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.
The report highlights industry experts' call for testing, developing, and demonstrating wind turbines' interaction with the energy system. Denmark's practical experience, covering over 39% of electricity consumption with wind power in 2014, is unparalleled globally.
The report describes the primary offshore challenges and suggests priorities for research, development and demonstration (RD&D) to enable offshore wind power to become competitive with other energy technologies.