The Energy Islands: A Mars Mission for the Energy system
Nicolaos Antonio Cutululis, Frede Blaabjerg, Jacob Østergaard, Claus Leth Bak, Mattias Anderson, Filipe Faria da Silva, Hjörtur Jóhannsson, Xiongfei Wang, Birte Holst Jørgensen
Abstract
Denmark has set ambitious targets, to reduce emission with 70% by 2030 and become independent of fossil<br/>fuels by 2050. To achieve those targets, Denmark is planning to accelerate the de-carbonization of the power<br/>system, by replacing fossil fuel generation plants with renewable energy sources (RES). Offshore wind power<br/>will form the backbone of power generation in a decarbonized system. Already world leading in electric<br/>consumption share covered by wind power, Denmark plans to install an additional 6.8 GW of offshore wind<br/>by 2030, quadrupling the 1.7 GW already connected to the system.