COPENHAGEN , DENMARK — The Danish government and greater Copenhagen mayors have revealed plans to build artificial islands using surplus soil from construction projects, according to a report by New Atlas.<br /><br />The Urban Power architecture and planning firm has designed the project, called "Holmene," which calls for the creation a total of nine artificial islands 10 km off the coast of Copenhagen by 2040."<br /><br />The islands will be built one by one, with the government hoping to start construction on the first island by 2022.<br /><br />The government plans to finance the project by selling plots on the islands to different businesses.<br /><br />Soil from construction projects as well as imported Swedish surplus soil will be used to create the islands, according to Holmene's website.<br /><br />One of the islands would house a waste water conversion plant as well as windmills to store energy, Deutsche Welle reports.<br /><br />While some of the other islands would be used for recreational purposes, according to the project's website.<br /><br />The project would ease the problem of land shortage in Denmark by creating 3 million square meters of new land for Denmark, Deutsche Welle reports.<br /><br />This would result in 17 kilometers of new coastline, 700,000 square meters of nature and space for upto 380 new businesses.<br /><br />The artificial islands are projected to bring in more than $8 billion in economic activity and create Denmark's own "Silicon Valley."<br /><br />SOURCES: Deutsche Welle, Holmene, Urban Power, <br />https://www.dw.com/en/denmark-plans-silicon-valley-on-9-artificial-islands-off-copenhagen/a-46986197<br />http://holmene.com/Nyt-erhvervsomraade/FAQ<br />http://www.urbanpower.dk/holmene.html
