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January 12, 2026

Turning summer sun to winter power: Energy resilience startup builds first factory for the Danish market

The solid hydrogen solution has so far attracted thousands of Danish signups


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Energy resilience is a topic likely only to gain in prominence this year, as concerns grow around the security of subsea cables in the Baltic Sea.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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