Denmark to create an artificial energy island in the North Sea

The government of Denmark has approved a plan to build the world’s first artificial energy island in the  middle of North Sea which will be capable of producing and storing enough green energy to cover the  electricity needs of three million European households.

The artificial island will initially have an area of 120,000 sq meters which is equivalent to 18 football fields and will be linked to hundreds of wind turbines offshore and will supply both power to households and green hydrogen for use in aviation, heavy transport, industry and shipping.

Dan Jorgensen, The climate minister of Denmark said in a statement:

“This is truly a great moment for Denmark and for the global green transition,”

“The energy hub in the North Sea will be the largest construction project in Danish history. It will make a big contribution to the realisation of the enormous potential for European offshore wind.”

The artificial island will be protected from northern sea storms on three sides by a high sea wall, with a dock on the fourth side.

The island will have an area of 120,000 sq meters the size of 18 football fields, which will be linked to Hundreds of offshore wind turbines and in the first phase will be able to provide 3 million households with green energy.

European Union decided to transform its electricity system to mostly rely on renewable energy within a decade and increase its offshore wind energy capacity 25-fold by 2050.

The cost to build the energy island will be around 210 billion Danish Kroner ($33.9bn) to build, its legally binding target for Denmark to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030 and it is one of the world’s ambitious project.

The Democratic government of Denmark also has plans for an energy island in the Baltic Sea.