Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE)

The Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE) is a non-governmental, non-profit, membership based association. OVE was founded in 1975 based on a popular movement for renewable energy

Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...

in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

with close relationship to the anti-nuclear

Anti-nuclear

The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes the use of nuclear technologies. Many direct action groups, environmental groups, and professional organisations have identified themselves with the movement at the local, national, and international level...

movement (OOA), which had an immense popular backup.

Aim

OVE’s aim is to work for a resource- and environment-conscious energy policy through grassroots initiatives to reach 100 % renewable energy

Renewable energy

supply in Denmark by 2030.

Objectives

OVE has a strong engagement:

to influence the development of the Danish energy policy
Energy policy
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption...

to be more resource- and environment
Environment (biophysical)
The biophysical environment is the combined modeling of the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables, parameters as well as conditions and modes inside the Earth's biosphere. The biophysical environment can be divided into two categories:...

-conscious especially by facilitating the use of renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...

.
to get the people informed of their possibilities to make their own action by installing renewable-energy systems in their own homes or institutions in Denmark.

Structure

Members: - Danish individuals who are users of renewable energy, as well as of groups, high schools, and companies working for renewable energy in Denmark. A special category of the members are the local Energy and Environment Offices, local popular information centers. In total, OVE has about 2500 members.

Decisions: - OVE's main decisions are made at the yearly General Assembly of the members and the bimonthly Board Meetings. The Members of the Board is elected at the General Assembly. The Chairman is elected by the Board.

Information: - The members are informed through a bimonthly magazine, in several subject-specific meetings, and a web site.

Activities in Denmark

Political Lobbying

Seeking to be represented in the energy related law and regulation formulating processes through hearings and committees.
Evaluating and producing policy and campaign papers on renewable energy issues.

Information Dissemination

Publishing a Danish bi-monthly magazine "Renewable Energy and Environment" (In Danish: Vedvarende Energi & Miljø for the members.
Offering a homepage with keys to literature, demonstration plants, companies and other relevant sites on the internet in Danish.
Promoting information campaigns and giving advice in a close co-operation with the offices of “Energy Services” and “Local Energy and Environmental Offices (SEK)” e.g., the "Campaign for converting houses from electric heating systems into more environmental friendly energy sources like renewable energy" or Energy efficient windows”.
Involved in the Schools Energy Forum (SEF) aiming to implement more and better education on energy and environmental matters. Through SEF, OVE is partner to the Climate Caravan , which is offering educational possibilities in the schools in 98 municipalities of Denmark.
Organising seminars, meetings at which technicians and users share knowledge and experiences. The main topics discussed are wind power, solar energy, biogas, energy efficiency, and renewable energy in green cities, along with integration of renewable energy into energy systems such as those for local cogeneration of heat and power.

Cooperation in Denmark

OVE has gone into co-operation with many other organisations interested in energy in Denmark. Among others:

OVE’s bi-monthly magazine is published in cooperation with National Association for Organic Building and the Association of Energy Offices (SEK) .
OVE is one of the 20 members of the Danish 92-Group (In Danish: 92-gruppen) where Danish environment and development organisations are cooperating since the UNCED Conference preparations in 1992. E.g., OVE was made a Climate Campaign in 2002 in cooperation with Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...

-Danmark, WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...

-Denmark, Nature and Youth (in Danish: Natur og Ungdom), The Ecological Council (in Danish: Økologisk Råd), and FEU.

Cooperation internationally

OVE is active in projects in Europe, Asia and Africa to defend environment and decrease poverty. OVE has or has had projects in Thailand, Vietnam, Mozambique, Mongolia and in South Africa in co-operation with local NGOs.

OVE plays a significant role in international networking among NGOs. OVE is member of:

INFORSE-Europe
INFORSE-Europe
INFORSE- Europe is an international, non-profit organisation network of European environmental organizations promoting sustainable energy development within Europe; and worldwide in cooperation with other INFORSE regions....

, International Network for Sustainable Energy
International Network for Sustainable Energy
International Network for Sustainable Energy, is an international, non-profit organisation network of environmental organizations promoting sustainable energy to protect the environment and to decrease poverty.- Activities :...

, , a NGO network with its International Secretariat based in Denmark, and with 7 Regional Co-ordinators in different continents. . OVE is one of the founders of INFORSE in 1992.
CAN-Europe, Climate Action Network
Climate Action Network
Climate Action Network is an umbrella group of environmental non-governmental organisations active on the issue of climate change...

- Europe, a NGO Network with a Secretariat based in Brussels, Belgium.
European ECO-forum Pan-European network of NGOs on environment

External links

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International:

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