By Maj-Britt Meyer Hansen, 22. August 2008
The Danish Energy Association is a commercial and professional organisation for Danish energy companies. It is managed and financed by its member companies, mainly the electricity companies, and works to secure for them the freest and most favourable conditions for competition and development in order to ensure development, growth and well-being in Denmark.
The Danish Energy Association is a meeting point for three members’ associations:
Two groups of companies are also affiliated to the Danish Energy Association:
Aims
The Danish Energy Association takes care of its member companies’ interests and thus works to improve conditions and competition among these companies in order to ensure development, growth and well-being in Denmark.
This is done by:
- Regular contact with the government, authorities, commercial and professional organisations and other decision-makers nationally and internationally
- Participation in preparatory work for legislation nationally and within the EU
- Information on sector activities and opinions and open contact with the press and external parties
- Support for members’ individual interests in questions of fundamental importance
- Collection, processing and publication of sector statistics
- Offering courses, conferences and theme days
- Helping with technical, financial, legal and administrative tasks of importance to members
Vision
The Danish Energy Association's vision has seven main goals:
- Energy production with minimum environmental impact
- Energy technology to create innovation and jobs
- Reduced total energy consumption and electricity as energy carrier
- Satisfied, aware energy customers
- Energy must be traded on a European market
- International and market-based price formation
- Energy must derive from a wide variety of sources
Management
The Danish Energy Association is a society and its highest authority is the annual general meeting. Its general line and policies are laid down by the Board, which is supported by a number of committees.
Apart from the elected Board, the management consists of the Association’s Director.