“If you turn on the light in Denmark, 20% of the energy will be wind power.” This morning a lecture on energy by Hans Mogensen from the Danish energy comapny EnergiNet.

In four years there will be an increase of 30 to 40% of wind power and already Denmark leads by far compared with all the EU countries, when it comes to using wind power for electricity consumption. Today you can find somewhere around 500,000 wind turbines spread all over the country.

The three main challenges with wind power:

- What if there is no wind?

- What if there is too much wind?

- How to make sure there will always be enough energy from wind power?

Tools
Two of the most prospected tools the Danish are looking into is the heat pump (creates heat for in house warming) and the electric car. However, intelligence must be put into the system. When only electric cars are build, there still we be a great demand of coal power. Electric energy must be generated in large numbers, so it is necessary to build one or two more power plants for renewable energy.

Market leader
As a market leader Denmark has a respectable status, but there are still enough decisions to be made. Lower the use of coal power, and be careful with the turbines in the sense most people don’t want them in their back yard and their high costs.

COP15 is situated in one of the greenest EU countries. May all the delegates, diplomats and politicians be inspired!

Tonight we will have a lecture on media and environment by the Danish broadcasting organization TV2!