Perspective
On 30 September to 4 October, Denmark will open its gates to hydrogen experts from across the world as World Hydrogen Week comes to town.
Together with World Hydrogen Leaders, Danish Industry, and Green Power Denmark, State of Green will serve as host partner for the World Hydrogen Week at Bella Center in Copenhagen.
Discover the eventGreen hydrogen and e-fuels are key drivers in the green transition, produced via electrolysis powered by renewable energy. These technologies are essential to decarbonising industries and transportation worldwide.
Denmark, through strong collaboration and partnerships across sectors and borders, is committed to leading the way and realising the full potential of green hydrogen.
Explore Denmark’s legacy, ambitions, and future goals in green hydrogen below.
Denmark has a long tradition of active energy policy, initiated as a reaction to the first oil crisis in 1973. Over the years, a pursuit of energy efficiency, system integration, and renewable energy generation has moved Denmark close to a fossil-free energy system. Denmark aims to reach 100 pct. renewable electricity in 2027. The next step is the decarbonisation of heating, transportation, and industry through both direct and indirect electrification, taking advantage of the high level of renewable energy in the energy system. Denmark aims to have an excess amount of renewable energy in 2030 with a share in electricity above 100 pct. of consumption. Hydrogen is the natural conclusion of this journey. It holds considerable potential for reducing CO₂ emissions in hard-to-electrify sectors and offers further potential for system integration, sector coupling and deployment of renewable energy sources. Denmark is targeting 4-6 GW of green hydrogen by 2030 and finalised its first hydrogen tenders in 2023.
Denmark aims to reach 100 pct. renewable electricity in 2027 with green hydrogen playing a key role.
Denmark was the first country to install a commercial offshore wind farm more than 30 years ago and has been a first mover in the wind industry for decades. Geographically located in the shallow waters between the North and Baltic Sea, Denmark has access to abundant offshore wind resources and low electricity costs. This provides the potential for Denmark to become Europe’s green powerhouse and great potential for green hydrogen and e-fuel production. Abundant wind resources combined with hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives can also secure a reliable, independent, and sustainable net-zero emission energy system.
Denmark is already now proving that the practically unlimited global offshore wind resources are ideally suited to power renewable hydrogen production in projects around the country. Further technology developments within green fuel production and utilisation are crucial to bring down costs and bring up the scale of these projects. Denmark being an R&D nation with a strong energy innovation track record, taking pilot projects and technologies to commercial scale is nothing new.
With a rich wind legacy, access to abundant offshore wind resources and low electricity costs, Denmark has great potential for green hydrogen and e-fuel production.
Denmark has experience across the entire green hydrogen value chain, spanning unparalleled knowledge within wind energy, highly efficient electrolyser technologies, cross-industry energy efficiency, a strong transport sector, district heating grids for heat utilisation, and cutting-edge technology providers.
Renowned for research and development, Denmark supports the emergence of new industries while aligning workforce skills with hydrogen sector demands. A strong emphasis on education cultivates a skilled labour force, facilitating a green and equitable transition.
Denmark has extensive expertise across the green hydrogen value chain, from world-leading wind energy capabilities to advanced electrolyser technologies. Danish strengths also include cross-industry energy efficiency, robust transport solutions, heat utilisation via district heating grids, and innovative technology providers.
