DONG Energy invites 4,500 Danes on an offshore wind turbine safari

According to a survey conducted by Megafon, eight out of ten Danes support the conversion of the energy supply from fossil fuels to renewable energy. At the same time, however, most of the respondents state that they do not know enough about how energy companies contribute to the green transformation. DONG Energy wants to change that, and in September the company will be taking 4,500 Danes by boat to three Danish offshore wind farms which have spearheaded the development of offshore wind energy, making Denmark the global leader it is today.

Denmark’s transition to green energy is well underway and among the greatest contributors to the conversion is DONG Energy – which is Denmark’s largest producer of green power that can account for more than half of Denmark’s total CO2 reduction over the past decade. In Danish waters alone, DONG Energy is producing green power corresponding to the consumption of one million households.

The energy group wishes to put focus on this development and is therefore taking 4,500 Danes to sea where they will experience three Danish offshore wind farms, as these large offshore ‘wind power plants’ are supplying the majority of the green power.

“We’re proud of the journey we’ve embarked on, and we want to demonstrate how part of the conversion from fossil fuels to renewable energy takes place. We’ll also provide everyone who’s interested with a rare insight into the Danish business adventure that offshore wind farms have become,” says Filip Engel, head of branding and sustainability at DONG Energy, and continues:

“Over the years, we’ve had open day events at our power stations. It’s a bit more challenging to do the same at sea, but now we’re doing it.”

Image: Anholt offshore wind farm. Photo: courtesy of DONG Energy A/S.