The Danish Energy Agency
(DEA) has suspended the processing of offshore wind turbine projects and
other renewable energy projects under the open-door scheme.
The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply has, in dialogue with the government's
State Aid Secretariat, assessed that the granting of permits for offshore
wind turbine projects and other renewable energy projects under the open-door
scheme may be in breach of EU law.
The DEA has therefore put the case processing of all pending cases under
the open-door scheme on hold until the scheme's relation to EU law has
been investigated in more detail. The same will apply to any new applications.
Relevant parties involved have been informed and will continuously communicate
to the actors about the further process for the individual cases.
In the open door procedure, project developers are responsible to establish
an offshore wind farm of a self-selected size and in a self-selected location.
The process starts when the DEA receives an unsolicited application from
the project developer.
During the approval process, a project must secure three permits from the
DEA before it can construct the wind farm. This includes a feasibility
study permit, an establishment permit and a permit for utilisation of the
energy. Each individual permit is awarded sequentially and is a prerequisite
for the next one.
