Denmark has had consistent and prolonged public support of wind energy RD&D. The country was early to establish a home market and now has the world’s highest share of wind in its electricity mix. The Danish wind industry grew to be a large export earner, and is recognised as a global leader in the technology.

The reduction in RD&D in the early 2000’s results from a change in government, amongst other factors. Since then investments in low-carbon RD&D have increased rapidly. The spike in 2010 can be attributed to the start of Green Labs demonstration funding programme.
RD&D in biomass and H2FC has seen a significant increase in funding over the last two decades. Despite having little forest compared to other Nordic countries, biomass is a very important factor in the Danish energy system, thanks to feedstocks from agricultural waste. Danish companies are at the forefront in the development of biofuel technologies, as well as Combined Heat and Power plants (CHP).

Denmark has had consistent and prolonged public support of wind energy RD&D. The country was early to establish a home market and now has the highest share of wind in the world. The Danish wind industry grew to be a large export earner, and is recognised as a world leader in the technology.

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Note: Figure shows million Euros with 2014 prices and exchange rates. There is no data available for 1988.

Data source: IEA