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Farewell to traditional boilers: Denmark imposes renewable energies for heating systems
The new danish energy policy: 100% renewables before 2050, 50% of electrical energy produced by wind and biomasses.
Denmark abandons fossil fuels: the new energy legislation has been becoming law since 1 January 2013, which requires, for new buildings, heating systems provided by biomass or other renewable sources.
Stop to the boilers provided by fossil fuels, while in 2016 the requirement will be extended also to old houses that will have to convert the heating systems.
Denmark is one of the most advanced EU countries for what concerns national energy policies.
The Thorning-Schmidt’s Government, in power since October 2011, declared that the aim is reaching 100% of energy consumption from renewable sources by 2050.
Among the aims there are the spread of heating systems powered by biomass and heat pumps powered by renewable energy.
The country is designed to the exploitation of renewable energies: Denmark obtains about 25% of its energy from wind: by 2020, the government has imposed to reach 35 % from renewable energy in general and 50% of the electricity demand from wind farms.
Thus also CO2 emissions will decrease and, by 2020, Denmark plans to reduce them by 34% compared to 1990.
1. Wind. To reach 50% of produced energy by wind farms;
2. Transfers. To Increase the electrification of vehicles and to reduce the use of coal, gas and petrol;
3. Biomass. It is one of the most primary aims of the Government: By 2020, bioenergy will cover 36% of the national energy demand
Danish policy is therefore investing in houses, with the mandatory conversions of boilers, and in industries.
What the Government stresses is the economical return that the whole country will have by 2020: with the energy efficiency measures the country will save more than 240 million euro, will have competitive companies which already are in line with the standards required by the EU and will allow citizens to avoid the expected increases for fossil fuels.
Attached you can find d the Danish Energy Plan approved by the Ministry of Environment in 2012.
Stop to the boilers provided by fossil fuels, while in 2016 the requirement will be extended also to old houses that will have to convert the heating systems.
Denmark is one of the most advanced EU countries for what concerns national energy policies.
The Thorning-Schmidt’s Government, in power since October 2011, declared that the aim is reaching 100% of energy consumption from renewable sources by 2050.
Among the aims there are the spread of heating systems powered by biomass and heat pumps powered by renewable energy.
Denmark’s aims for 2020
The country is designed to the exploitation of renewable energies: Denmark obtains about 25% of its energy from wind: by 2020, the government has imposed to reach 35 % from renewable energy in general and 50% of the electricity demand from wind farms.
Thus also CO2 emissions will decrease and, by 2020, Denmark plans to reduce them by 34% compared to 1990.
Here are some points of the Danish National Energy Plan:
1. Wind. To reach 50% of produced energy by wind farms;
2. Transfers. To Increase the electrification of vehicles and to reduce the use of coal, gas and petrol;
3. Biomass. It is one of the most primary aims of the Government: By 2020, bioenergy will cover 36% of the national energy demand
Danish policy is therefore investing in houses, with the mandatory conversions of boilers, and in industries.
What the Government stresses is the economical return that the whole country will have by 2020: with the energy efficiency measures the country will save more than 240 million euro, will have competitive companies which already are in line with the standards required by the EU and will allow citizens to avoid the expected increases for fossil fuels.
Attached you can find d the Danish Energy Plan approved by the Ministry of Environment in 2012.
