will receive, store and transmit power from nearby wind farms back to shore.
The project costs around $34 billion and should be fully functional by 2033. Officials add that, eventually, it’s hoped that the island will house a “green fuel” plant which can then be sent to Denmark. And Denmark, which is one of the European Union’s largest oil producers, is expecting to use this island to help renew its own energy industry.
Not only is Denmark at a favorable point in the North Sea, and the water levels around its coastline are shallow enough to make it easier and cheaper to build off-shore turbines. And lawmakers in the country have removed a number of legal barriers that would slow down the construction of turbines.
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