Highly efficient power plants
Most of our power plants combine heat and power production in order to increase the exploitation of fuel resources. Our strategy is to maintain and optimise our current thermal-based production in the Nordic power market, while also increasing the use of CO2-neutral biofuels.

Growth is happening abroad, and is also where we have put two new gas-fired power plants into operation, in Norway and in England. We are also in the process of building a power plant in Holland. These projects are based on our core areas of expertise within thermal power production, and these new plants will contribute with a total capacity of approx. 1,500 MW.

More energy with less CO2
In 2006 around 15 % of DONG Energy’s power and heat production was based on renewable energy or CO2-neutral fuels, while 85 % was based on fossil fuels. In 2009, under the title of 85/15, DONG Energy set itself the following target for 2040: to have reduced CO2 emissions in power and heat production per energy unit produced to 15 % of the 2006 levels. In just 10 years the CO2 emissions are expected to halve (from 638 g/kWh to 320 g/kWh).

The targets for 2020 will largely be met through extensive investment in renewable energy. Equally important will be an increased use of biomass and natural gas in power and heat production.