Policy in Denmark
Updated: 04.01.2019
Policies
- Certification Programmes for RES installations (Danish Certification Scheme for Wind Energy Plants)
- RD&D Policies (Forsk-El Programme - Support for research and development of environmentally friendly power generation technologies)
- RD&D Policies (The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme EUDP)
- Training programmes for installers
Summary of policies
- In general, there are two types of training programmes for installers of RES plants: The Quality Assurance Scheme for the installers of solar heating plants, PV installations and biofuels, and the Heat Pump Scheme covering the installation of heat pumps. Apart from that, the vocational education for specific professions covers all the requirements of the European RES Directive.
- The Danish Certification Scheme for wind energy plants comprises two kinds of certification: type certification, which certifies the general type of wind energy plant, and project certification to evaluate individual installations.
- There are two types of Research, Development and Demonstration Programmes: “Forsk-El Programme Forsk-El Programme“ and “The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme EUDP”.