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Denmark commissions solar array on D.C. Embassy

Ambassador Lone Dencker Wisborg has turned on a 70 kW solar panel array on the roof of the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C. This initiative contributes to the Danish government’s ambition to lower CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030 through appointing green frontline missions from amongst Denmark’s embassies around the globe.

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This solar array project has been completed in cooperation between the Embassy of Denmark and Ørsted and will serve as a platform to raise the sustainability agenda with other key stakeholders while helping Washington D.C. achieve its ambitious solar target. The initiative is a testament to Denmark’s climate leadership and Ørsted’s vision to create a world that runs entirely on green energy. 

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“The Embassy is proud to now host a solar panel array which is the largest of any Danish mission worldwide. This system will meet just under 20% of our total electricity demand and will reduce our CO2 emissions by approximately 35 tonnes annually or around 900 tonnes over its 25-year life,” says Ambassador of Denmark to the United States, Lone Dencker Wisborg.

“We are proud that we are able to assist the Embassy of Denmark with becoming greener,” CEO of Ørsted Offshore North America, David Hardy, adds. “We are also excited that this same effort contributes to Washington D.C.’s nation-leading clean energy targets.”

The 70 kW array consists of 221 330-watt Q-Cell solar panels each of which was manufactured in Dalton, Georgia. The system now generates just under 20% of the Embassy’s annual electricity needs and has a design life of 25 years. Ipsun Solar, a Washington D.C.-based solar developer, working under contract to Ørsted, installed the solar system.