Happenstance summer musings led to billions in renewable energy projects

PensionDanmark’s breakthrough investment model and establishment of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have left their marks on the expansion of sustainable energy.
Torben Möger Pedersen got a lot of funny looks when he initiated a partnership with the highly criticized golden boys from Dong Energy in 2012. Today, the establishment of CIP is viewed as a huge success. | Photo: Stine Bidstrup
Torben Möger Pedersen got a lot of funny looks when he initiated a partnership with the highly criticized golden boys from Dong Energy in 2012. Today, the establishment of CIP is viewed as a huge success. | Photo: Stine Bidstrup
by jakob martini, translated by daniel pedersen

When PensionDanmark CEO Torben Möger Pedersen paid a summer visit to a friend’s holiday home in the small, Danish coastal town of Tisvilde, he had no idea it would mark the beginning of a piece of business history. 

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