Background Denmark (pop. 5.4 million) is a leading pioneer in the field of renewable energy. Since 1985 it has erected about 3,100 MW of wind turbine capacity. Of this 420 MW are sited offshore (Nielsen, 2004), and more is planned for the near future (Bendtsen and Hedegaard, 2004). Over the same period many small gas- or bio-fuelled CHP plants were deployed for local district heating and/or electricity production. Interest in solar power is also considerable. The Danish Wind Turbine Industry is particularly important to the economy of this small country, currently supplying about 40% of the world market and employing about 20,000 Danes (Nielsen, 2004).

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