Denmark and the Netherlands have signed an Agreement of Intent to jointly explore opportunities for a North Sea offshore energy hub.
Eemshaven, Netherlands. Credit: Peter Sieling / Flickr
Eemshaven, Netherlands. Credit: Peter Sieling / Flickr
Under the deal, energy companies TenneT, Gasunie and Energinet will carry out research and development of a joint energy hub to link offshore wind farms.
Following the analyse, the two countries must decide before 2022 as to whether the joint project will go ahead.
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Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs, Eric Derk Wiebes, said that the Netherlands would clearly benefit from cooperation with Denmark.
Opportunities that will be looked at include increased interconnectivity capacity in terms of supply security, potential synergy with national plans for offshore infrastructure in the north of the Netherlands, as well as possible hydrogen opportunities in the Dutch region of Groningen.
“Denmark is an important partner for the Netherlands when it comes to climate and energy. Both countries are ambitious in the field of CO2 reduction. Denmark and the Netherlands are neighbours in the North Sea and are connected both literally, via the Cobra cable for the transport of electricity, and figuratively, by the shared commitment and ambitions for wind energy at sea,” said Wiebes.
Denmark is planning to construct two energy hubs by 2030 with a combined minimum capacity of 5 GW. The long term plan to establish hubs with a 12 GW total capacity in the North and Baltic Seas.
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The news comes following a similar agreement between Denmark and Germany to strengthen cooperation on offshore energy hubs.
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