Smart Grid Applied Denmark: A great success!

Building upon a very successful week of workshops, company visits and a high profile Conference in Silicon Valley this June, this October 24-27, the follow up event, Smart Grid Applied Denmark successfully gathered over 125 smart grid stakeholders from Denmark, the US and throughout the world. The conference centered on discussing the future deployment of smart grid technology in Denmark to support the new government’s ambitious goals of reducing carbon emission by 40% by 2020, incorporating 50% wind into the electricity system by 2020 and phasing out all fossil fuels in the heating and electricity system by 2035. 

 Opening the conference was the new Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Martin Lidegaard, who voiced his openness to rework existing framework conditions to better support the smart grid rollout and create market mechanisms that foster innovation and business opportunities in the space. At the event he received recommendations from Ministry’s Smart Grid Network which has been working toward consensus among all stakeholders in Danish Society with a roadmap for the Danish Smart Grid that will strengthen Denmark’s position as a leading county in the energy sector. A summary of the recommendations can be found here.

Perhaps more interesting and practical than the political discourse were the presentations of cutting edge smart grid solutions being deployed by Danish and International companies in Denmark today. Given the unique market conditions and flexible grid, Denmark is an ideal test market for innovative solutions. Slide presentations from the event will be available shortly on www.smartgridapplied.com.

Innovation Center Denmark was happy to provide key support and inspiration for the event which was planned and carried out by Invest in Denmark, VE-NET, and the Transportation Innovation Network with support from the Danish Energy Association, the Danish Technological Institute, and the Danish Energy Industries Federation.