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The Port of Esbjerg lands its highest profit to date

A high level of activity at the Port of Esbjerg in 2016 within especially wind, RoRo traffic and car imports led to a record turnover of EUR 30.94 million and a record net profit of EUR 10.68 million for the year. The high activity is expected to continue in 2017. With the planned expansion of the 250,000 m2 East Port area well underway, the Port of Esbjerg is ready to handle a continued high level of activity and a growing demand for its areas.

The Port of Esbjerg’s record turnover and result in 2016 is due to a high level of activity at the 4,500,000 m2 large port. Cargo...

21/03/17 -
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The Port of Esbjerg joins international sustainable development project

The Port of Esbjerg has joined forces with nine other North European ports to find solutions to making the growing cruise industry greener. During the three-year project, the Port of Esbjerg will focus on finding a practical and commercial way to supply cruise ships with green energy.

The number of cruise ship passengers is growing steadily worldwide. The OECD recently predicted that the cruise ship market will grow 3.3 percent by 2030. In light of this development, the Port of Esbjerg has joined forces with nine other North European ports in an EU Interreg project to examine how the ports...

20/12/16 -
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COBRA likely to boost Danish wind power

COBRA – the forthcoming cable between Denmark and the Netherlands – will increase Denmark’s wind power exports and could thus fuel growth in the offshore wind industry, according to Energinet.dk and the Danish Energy Association.

As the name “COBRA” suggests, the roughly 325-kilometre-long power cable, scheduled to connect the Danish and the Dutch power grids in 2019, will be long and winding, and it will curl like a snake,

When finished, this interconnection, which has been on the drawing board since 2009, will run from Endrup just outside Esbjerg across the North Sea to the port...

20/12/16 -
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North Sea power cables a plus for Denmark

The number of international connections linking the Danish power grid with the other countries in the North Sea region is set to grow over the next few years. According to Energinet.dk and the Danish Energy Association, these power cables will provide a financial benefit for Denmark, improve the security of supply and the transition towards a greener economy.

The vision of an interconnected power grid in the North Sea region may soon be a reality. Cables are already in place connecting Denmark to Norway, Sweden and Germany. A new grid link to the Netherlands is currently underway, and...

19/12/16 -
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Offshore wind is becoming cheaper and cheaper

Industralisation is taking off in the offshore wind industry, which has declared that the price of offshore wind will drop below EUR 80 per MWh by 2025 as long as expansion continues at the current pace. In fact, the price could drop even lower provided the regulatory framework remains stable and expansion continues, according to MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and DONG Energy.

In June, eleven of the world’s leading energy and wind power companies, including MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, signed a joint declaration saying that they expect to be able to deliver offshore wind projects...

25/10/16 -
Wind
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