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FAST FORWARD FOR POWER-TO-X IN
DENMARK: THE ROLE OF ADVOCACYCOALITIONS IN SHAPING POLICY
Iva Ridjan Skov and Susse Georg

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Denmark’s keeping the forerunner position

Forerunners, like Denmark, tend to introduce stronger environmental policy protection
before the EU, due to either national domestic interests or pressure from domestic actor,
in the form of specific advocacy coalitions.
Dyrhauge, 2017

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Rising awareness
Public debate

From futurism to political reality: in 2019
power-to-x is on everyone’s lips
Børsen, 2019

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10 highlights on the journey towards PtX strategy
After 9 years waiting …
2019
Climate election
The Climate act
70% reduction 2030
2019/2020
Power-to-X
workshop IDA

Jan 2020
1st PtX hearing inParlament

Apr 2021
PtX Partnership
launched
Oct 2021
DI recommendations
PtX strategy
Nov 2021
Market dialogue onhydrogeninfrastructure

Mar 2020
Climate partnershiprecommendation PtX
Jun 2020
Climate agreement forenergy and industry
Nov 2020
Recommendations
PtX strategy - DE

Feb 2021
2nd PtX hearing in
ParlamentInnomission PtX
Roadmap

Dec 2021…we ended up with PtX strategy

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Advocacy Coalition(s) setting the agenda
74 actors in total were identified

Danish Energy (Green Power Denmark)Technology-specificadvocacy coalitions
PtX answers wider policy
concerns whentransitioning to
renewable energy

Circle K

Confederation of Danish Industry (Energy)

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United but divided

In Denmark, we must expand our production of renewableenergy and at the same time significantly reduce our CO2
emissions. This will require completely new methods for energy
storage and sector coupling (…) We believe that the Power-to-X
technologies are an obvious solution that will be able torealize this, and that Denmark has the potential to be a front
runner in this field.
Memorandum of understanding, 2020

Shared opinions
Technology and market risks should be shared between private
investors and society
Types of support policies
Circle K pushed for CO2 displacement requirements (regimeactor)
GPD tender focused, public tenders, funding for consumer side
DI suggesting Contract for Difference, CfD and public funding
Market mechanism
DI much more market oriented

Power-to-X (PtX) is a decisive solution that can replace thelast fossil consumption in our industry, the heavy road transportas well as shipping and aviation. PtX is thus a significant
contribution to solving the world's climate challenges.
DE / GPD, 2020

A thorough restructuring and electrification of society based on
renewable energy sources will be necessary. The use ofsustainable hydrogen, electro-fuels and chemical products basedon electrolysis - or what can be briefly defined as Power-to-X(PtX) - will become an inevitable part of the transition.
DI, 2021

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Denmark's new business adventure with Power-to-X

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