Does Denmark have investment support for distributed energy production & usage?

There is no investment support to businesses for distributed energy production and usage in Denmark today. The promotion of onshore turbines has had high priority in order to meet climate objectives and to lower electricity prices.

Which storage demonstration projects have been carried out in Denmark?

As reported in Table 1, two significant storage demonstration projects were carried out in Denmark in the past years. The batteries installed in Nordhavn (Copenhagen) were tested mainly for the provision of primary regulation (TSO service) and peak shaving (DSO service).

Do battery energy storage systems provide primary control reserves in Germany?

IEEE. Zeh, A., Muller, M., Naumann, M., & Hesse, H. (2016). Fundamentals of using battery energy storage systems to provide primary control reserves in Germany. Batteries. Table 9 carries the requirements and the remuneration for units participating in the Danish ancillary services markets.

What is distributed energy production and self-consumption?

In this study, we interpret distributed energy production and self-consumption in line with art. 21 and 22 in REDII as being defined as “distributed electricity production with regards to installed capacity (<1 MW), even if no self-consumption is linked to them” and on-grid electricity production and consumption of renewable electricity.

Are there policy barriers to distributed energy production in the Nordics?

In the public debate several policy barriers for distributed energy production in the Nordics are usually brought up.

What is distributed energy production?

Distributed energy production is defined as distributed electricity production with regards to installed capacity (<1 MW), even if no self-consumption is linked to them. The category comprises variable renewable electricity sources, such as solar PV, wind etc. on-grid electricity production and consumption of renewable electricity.