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Current emissions in Denmark

205 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (10.4%)
Coal (11.9%)
Gas (3.5%)
Hydro (0.1%)
Oil (0.9%)
Solar (48.8%)
Waste (3.4%)
Wind (15.0%)
Wind (Offshore) (6.0%)
80% renewable
2789 MWh total
Last updated at 2024-07-27 10:00 (Local time)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current585 MW1360 MW
In 1 hour538 MW2387 MW
In 3 hours575 MW2446 MW
In 6 hours596 MW2062 MW
In 9 hours414 MW600 MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
If needed

Plug in if necessary, emissions are above average

30.8 g CO2eq/km
144 g full load
308 g per hour
6 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (923 g), equals 30km on an EV with a consumption of 15 kWh/100km

Washing machine

Complete wash is 0.7 kWh, calculated on full load at 40º on a A efficient equipment

Air conditioning

One hour of use is 1.5 kWh, calculated on a equipment A efficient of 9000BTU, temperature 22º

Laptop

One hour of use is 30 Wh, calculated on a laptop with moderate use (internet browsing, email, etc)

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Quick stats about Denmark

In 2023 the average emissions of Denmark were 185 g CO2eq/kWh. 81% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Wind (58.7%). Coal usage was 9.9%.

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Historical data for Denmark

2023
185 g CO2eq/kWh
81% renewable
32.6 TWh total
2022
219 g CO2eq/kWh
74% renewable
34.0 TWh total
2021
260 g CO2eq/kWh
69% renewable
32.5 TWh total
2020
212 g CO2eq/kWh
74% renewable
27.9 TWh total
2019
216 g CO2eq/kWh
73% renewable
28.7 TWh total
2018
281 g CO2eq/kWh
65% renewable
29.5 TWh total

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Data source for energy production: Entsoe