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Innovation Network VE-Net has invented EnergyMap.dk, contributed to the development of the concept and worked intensively on providing funding for the portal. The EnergyMap.dk project is a Google-Earth based portal and represents a virtual map of Denmark. It has been created to make current and future Danish energy competences and research more visible through demonstration and development projects. With EnergyMap.dk, for the first time ever Danish energy competences are shown in an overall platform which makes it possible to search through all kinds of data such as companies, energy technologies and location. Initially the participants were VE-Net and the Energy Industry of Danish Industry in collaboration with the companies in VE-Net, including DONG Energy and the Danish Technological Institute. The first model of the portal was elaborated in collaboration with MILLA A/S. Ownership of the platform was transferred to the Danish Climate Commission in 2008 and turned into the official platform for Danish energy competences in connection with the COP15 world climate conference in Copenhagen.The platform thus served as a broad and well-prepared platform prior to COP15 whereby participants from all over the world could plan activities with and visits to Danish companies prior to the conference. This case shows that with a dedicated innovation network which is able to attract and bring together the major players in the energy field – that is companies, R&D establishments and organizations – it is possible to create innovative solutions to the benefit of the business community and the general public. Visit the platform on www.energymap.dk where approx. 350 companies and organizations have entered profiles, projects and case stories.
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