Danish companies operating in the wind industry supply chain are facing a growing competition. It is essential that Danish companies ensure their future competitiveness, position in the supply chain, and manage to stay relevant to the OEMs.
The 2021 Agenda prioritizes wind power megatrends, renewing partnerships, and research for Denmark's wind energy leadership, emphasizing sustainability with citizen involvement.
This report centers on Danish wind industry supply chain partnerships, offering data, opportunities, barriers, and recommendations to promote enhanced collaboration among sector stakeholders.
Wind energy R&I now extends beyond cost reduction to balance generation cost, electricity value, and production sustainability. This enhances wind's societal, citizen, and industrial value, fostering a renewable energy-powered society.
To support R&I amid global competition and climate challenges, an agile funding system is crucial. Denmark's interdisciplinary tradition and collaborative spirit should sustain its global leadership in wind power R&D.
The longterm goal in wind energy has been to compete with fossil fuels on market terms. Onshore wind has achieved this in favorable wind regions with robust grids. Offshore bottom-fixed wind is following a similar route, becoming competitive in certain markets.
The industry needs to find common ground on where the next cost reductions are found and how to get there. This brochure expands the ways in which standardisation is being done in the wind industry.
Wind power is big business for Denmark. In 2016, the total value of Danish exports of wind energy products and services was DKK 55.6 billion, an increase of 16% from 2015, and the Danish wind industry today employs more than 30,000 people.