Energy Kolding

by Annica Myren

Municipalities increasingly wish to focus on reduction of the energy consumption and centre on renewable energy sources to achieve reductions in the CO2-emissions. Kolding wants to go further and be the leading energy municipality in Denmark within the above areas by year 2021.

Therefore, Kolding has formed Energy Kolding, the superior initiative, which intercepts, develops, organises and effects innovative ideas and projects within the topical areas. Citizens, private and public companies, organisations and research and development institutions collaborate to reduce the energy consumption.

Furthermore, Energy Kolding works as a catalyst for the establishment of Energy Park Kolding, which will function as a development park for technology, including energy renewable energy, and ensure regional business development within the energy technology area. Energy Kolding is divided into 5 effort areas: Citizens, Municipality, Transport, Building and Business. Each area includes a number of projects, which ensure energy savings, reduction of CO₂-emissions and aim towards energy efficient solutions. The projects include a solar cell plant in a village society, sustainable transport planning, 100% green electricity in Kolding, low energy building and many more. The Energy Commission Kolding, the governing body, consists of the leading Danish companies within R&D in energy technology, representatives of the city, business, the citizens and research and education institutions.