This Q4 2025 overview highlights verified project activity in Denmark across four key sectors: Energy, Life Science & Pharma, Data Centers, and Defence. These sectors show strong investment momentum and international engagement, representing areas where technical expertise and cross-border collaboration are particularly prominent.
Energy
Bornholm Energy Island
The Bornholm Energy Island project is Denmark’s flagship offshore wind and transmission initiative in the Baltic Sea. It will connect up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity to both Denmark and Germany through a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector, forming Europe’s first fully integrated cross-border energy hub.
The Danish transmission operator Energinet leads the onshore and offshore planning, with early works involving marine surveys and grid design. In September 2025, the EU approved more than €645 million in funding for the Danish share of the interconnector (cinea.ec.europa.eu, Sept 2025).
Greensand – Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
The Greensand project in the Danish North Sea focuses on carbon capture and storage (CCS), a process where CO2 from industrial sources is captured, transported, and permanently stored deep underground in former oil and gas reservoirs.
The project is led by INEOS Energy and Wintershall Dea, in collaboration with Danish and international technology partners. Greensand successfully demonstrated the full CCS value chain in 2024 and entered its pre-commercial phase in 2025. Additional offshore wells are being developed to expand storage capacity from approximately 0.4 to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2026 (ineos.com, Dec 2024; greensandfuture.com).
Kasø Power-to-X Facility
The Kasø e-methanol facility in Southern Jutland completed its first operational quarter in 2025. It is the world’s first commercial-scale Power-to-X (PtX) plant, converting renewable electricity into green methanol for shipping and industrial use.
The facility produces around 42,000 tonnes annually and supplies major shipping companies including Maersk. Surplus heat is recovered and used in the local district heating system (reuters.com, May 2025).
What to follow in Q1 2026 – Energy
- Contractor selection for Bornholm Energy Island’s converter stations and marine cable packages.
- Expansion of Greensand CCS operations with new injection wells.
- New Power-to-X projects entering planning stages in Jutland and Zealand.
Life Science & Pharma
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, one of the world’s largest contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs) for biologics and vaccines, completed installation and qualification of new monoclonal antibody production lines at its Hillerød site. The expansion doubles the site’s production capacity and supports global demand for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Full validation and commercial readiness are expected by mid-2026 (bioprocessintl.com, Nov 2024).
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk, the global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark, continued progress on its DKK 42 billion investment programme across Kalundborg and Hillerød. The company is building new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facilities and quality control (QC) laboratories to increase manufacturing capacity for diabetes and obesity treatments.
Construction work advanced throughout Q4 2025, with several mechanical and automation systems entering final installation (pharmaceutical-technology.com, Dec 2023; fiercepharma.com, Dec 2024).
Sector overview
Denmark’s life science and pharmaceutical sector remains one of Europe’s most active. The industry continues to face strong demand for qualified engineering, validation, and QA/QC professionals, with many roles filled by external consultants through specialised agencies (reuters.com, Oct 2025).
What to follow in Q1 2026 – Life Science & Pharma
- Commissioning and validation milestones at FUJIFILM’s expanded Hillerød site.
- Completion of civil and mechanical works at Novo Nordisk facilities.
- Potential new public–private partnerships in biotech manufacturing infrastructure.
Data Centers
atNorth and national expansion
atNorth, a Nordic data center operator specialising in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure, continues its rapid expansion in Denmark. Its Ballerup site entered final commissioning in Q4 2025, while development planning proceeds for a major new campus in Ølgod, Western Jutland.
The Ølgod campus is expected to be Denmark’s largest hyperscale data center, with full integration of renewable energy and district heat recovery (atnorth.com).
Esbjerg project
In Esbjerg, a 100-megawatt (MW) data center project expanded its total potential to 200 MW. The first 10–20 MW are planned to come online in 2026. The project benefits from Esbjerg’s existing energy export infrastructure and offshore connectivity, positioning the area as a regional data and energy hub (datacenterdynamics.com, May 2025).
Sector overview
Denmark continues to attract data center investment due to its stable energy supply, cool climate, and robust digital infrastructure. National authorities are supporting initiatives for heat reuse and improved grid efficiency.
What to follow in Q1 2026 – Data Centers
- Grid connection and environmental permit progress for Ølgod and Esbjerg.
- New site acquisitions for AI-related data infrastructure.
- Implementation of district heating integration at operating facilities.
Defence
F-35 and Arctic infrastructure investments
In Q4 2025, Denmark confirmed the purchase of 16 additional F-35 fighter aircraft and launched an expanded Arctic Defence programme. The combined package exceeds USD 8 billion, including approximately USD 4.2 billion for Arctic infrastructure, communications, and surveillance systems. The programme strengthens Denmark’s role in NATO’s northern security operations (ft.com, Oct 2025; reuters.com, Oct 2025).
Industry collaboration
The Danish Ministry of Defence initiated early supplier partnerships for logistics, maintenance, and industrial participation linked to both the F-35 and Arctic initiatives. These collaborations involve Danish engineering and construction firms as well as international defence contractors (breakingdefense.com, Oct 2025; defence-blog.com, Sep 2025).
What to follow in Q1 2026 – Defence
- Initial construction works on Arctic installations in Greenland.
- Supplier announcements and offset agreements under the F-35 programme.
- Procurement updates for air defence and uncrewed aerial systems.
Cross-Sector Workforce Outlook
Across all four sectors, project activity continues to drive strong demand for external specialists. Agencies report consistent needs for project managers, planners, HSE professionals, commissioning engineers, and QA/QC consultants. In energy and data centers, grid, cooling, and automation skills remain in focus, while pharma and life science projects prioritise validation and cleanroom expertise. Defence infrastructure initiatives add requirements for system integration and security-cleared roles.
Summary
Overall, project activity across energy, life science, data centers, and defence remains strong and diverse. Denmark continues to attract large-scale investments supported by stable infrastructure, skilled expertise, and international collaboration. The developments outlined this quarter underline the country’s position as one of Northern Europe’s most active project environments.
Disclaimer
All project details are sourced from publicly available material and verified media or institutional reports. Northern Partners provides this overview for informational purposes only and does not claim ownership or operational involvement in the projects described.
