Denmark and Germany have agreed to complete the planned Bornholm Energy Island, after Minister Habeck and Jørgensen gave the go-ahead to connect it to their respective countries.
When established in 2030, the Energy Island will be the first of its kind and can supply 3.3-4.5 million Danish and German households with green electricity from 3GW of offshore wind.
The Bornholm Energy Island will be connected to Germany by an underwater cable and will significantly increase the trade of electricity between the two nations.
“The agreement reinforces the already close Danish-German energy cooperation and literarily strengthens our bonds by adding another electricity connection between our countries.
“The Energy Island is truly a landmark in energy history and comes at a time where international cooperation is more urgent than ever before,” said Dan Jørgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy, and Utilities of Denmark.
As of 2021, Denmark and Germany have installed an aggregated offshore wind capacity 11GW.
In the Baltic Sea, Denmark has a capacity of 1.5GW, while Germany has 1GW.
It is expected that the tender framework for the offshore wind build-out related to Energy Island Bornholm will be completed by the end of 2022.
The cable connecting Denmark and Germany will have a length of approximately 470 km and will include a new substation on Bornholm connecting the two halves of the interconnector.