Energy Consumption in Production Industries

Over a number of years, the production industries in Denmark have managed to stabilise their energy consumption and maintain considerable growth at the same time. The reason is that saving energy makes sense – also from a financial point of view.

There are still considerable opportunities for companies to enhance their energy efficiency on a profitable basis. Danish industry itself estimates that Danish companies could, on average, and to their financial advantage, reduce their energy bills by approximately 15 per cent if they used energy more efficiently.

Since 1996, energy consumption by Danish trade and industry has been subject to CO2 and energy taxes with the introduction of the Green Tax Package. This was introduced to increase the incentive for trade and industry to use energy more efficiently. The revenue is redirected to trade and industry, and energy-intensive companies can get a tax rebate. 

The Danish Energy Authority has started implementing various initiatives to help companies reduce their energy consumption. A number of tools have been prepared for the establishment of energy management and energy efficient design
Read more about the evaluation of the green taxes in “Green Taxes for Trade and Industry - description and evaluation (pdf - 44 pages)