Central Denmark Region

Central Denmark Region as the Leading Energy and Environment Region

Central Denmark Development Forum initiated the mega target “Energy and Environment”. The targets can be achieved if a wide group of players from the business community, research, municipalities and the Regional Council contribute. Central Denmark Development Forum itself contributes by leading the way with a political leadership and by recommending co-financing to business activities.

The main goals are:

• Maintenance and enlargement of the commercial and technological position of strength;
• Increased production and improved utilization of renewable energy (50% renewable energy of total consumption);
• Reduction of the environmental impact.
 

With a renewable energy production of 22 percent of the total regional consumption, Central Denmark Region is already above the EU aim for 2020 and close to the national targets for 2020. It is important that the focus on energy and environment is based on the region’s natural resources and on the existing company structure that is based on a majority of SMEs.