BORNHOLM BECOMES WORLD'S FIRST ENERGY ISLAND

In November 2019, Ørsted presented its vision to use the Danish island of Bornholm, situated in the Baltic Sea, as an energy hub by making it the centre point of a proposed new interconnection between Denmark and Poland, in reality making Bornholm the world’s first energy island (State of Green, 2019). The islands become the first of their kind in the world and begin a "new era for the expansion of Danish sea wind". The islands must be completed by 2030 and must ensure, among other things, that in the years to come, Denmark can electrify more parts of society and at the same time contribute to ensuring that all Danish households and companies' electricity consumption is covered by green electricity (CIP, 2020).