Turning waste into climate-friendly energy
Turning waste into climate-friendly energy
Turning waste into climate-friendly energy
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THE DANISH ENERGY INDUSTRIES FEDERATION – SpEcIAl ADvERTISING SUpplEmENT<br />
Exploiting<br />
our potential<br />
søREN ø. søRENsEN – GRuNdFOs<br />
”The cleantech industry represents<br />
one of Denmark’s strongest competences<br />
for ensuring future growth and<br />
sustainable jobs. New and innovative<br />
technologies in <strong>energy</strong> efficiency<br />
improvement, water and <strong>waste</strong>water<br />
treatment have been developed in the<br />
OlE sANdER – scHNEIdER ElEcTRIc<br />
”Compared to many other countries,<br />
Denmark has gone from seeing cleantech<br />
solely as green idealism to seeing it<br />
as business potential. We are fortunate<br />
that Denmark has an ambitious <strong>energy</strong><br />
policy which can create opportunities<br />
clAus ANdREAssON – BWE<br />
”Through the impact of decisions by<br />
the Danish government, we have been<br />
forced to innovate in various technology<br />
areas, for example by making our<br />
coal-fired power stations unrivalled<br />
in terms of efficiency and emissions.<br />
We have also developed cleantech<br />
in Denmark to an advanced level,<br />
Denmark has a unique position<br />
in cleantech, which can<br />
be exploited to create growth<br />
and a better <strong>climate</strong>.<br />
decades since the first oil crisis in the<br />
1970s. And the industry has realised<br />
strong growth both nationally and<br />
internationally,” says Søren Ø. Sørensen,<br />
group executive vice president<br />
of Grundfos.<br />
”This positive trend will be further<br />
strengthened through attractive frame-<br />
and jobs with the commitment of the<br />
corporate sector,” says Ole Sander, managing<br />
director of Schneider Electric.<br />
”It doesn’t take large investments<br />
to reduce costs and make production<br />
more efficient. Energy efficiency improvement<br />
is therefore good business<br />
and have become leading suppliers<br />
of technology in both fossil and renewable<br />
<strong>energy</strong>,” says COO of Burmeister<br />
& Wain Energy (BWE), Claus<br />
Andreasson.<br />
”If we maintain these technologies<br />
and use them as points of reference,<br />
Denmark will stay an <strong>energy</strong>technology<br />
showcase internationally<br />
thisted – denmArk’s leAdinG<br />
ClimAte muniCipAlity<br />
Thisted is the centre of sustainable <strong>energy</strong><br />
Biogas<br />
the municipality collaborates with the<br />
farming industry. One of the reasons for<br />
this is that they aim to solve the problem<br />
with CO2 emissions in this way, and they<br />
also seek to develop the farming industry<br />
as a supplier of green <strong>energy</strong>.<br />
a report has been prepared that<br />
charts the biomass potential in thisted<br />
Municipality.<br />
Wind turbines<br />
thisted municipality is planning more wind<br />
turbines.<br />
plan about district heating<br />
environmentally correct heat supply<br />
is being planned in the form of district<br />
heating for more houses in the<br />
municipality.<br />
work conditions embedded in an ambitious<br />
<strong>energy</strong> and <strong>climate</strong> policy and<br />
water plan, and Denmark can set the<br />
agenda here, especially in the EU. The<br />
world’s <strong>climate</strong> and water challenges<br />
must be met in a close interplay between<br />
commercial driving forces and ambitious<br />
laws.” ·<br />
both for those who sell the products<br />
and those who buy them. If you go<br />
about it in the right way, this can help<br />
improve competitiveness. I am convinced<br />
that the Danish government’s<br />
goal can be a driver for development<br />
and exports in this area.” ·<br />
which can create significant exports.<br />
Power stations with low efficiency<br />
and far bigger emissions than those<br />
we can supply are being built today in<br />
countries all over the world. With our<br />
help, these countries can implement<br />
Danish technologies in coal power<br />
which are far more environmentally<strong>friendly</strong><br />
and <strong>energy</strong>-efficient.” ·<br />
solar <strong>energy</strong><br />
thisted heat supply is establishing a large<br />
solar <strong>energy</strong> system as a supplement to the<br />
heat supply in Thisted town.<br />
visit us and be inspired<br />
the municipality often travels abroad<br />
to spread the message about how it is<br />
possible to become self-sufficient with<br />
<strong>energy</strong>. Many delegations and tourists visit<br />
the municipality.<br />
40 ‘<strong>energy</strong> locations’ are ready to<br />
receive business people, scientists,<br />
students and groups that would like a<br />
close look at how Thisted Municipality is<br />
approaching the issue of <strong>energy</strong> supply.<br />
Please read more here about Thisted<br />
Municipality’s holistic <strong>energy</strong> plan:<br />
www.thisted.dk/energiplan