Funder · Federal agency

Danish Energy Agency

Funds Danish energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate, and technology deployment programs.

Denmarkens.dk

Key stats

Annual fundingDKK 628M

Programs4

Active grants1

Total grants6

About

The Danish Energy Agency, Energistyrelsen, is Denmark's national energy authority under the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities. Founded in 1976 and based in Copenhagen and Esbjerg, it monitors and develops the energy and supply sectors and reported DKK 628 million in grant disbursements in 2025.

Its central funding instrument is EUDP, the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme, which has awarded more than DKK 7 billion to over 1,300 projects since 2007. The agency also runs Green Labs DK, ELFORSK, the Danish node for the EU Innovation Fund, and an IEA co-funded call, with activity spanning energy, climate, and materials.

The agency suits projects that can show technical validation, demonstration value, or system-level relevance to Denmark's transition agenda. It is not a general innovation fund; it is a specialist public channel for energy R&D, infrastructure, and deployment-linked work that fits the country's policy priorities. Applicants usually need a clear demonstration path and a fit with Danish decarbonisation priorities.

Programs & grants under this funder

Denmark CCS Fund — Large-Scale Carbon Capture Subsidy

Funds companies capturing and permanently storing CO2 at industrial scale in Denmark through the DKK 28 billion Danish CCS Fund subsidy.

3 grants

Denmark CCS Fund — Large-Scale Carbon Capture Subsidy

Open

DKK 28B pool

Denmark CCUS Fund Phase 1 — Fossil Carbon Capture

Discontinued

— pool

Denmark NECCS Fund — Negative Emissions CCS

Discontinued