About
Climate Consortium Denmark is a public-private sector partnership, established in February 2008. It was established in order to strengthen awareness of the competences and solutions of Danish businesses, industries and universities in the cleantech area, nationally as well as internationally.
Climate Consortium Denmark has two main purposes:
1. To create awareness of Danish climate solutions and technologies.
Danish businesses, industries and universities offer strong competences and innovative solutions to the climate challenge, and it is the aim of Climate Consortium Denmark to spread this message in Denmark and to the rest of the world.
2. To provide an overview and coordinate all business-related activities taking place from now and up to the Climate Change Conference in December 2009.
The long-term objective of Climate Consortium Denmark is to increase Danish cleantech exports in order to attract investment, labour, scientists and students from the climate and energy technology area.
The founders of Climate Consortium Denmark are:
- The Marketing Denmark Fund
- The Confederation of Danish Industry
- The Danish Construction Association
- The Danish Energy Association
- The Agriculture & Food Council
- The Danish Wind Industry Association
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark will, as the patron of Climate Consortium Denmark, take an active part in the work of the Consortium.
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Strategy
Denmark has successfully managed to decouple economic growth and the consumption of energy: In the last 25 years the Danish economy has grown by around 75 per cent in real terms with nearly stable energy consumption. Yet, there is still a lot of room for improvement and industries as well as politicians are committed to further reduce emissions of carbondioxides while keeping the economy on track.
Industries and government bodies are investing, with the intent of fossil fuel independence, and the wind energy sector is aiming at the ambitious target of producing 50 percent of all electricity with wind power by 2020.
You can get an impression of an array of Danish energy solutions at www.EnergyMap.dk, an easy-to-use web-based guide showcasing cleantech suppliers and solutions. Danish energy and cleantech competencies include:
Renewable Energy
Denmark has generation of power from a variety of renewable energy sources: biomass/biogas, second generation bioethanol, solar energy, fuel cells, hydro and wave power, geothermal energy and off course a cutting edge expertise in wind-power. Especially efforts in the wind sector have been followed by an improved ability to integrate renewable energy to the traditional power sector and electrical grid.
Energy Efficiency
Since the oil-crises of the 1970’s the Danes have continually improved energy-efficiency in production as well as housing. Efforts include a wide range of building solutions and components, efficient electric motors, pumps, energy efficient power plants and combined heat and power on both large and micro scale.
Eco-efficient solutions
These include a wide range of climate friendly initiatives such as massive improvements in waste management, renewable energy storage, improved ventilation and metering, sanitation management and sustainable urban planning and architecture.
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