One of them owns their own island. Another made a fortune from the takeaway company Just Eat. A third crashed into the list of Denmark's 100 wealthiest individuals in 2022. What they all have in common is that large sums are rolling in from biogas plants that have received several billion kroner in state aid.
Criticism of Danish tycoons' profit in biogas plants
A statement shows that 19 biogas facilities have received 4.6 billion Danish kroner in state aid from 2019 to 2024, while the owners have drawn significant dividends from the companies