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Esbjerg

American  
[es-byer] / ˈɛs byɛr /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Denmark.


Esbjerg British  
/ ˈɛsbjɛr /

noun

  1. a port in SW Denmark, in Jutland on the North Sea: Denmark's chief fishing port. Pop: 72 550 (2004 est)

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Liquefied CO2 sourced mainly from biomass power plants will be shipped from Europe via the Esbjerg terminal in southwestern Denmark to the Nini platform above an empty oil reservoir, into which it will be injected.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

This will likely be comprised of multiple units, as in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Esbjerg, but Helen, the energy company behind the scheme, has not yet revealed how it will all come together.

From BBC • May 29, 2023

The Danish Navy said it sent several ships and two helicopters to the site and the rescued crew members were flown to a hospital in Esbjerg, western Denmark, for medical examination.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference during the North Sea Summit on offshore wind at Port of Esbjerg, Denmark May 18, 2022.

From Reuters • May 19, 2022

Robert Garth and a manservant were sent with the horses, a carriage, and the heavy impedimenta to Esbjerg by steamer, late in April, to prepare for the occupation of the mansion at Rosendal.

From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford