North Sea Energy Island on platforms?

For economic reasons, the government has decided to postpone its decision to invite tenders for the North Sea Energy Island as an artificial island. Energinet will now help to investigate whether North Sea Energy Island should be established on a foundation made up of several large platforms.

The reason for the decision is that an artificial island owned by a public-private partnership will likely be too expensive and risky for the State. Analyses from the Danish Energy Agency show that the State may have to pay up to DKK 50 billion for the entire artificial island project. However, the actual work on developing and planning the North Sea Energy Island is by no means being paused. And nor is Energinet. The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has... ... More: Official Press Release Energinet

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