The amount of CO2 is now at 127 gram CO2/KWh, which is a drop by 34 per cent in just five year. In Denmark, the higher amount of green electricity has resulted in the lowest ever amount of CO2 in electricity. Cuts CO2 emissions in Denmark – and the Netherlands Graph by Confederation of Danish Industry. Source: The Danish Energy Agency (Numbers are preliminary from mid December 2020). Wind and solar power, share of electricity consumption in Denmark In ten years, the share of wind and solar power in Danish electricity consumption has doubled. This brings the share of wind and solar power in Danish electricity to just over 50 per cent for the second year in a row. Related news: New green record for Danish electricity: lowest CO2 emissions ever 4 per cent of Danish electricity consumption in 2020. With a production of 1.20 TWh, solar cells accounted for approx. According to Wind Denmark, Danish wind turbines have blown 16.27 TWh into the electrical grid – a record-high amount of wind energy. Onshore and offshore wind turbines produced just over 46 per cent of Denmark’s consumption of electricity. In 2020, 80 per cent of the electricity coming out of the electricity sockets in Denmark came from renewable sources, up from 76 per cent in 2019. Years of political focus and investments in renewable energy is paying off.
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