The Denmark has recently given its approval for the plan to construct the first energy field island of the world. The energy island will be constructed in the North Sea.
Highlights
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The energy island will be used to produce and store enough green energy to meet the electricity demands of around 3 million European households.
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The artificial island in the North Sea will be equal to the size of the 18 football fields.
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The energy island will be linked to hundreds of offshore wind turbines so as to supply power to the households.
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It will also be used to supply green hydrogen to use in heavy transport, shipping, aviation and industry.
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The decision to build the energy island was taken in the backdrop of the European Union’s plan to transform its electricity system to rely on the renewable energy and to increase its offshore wind capacity 25 time by 2050.