17.09.2019 | Klima, miljø og energi
Better Energy and HOFOR join forces to green Copenhagen with solar energy
Indhold fra partner Hvad er dette?
HOFOR – Greater Copenhagen Utility – has just invested in a large solar plant built by Danish Better Energy. The new agreement between Better Energy and HOFOR will help Copenhagen meet their target of becoming CO2 neutral by 2025.
The new solar plant will be built on a 26-hectare field in Kikkenborg, an area in the central region of mainland Denmark. The plant will produce 20,000 MWh of electricity equivalent to the average annual electricity consumption of 4,000 Danish households. The solar plant will be built by Better Energy during the winter, and it is expected to be grid connected in March 2020.
“The new project between Better Energy and HOFOR is a crucial step for HOFOR in meeting their target of CO2 neutrality in 2025,” says Jesper Pedersen, head of renewable energy at HOFOR, and continues:
“Solar energy has become competitive with wind power and fits well into our ambitious green strategy, which focuses on fossil-free technologies, among other things. Also, solar is a very good match for our wind turbines because production is often inversely correlated. Solar plants produce the most when wind turbines produce the least.”
Jesper Pedersen adds that HOFOR expects to build more solar plants in the coming years in addition to the company's many wind turbines, but they have not yet decided on any specific projects. As part of the company's green transition strategy, HOFOR has established two large heat pumps that harness electricity from the sun and wind in the district heating supply. CO2-neutral gas produced by using wastewater, remote cooling from seawater and geothermal heating from the ground are other fossil-free technologies in HOFOR’s strategy.
Mark Augustenborg Ødum, EVP Markets & Customers in Better Energy says the following about the agreement:
“Solar energy is at the heart of a sustainable energy supply and will accelerate Denmark's green transition in the coming years. The collaboration with HOFOR is of great importance for the journey towards a fully sustainable energy supply in Denmark, where solar energy supplements and complements Denmark's existing wind energy supply. Solar and wind are each other's prerequisites for a future driven by renewable energy sources."
Groundwater and biodiversity benefits
In addition to delivering green energy to the grid, solar plants can help protect groundwater and biodiversity, and these are important benefits to HOFOR as Denmark’s largest supplier of water:
“Flowers and other plants grow in between the solar panels and provide good conditions for insects and birds. At the same time, we protect the groundwater because it is not necessary to use herbicides or other pesticides on site. The rain keeps the solar panels clean and the field is completely free of toxins and chemicals,” says Jesper Pedersen.
Mere fra Better Energy
Better Energy is a renewable energy company that creates new green energy Purpose Better Energy was founded with the purpose of accelerating the transition to renewable energy sources with better solutions and mass quantities of affordable clean energy. Our vision is to improve the lives of people and the environment with power that is clean, reliable, safe and sustainable. What we do Bett…
Se virksomhedsprofilKlima, miljø og energi
Ny konkurrencedygtig finansieringskilde til dansk solenergi
Med et nyt, grønt samarbejde sætter Better Energy og Nykredit fart på den grønne omstilling ved at introducere danske solcelleparker for den klassiske danske realkreditmodel. Det er første gang i Danmark, at solcelleparker finansieres med realkreditlån.
Indhold fra partner
Klima, miljø og energi
Better Energy lights the way with large-scale solar in Poland
The Danish solar energy provider continues its market-leading activities and has made yet another breakthrough in the Polish market with the allocation of two solar projects in the governmental tender for large-scale solar and wind.
Indhold fra partner
Klima, miljø og energi
Better Energy og Habitats skaber trædesten for biodiversitet Danmark
Nye perspektivplaner for øget biodiversitet er vejen frem for det danske vedvarende energiselskab Better Energy. I samarbejde med danske Habitats, der er specialister inden for erhverv og biodiversitet, udvikler Better Energy en ny plan for anlæg og lands
Indhold fra partner
Klima, miljø og energi
IN WITH THE NEW: How Danish companies are solving climate change
Danish Better Energy is not bidding in the current Danish renewables auction. Instead, the energy company is ushering in a new era of corporate PPAs without subsidies and with true additionality.
Indhold fra partner
Klima, miljø og energi
Better Energy har gjort store fremskridt i 2019
Det danske energiselskab accelererer den grønne omstilling med ny grøn strøm uden statsstøtte og kombinerer det med initiativer inden for biodiversitet.
Indhold fra partner
Klima, miljø og energi
Omnes Capital acquires minority shareholding in Better Energy
Omnes acquires a minority stake in Better Energy, leading Danish solar energy provider and a renewable energy pioneer in Northern Europe, and announces the first closing of its Capenergie 4 fund, at €380 million.
Indhold fra partner