Aarhus – Capital of Wind Energy - Aarhus.dk

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Seetext box.At the same time, the city is pursuing a “matchmakingstrategy”, recruiting climate ambassadors and initiatingclimate partnerships, to forge alliances between residents,politicians, researchers, and businessmen in the battleagainst climate change.Favouring Wind PowerAarhus’ high profile on climate is good news for the windindustry. Wind energy is likely to become the prevailingenergy source in future Aarhus. In a number of ways, thecity council is determined to provide the political conditionsand resources necessary to turbocharge the development,innovation and utilisation of wind technology. Anumber of initiatives in the climate strategy will, more orless directly, benefit the wind turbine industry.• MORE WIND TURBINES: The Anholt Off-shore WindFarm, due to function from August 2012, will be thelargest wind turbine park in Denmark, with a combinedcapacity of 400 megawatts, equalling 4 percentof Denmark’s energy consumption – or approximately400.000 households. It will also act as a leadingtest centre for wind turbines. Another park at MejlFlak, 8 kilometres off-shore from Aarhus, has beenprojected, and initial environmental asessmentshave been carried through. Proper legal and technicalprocessing has not yet commenced, but the scaleof the current plans is 20 turbines of 4-6 megawattseach, supplying 100,000 households with electricity.• INTELLIGENT ELECTRICITY NETWORK: The city supportsthe development and establishment of an intelligentelectricity infrastructure which can sustain windenergy as the prevailing source.• KNOWLEDGE HUB: The council is determined tomaintain and improve the local skills and knowledgebase that the wind industry needs to evolve. The newNavitas Park – an innovation and research centre forenergy and energy technology – is just one exampleof the city encouraging and funding partnerships betweenresearch and industry. See page 42• REGIONAL BRANDING: A support network, “InternationalCommunity”, has been established in order toensure the best possible environment for internationalemployees, specialists and executives from around theworld. Among its backers are Vestas, Aarhus University,and the City of Aarhus.Key AreasIn order to meet the 2030 neutrality goal, the Aarhus ClimatePlan for 2010-2011 targets nine key areas of action.City Development: Increased demands on energy efficientconstruction and the creation of carbon neutralresidential areas.Building: Renovation of public buildings, construction oflow energy buildings, and thermographic mapping of heatingleaks from all properties.Electricity and Heat Supply: More sustainable energy,improved energy infrastructure, intelligent electricity network,and more energy efficient heating.Transport: Environmental-friendly vehicles; implementingelectric cars and trains, promoting cycling.Supporting Business: Create attractive conditions forclean-tech companies by building knowledge environmentsin the fields of climate and energy. Guidance andassistance on carbon reduction for companies.Open Air: More green areas and natural resorts. Afforestation.Adapting to Climate Change: Advances in adapting toclimate change, including safety concerns.Public Purchasing: Climate-friendly purchasing, favouringsuppliers with “climate qualifications”.Communication and Campaigning: Establishing dialogueand participation among citizens, businesses, andinstitutions through the council’s web portal 2030.dk,networks, and campaign activities.Despite the fact that wind energy has become an establishedand growing business, the constant need for research,innovation, and new business models persists.Wind technology must be improved and refined to meetfuture demands and standards. Aarhus has an ardentwish to play a major role in this process, striving to becomea leading laboratory for the development of greentechnologies.Innovation by CommunicationAarhus – Capital of Wind Energy 53