Due to fierce public opposition to lattice towers, it was decided in 2001 that new design pylons should be used for future overhead lines.The BYSTRUP Design Pylon was awarded 1st prize in an international competition organised by Energinet.dk in 2001. At present, about 80 of these pylons have been erected in Denmark.

The overall strategy for the Design Pylon is to reduce visual intrusion in the landscape. The pylon is reduced to a few simple elements quietly crossing the landscape. Several options for surface treatment were examined and the final choice was hot-dip galvanised steel for the shaft and stainless steel for the lattice top. The lattice head is built of stainless steel tubes joined by cast nodes: a simple, cost-efficient and quick assembly method.

The power line is designed as line of mono-pile structures with stainless steel filigree heads that  blend into the sky – “magically” - only the shafts remain noticeable.