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Environment & Energy

NNadir

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1. Solar and wind energy in Denmark are dwarfed by their offshore gas fields in terms of energy produced.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 02:19 AM

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They are not affected by external fossil fuel availability because they are exporters of dangerous fossil fuels.

The following Sankey diagram of Danish energy flows is dated (2017) but I don't expect it has changed all that much:

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Solar and wind energy in Denmark are dwarfed by their offshore gas fields in terms of energy produced. NNadir Friday #1