Denmark prioritises renewable energy, as the energy from renewable sources doesn’t cause CO2-emissions in the atmosphere.
In Denmark wind power and bio mass are the most important sources for renewable energy. Unlike fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal, the utilization of renewable energy does not cause emissions of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Renewable energy thereby decreases Denmarks emission of green house gasses and contributes to the realization of the long-term vision, for Denmark to become completely independent of fossil fuels. At the same time Danish production of renewable energy enhances the energy security.
Wind power and bio mass
The Danish renewable energy supply comes primarily from wind, bio mass and bio gas. Renewable geothermal energy and direct solar energy is having an increased influence in practice, while renewable wave energy and other forms of energy generated from water still only exist on a pilot basis.
In Denmark the most influential sources of renewable energy is wind power which supplied 18,3 percent of the total energy supply in 2008, equivalent to 68,5 percent of the total renewable energy supply. Bio mass i.e. straw, wood and bio-waste, was 7,7 percent of the total energy supply in 2008.