Solar power in Denmark amounts to 3,696 MW of grid-connected PV capacity at the end of June 2024,[1] and contributes to a government target to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% renewable energy by 2050.[2][3] Solar power produced 9.3% of Danish electricity generation in 2023, the highest share in the Nordic countries.[4][5]
The goal of 200 MW of photovoltaics by 2020 was reached eight years early, in 2012.[6] Projections of future capacity have continued to increase; a total of 9,000 MW (9 GW) is expected to be installed by 2030.[7]
Many solar-thermal district heating plants exist and are planned in Denmark.[8]
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- ^ "European Electricity Review 2024". Ember Climate. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of. "Denmark reaches 2020-goal for solar energy before time". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
- ^ "Finland, Denmark and Sweden leading on the green revolution". Rystad Energy. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Slides 10-11 in: Holm L. (2011). Long Therm Experience with Solar District Heating (Marstal). International SDH Workshop, Ferrara, IT, 29–30 September 2011.