Danish Railways company DSB has entered into a major agreement with European Energy, which is helping to secure the construction of a new solar park in Eastern Denmark. The solar park will contribute to the production of renewable energy in Denmark.
The solar park is located at Rødby Harbor in Lolland Municipality, and the work to build the solar park will start after the summer holidays. When the solar park is completed, it will have an expected annual production of 262 GWh, corresponding to the electricity consumption of almost 65,000 households.
The agreement means that DSB will purchase 80 GWh annually when the solar park is completed in 2025. This corresponds to approximately 50 percent of DSB’s current power consumption for S-trains.
“We are very happy about the new agreement between DSB and European Energy. We want to actively speed up the green transition in Denmark, as we have a goal of reducing the climate impact from our operations by 98 percent in 2030 compared to 2019. With the agreement, we are contributing to a faster conversion to green electricity in Denmark and thus expanding the train’s position as one of the most climate-friendly forms of travel,” says Aske Wieth-Knudsen, head of sustainability at DSB.
“We have as a stated goal that we must constantly improve the climate and environment at DSB and contribute to a reduction of the transport sector’s overall environmental and climate impact. The new agreement with European Energy helps to support this goal and is an important step on the journey towards covering DSB’s energy consumption with renewable energy.”
“In step with the electrification of several parts of society, we will need more green energy capacity. Therefore, it is incredibly important that major players like DSB get involved in the green transition and contribute to renewable energy projects like this being realised,” says Jens-Peter Zink, deputy CEO at European Energy.
With a total area of 253 hectares, the new solar park will be one of the largest in Denmark, and has been named Lidsø Solar Park. The area has been leased by three landowners for 30 years.
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