smart griD IN DENmARK 2.0 - Energinet.dk

8 | smart grid IN DENMARK 2.01 // INTRODUCTIONIn 2010, the Danish Minister for Climate and Energy set up the Smart Grid Networkinvolving representatives from the entire energy sector. The network was tasked withpreparing recommendations for future measures and initiatives that would make itpossible to handle up to 50% wind power in the power system in 2020. In 2011, theSmart Grid Network published a report which points to 35 recommendations, whicheach contribute to establishing a Smart Grid in DenmarkThe Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and BuildingMartin Lidegaard has commissioned the preparationof a strategy for establishing a Smart Grid in Denmark.This strategy will be published before the endof 2012. The Smart Grid Network’s recommendationsare a key element in preparing the strategy.This report has been prepared by the Danish EnergyAssociation and Energinet.dk in a partnership calledDanGrid and looks at three recommendations fromthe Smart Grid Network. “Concept for power systemoperation”, “Information model for data communication”and “Road map for roll-out of the Smart Grid”.1.1 // the fUTURE HOLDS NEWCHALLENGES FOR THE POWER SYSTEMThe Danish government’s goal is for Denmark’s entireenergy needs to be met by renewable energy in 2050.The government’s goal assumes the phasing-in ofrenewable energy on a massive scale, and by 2020half of Denmark’s traditional electricity consumptionmust come from wind power.At the same time, consumers are expected to replacetheir oil-fired boilers with electric heat pumps,install solar cells on their roofs and replace their petrolor diesel-powered vehicles with electric cars.A detailed description of the individual recommendationscan be found in three subreports which can beseen on the Energinet.dk and the Danish Energy Associationwebsites (Danish only).