Denmark Will Build Artificial Island to House Wind Energy Hub

Denmark approved plans to construct an artificial island in the North Sea and use it as clean energy hub.

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The project is being called the largest construction project to be undertaken in Denmark’s history with an estimated cost of DKK 210 billion.

An energy island is based on a platform that serves as a hub for electricity generation from surrounding offshore wind farms.

The artificial island will be located about 80 km into the North Sea and the majority of it will be owned by the Danish government. Its primary purpose is to provide large-scale offshore wind power.

The idea is to connect and distribute power between Denmark and neighbouring countries.

The move has come after the EU announced its plans to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on renewables within a decade and to increase its offshore wind energy capacity by over 25-fold by the year 2050.