Recovering resources and energy through responsible treatment

The local energy company NRGi and the Port of Aarhus are entering into a partnership that will make Aarhus more sustainable. The focal point of the agreement is green electricity from the sun and wind and the development of other energy solutions in the port.

New Danish water lab will scrutinise whether computer models and algorithms are really saving water. This might have worldwide impacts for water efficiency and security.

By extracting phosphorus chemically from wastewater, researchers at the University of Southern Denmark have found a new solution to secure the scarce mineral, which is vital for all animals and plants.

At the end of January 2019, Scandinavia’s largest phosphorus recycling plant was inaugurated in Aarhus, Denmark, providing a step towards a circular economy as well as a solution to the lack of phosphorus in the world.

At the end of September, Denmark played host to a group of 14 waste and biogas professionals from the USA that were visiting the country to learn more about the role of biogas in the Danish energy system. Chris Voell, Director, US Environmental Protection Agency’s AgSTAR Program and Co-Chair of the Global Methane Initiative Biogas Subcommittee was one of the delegates.

As Denmark sweltered during one of the warmest summers on record, consumption of biogas increased by more than 50 percent compared to the previous year.

Materials from the forests and oceans are replacing plastics and other fossil-based products on an ever wider scale. Clearer policy objectives, more research, and support for bioeconomic clusters are required to support these innovative new products and businesses. These are just three of the fifteen ways that the Nordic countries can continue on their path to a bio-based economy. At a meeting in Sweden this week, the ministers responsible for sustainable growth adopted a Nordic action plan.