A German-Danish renewable island for European energy independence

An offshore wind farm will be built in the Baltic Sea.The cooperation between Germany and Denmark follows the European commitment to become independent from Russian gas.

• The energy island of Bornholm will rise in the waters of the Baltic Sea.
• The offshore wind hub will come into operation by 2030 and will provide energy to approximately 4.5 million families.
• A step towards the energy independence of the European Union.

In waters of the Baltic Sea the so-called will arise energy island of Bornholm.The German government and that Danish they are working together to build a hub offshore wind, that is, at sea, so as to produce the renewable energy necessary to replace Russian fossil fuel.Good news in a strong storm instability, with the intermittent supply of gas from the Russia to Europe andalarm from the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to “prepare for a potential total disruption of Russian gas.”

The renewable energy island of Bornholm

The plant, which is expected to come into operation in 2030, will have a capacity exceeding 3 gigawatts (GW) and will be able to satisfy the energy needs of 4.5 million families.This is in addition to the offshore capacity already installed in German and Danish waters of 2.8 GW.

The two network operators 50Hertz for Germany ed Energinet for Denmark they will share the costs, for a total of 9 billion euros - of which 6 billion for the offshore wind farm and 3 for the infrastructure -, and the profits.

Renewable sources and cooperation:this is the future

“It is the first time in Europe that two countries have cooperated on a project of this type,” he declared last Sunday German Energy Minister Robert Habeck in a telephone interview with the American newspaper Bloomberg.

“We will make sure that this is a profitable deal for taxpayers too,” remarked the namesake Danish Dan Joergensen.“It takes a lot of trust and will between two countries to be able to support a project of this magnitude.”

To further grow the project, new members are already expected:Baltic states and Poland will be able to join, but each new partner will have to be approved by both promoters to ensure full continuity in energy supply.

New life for energy independence from the Baltic Sea

The good news doesn't stop there.To give hope for the acceleration of energy transition and in achieving the European goal of increasing offshore wind capacity by 2050 from 12 to 300 GW, also the agreement found at Baltic sea energy security summit, which took place last August 30th in Copenhagen.

As reported by the British press agency Reuters, eight European countries bordering the Baltic Sea – Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden – have agreed to increase their offshore wind energy production capacity sevenfold by 2030.

Decision that follows the progressive reduction or interruption of the supply of Russian natural gas to some countries after theinvasion of Ukraine.At the base a shared thought:dependence on fossil sources determines vulnerability.Why, then, ossify ourselves on this choice?