Germany signs wind energy deal with Denmark

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Wind turbines off the coast of Copenhagen. Denmark is the biggest producer of wind energy in the region. Photograph: Getty Images/EyeEmDays after agreeing green hydrogen energy deals with Canada, Germany has signed another wind energy co-operation agreement with Denmark.

The German minister said the time had come for the region’s to “set sail” on a new chapter of energy co-operation to tap the Baltic Sea’s “enormous” energy potential. With one gigawatt of energy is enough to deliver energy to up to 1.5 million household, Denmark’s minister for climate, energy and critical supplies Dan Jørgensen said Nordic countries had to make more of an underused resource on their doorstep.

At another green energy summit earlier this year, Denmark signed an agreement with Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany to boost ten-fold to 150 gigawatts by 2050 offshore wind power capacity in the North Sea.

 

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