Computer rendering of the Danish Energy Island (Source: Energistyrelsen)

The Danish government has decided to put the planned construction of an island just for the production of renewable energy on hold. The island was planned 15 kilometres south of the strategically situated island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.

The energy island was meant to deliver offshore wind power to Germany and the Danish island of Sjælland, but the current economical and political energy choices of Germany have caused the Danes to hit the brakes. The Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard announced the news at a press conference on 31 January.

More power production than Danish households need

Energiø Bornholm, as it is called in Danish, was to deliver 3 gigawatts of offshore wind power, which equals the annual consumption of 3.3 million Danish households – about 700,000 more than the country has. That’s why power purchase from Germany was so essential for the project. According to Danish media, the European Union has already invested EUR 645 million in the project Energiø Bornholm/

Energy island North Sea

Denmark also had plans for a second human-made island for energy production only, in the North Sea. But the planning of this Energiø Nordsøen was paused in June 2023. The plans were originally announced in 2021 (see item below). | © 2025 Marcel Burger, nordicreporter.com. Computer rendering by Energistyrelsen