Wind Power Cluster in Denmark

Microeconomics of Competitiveness
Final Report

The Danish Wind Energy Cluster

Warsaw School of Economics – 13th January 2010

1. Introduction Page 2

PART I: DENMARK
2. Country Background Page 2

3. Performance of the Danish Economy Page 3
2.1 Trade
2.2 Budget and Fiscal Policy
2.3 Gross Domestic Product and Productivity Growth

4. Cluster composition in Denmark Page 5
3.1 History of Cluster Policy in Denmark
3.2 Today’s Context

5. The Business Environment in Denmark – National Diamond Page 8
5.1 Factor Conditions
5.2 Demand Conditions
5.3 Related and Supporting Industries
5.4 Context for Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry
5.5 Government – the Influence of Macroeconomic Policies
5.6 Institutions for Collaboration

PART II: THE DANISH WIND ENERGY CLUSTER
6. Historical Development of the Cluster Page 13
6.1 Wind Energy in Denmark before the 1970s
6.2 The Danish Wind Energy Cluster in the 1970s – The First Hesitant Beginnings
6.3 The Danish Wind Energy Cluster in the 1980s
6.4 The Energy Policy of the Danish Government since the 1980s/1990s
6.5 The Cluster of Modern Wind Turbines since 1990

7.   Description of the Wind Energy Cluster Page 20
7.1 Vestas: World’s no. 1 Turbine Manufacturer

8. Wind Energy Cluster – Cluster Diamond Page 22
8.1 Factor Conditions
8.2 Demand Conditions
8.3 Context for Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry
8.4 Related and Supporting Industries

9. Strategic Issues Facing Denmark and the Wind Energy Cluster Page 28
10. Policy recommendations for the appropriate constituencies Page 30
11. Conclusion Page 31

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Required Disclosures
1. Introduction
This paper gives an insight into the Danish economy and business environment. Furthermore, it describes the cluster composition in Denmark and how the policies towards clusters have changed in recent years. The core of the paper is the comprehensive analysis of the wind energy cluster in Denmark where the cluster... [continues]

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