Offshore wind virtual platform launched

On 20th June 2022, the Danish Energy Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark launched www.offshorewindtour.org to share Danish offshore wind experiences. Indian stakeholders now have the opportunity to jump on a 3D helicopter ride and meet Danish offshore wind experts – New offshore wind virtual platform launched.

With more than 30 years of experience in offshore wind development, Denmark has a unique position to support the development of offshore wind in India. Sharing Danish experiences and expertise with emerging offshore wind nation as India can help contribute to the development of new offshore wind markets and accelerate the global green transition. Based on this, the virtual offshore wind platform have been created to allow this sharing of offshore wind experience to become digitalized and available to a broader audience.

”Upscaling offshore wind internationally can contribute to energy security, a just energy transition and decarbonisation including green hydrogen and power-to-X. Denmark only emits around 0.1 per cent of the world’s CO2 emissions and our national climate efforts cannot stand alone. By sharing our offshore wind experiences, we can help other countries, making it easier, less costly and less time consuming to develop an offshore wind industry and reduce their CO2 emissions”, said Shri Dan Jørgensen, Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities.

The virtual offshore wind platform offers a wide variety of features, including:

  • A 3D helicopter ride to an offshore substation
  • Possibilities to learn about the different areas of the offshore wind supply chain through experts working within the industry on a daily basis.
  • Possibilities to explore the visual effects of wind turbines at different distances from shore.

“Not all our partners have the possibility to come to Denmark and helicopter to an offshore transformer platform. By launching a virtual wind platform, we can reach a much broader audience. Of course, the virtual tour cannot be compared with a physical tour, but the experience and understanding can take place on the visitor’s terms, independent of time zones, resources etc. It is the closest we get to an almost real life experience and the platform is an important tool to inspire for an urgent global green transition based on offshore wind”, said Shri Kristoffer Böttzauw, Director-General of the Danish Energy Agency

An important precondition for succeeding with offshore wind is good regulatory frameworks in order to expand the offshore wind market and attract investors successfully. The Danish Energy Agency are among the many contributors together with industry experts representing key areas to a successful offshore wind development. The platform invites people to learn and understand more about the Danish approach and experiences within offshore wind. Visit the site and take a tour here www.offshorewindtour.org.

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