Large-scale wind power in Denmark

The goal of the official energy plan for Denmark is to produce 10% of the countryʹs electricity from wind power. A total of 3% has so far been achieved, but it now looks as though there will be a moratorium on further wind power development. If the 10% target is to be reached stricter planning control will be required so as not to destroy the landscape through the building of windfarms and clusters of wind turbines, and in the long run offshore windfarms will be the way forward. However, there are currently obstacles arising from conflicting interests, and there is also a ban on private ‘windmill guilds’ as operators of offshore windfarms. The private guilds have during the last 20 years been the primary driving force behind the dissemination of wind energy in the national energy system