Recovering resources and energy through responsible treatment

Danish Minister: we are obligated to help countries turn growth into green growth

Yesterday, the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities met the international press at State of Green in Copenhagen to discuss the green transition, climate ambitions and Denmark’s international role in mitigating the effects of climate change.

October 03, 2019

95 per cent of this type of plastic is not recycled: Danish companies are about to change that

New Danish partnership between companies and researchers are developing a new method of recycling plastic, which would otherwise end up incinerated or as landfill. The technology can help reduce oil consumption and CO2 emissions – and be a really good business for Danish companies.

September 18, 2019

Funding offered to partnerships focused on sustainable development

The next application round for P4G funding to partnerships with a sustainable business model is open. Funding of between USD 100,000 to USD 1,000,000 is available to either partnerships with a start-up or a scale-up concept.

September 13, 2019

Sonderborg reduced CO2 by nearly 40 per cent despite increased energy consumption

Sonderborg municipality’s total CO2 emissions have been reduced by a further 2.7 percentage points in 2018, and overall CO2 emissions have fallen by 38.3 per cent since 2007. Meanwhile, energy consumption in 2018 increased by 1.7 percentage points.

August 12, 2019

Copenhagen on the way to 100 per cent green gas by 2025

A record 44 per cent of Copenhagen’s gas supply was carbon neutral in June this year. Thanks to a new upgrading facility, the city could reach its goal of having a 100 per cent green gas supply by 2025 ahead of schedule.

June 27, 2019

Port of Aarhus is going green: Focus on electricity from renewables

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.

June 25, 2019

New lab will help to save billions of litres of water

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.

May 27, 2019

Danish researchers find new solution to phosphorus scarcity

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.

April 04, 2019

Wastewater and seawater tested as sources for Copenhagen district heating

A new heat pump in Copenhagen will collect energy from both wastewater and seawater and test how the energy can be used in district heating. The capacity of the heat pump corresponds to district heating for 1,100 Copenhagen households.

Mozarella plant turns waste into resource

In the process of making cheese from milk, dairy plants produce a lot of water. In fact, about 85% of milk is water, and Arla separates this out as wastewater in cheese production.

Biogas: The Future of Agricultural Waste Recycling

Agriculture holds the key to green energy and sustainable fertilisers

World’s Largest Waste to Energy Power Plant, China

B&W Vølund has been awarded a contract in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

State of the Art Waste to Energy Plant: ARC

Waste to energy plant with multiple purposes Copenhagen’s state of the art waste to energy plant sets new standards for environmental performance, energy production and waste treatment. In 2019, Copenhageners and visitors will witness a waste to energy plant that is not only one of the best performing European plants in terms of energy efficiency, […]

From Coal to Biomass at Avedøre Power Station

Ramboll works innovatively with the transformation of the energy sector from fossil fuels to renewable energy. At Avedøre Power Station (in English: Avedore Power Station) in Copenhagen, Ramboll is assisting Ørsted in converting power station units from coal to biomass. The plant itself is unique in its efficient use of fuel and its ability to produce heat […]

Sludge Treatment Plant Provides Copenhagen With Clean Energy

Disposal of sludge from wastewater treatment plants in large cities is an environmental problem , however there are solutions. In Copenhagen, a new sludge incineration plant has been put into operation in 2011 at the plant Lynetten owned by BIOFOS, jointly owned by 15 municipalities in the central part of the Copenhagen region. As part of the […]

Solar heating solutions for buildings

Solar heating converts the sun’s energy into heat that provides domestic hot water and space heating. Increased requirements for energy efficiency, individual comfort and reliability in solar systems require an innovative installation concept. District heating offers a unique possibility to meet these requirements. The Danfoss solar solutions secure safety in design, which is crucial for […]

Biomass Provides District Heating

Components for a wide range of biomass boilers and district heating systems

Energy efficiency in a competitive industry

Energy is an important driver of industrial productivity growth. For a long time Europe has known that energy efficiency is the most cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This White Paper covers insights into Denmark’s experience with energy efficiency across a wide range of industrial sectors through state-of-the-art case examples.

Producing more with less

Denmark is among the world leaders in sustainable intensive food production and innovative solutions in the bioeconomy. Get an introduction to bio economy potentials and technologies, resource-efficient solutions across various industries as well as an overview of how to utilise residual products across the value chain.

Smart buildings

Buildings account for up to 40% of society’s energy demand and thereby play a key role in the green transition. This White Paper can be used as a tool for inspiration to spot the potential or implement building automation and energy-efficient measures in new and existing buildings globally.

From sustainable biomass to competitive bioenergy

Today, approximately 70% of renewable energy consumption in Denmark is bioenergy-based, mostly in the form of straw, wood and renewable wastes. This White Paper gives an overview of Denmark’s solutions, cases and experiences in transforming sustainable biomass resources into competitive bioenergy solutions.

R&D Project

ASHBACK Center for Safe Biofuel Recycling

Ash from combustion of bio-fuel in power plants contains heavy metals and is currently regarded as a waste product only to be recycled to plantations and cultivated fields in small amounts. ASHBACK aims to improve the economy of bio-fuels by enabling more ash recycling through increased knowledge about both its safety and side effects. Centre […]

Waste-to-energy CHP Vestforbraending in Copenhagen, Denmark

Vestforbraending is one of the largest waste management companies in Northern Europe. The company owns and operates a combined heat and power producing waste-to-energy plant with an annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes of waste. All the heat produced is utilized as the plant is interconnected with the regional district heating system in Copenhagen. Ramboll has, […]

Data Optimising Waste and Biomass Plants

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) – Value Creation of the Future The use of CFD in Combined Heat and Power Plants (CHP) means that you can have access to data on combustion processes, which otherwise would be impossible or very difficult to get as it either requires multiple stops in production or building an exact model […]

Wind energy moving ahead

This white paper takes you through all the elements of the success story of wind energy in Denmark. From the starting point and what we now consider small-scale wind turbines to the projects and technologies that push the bar and the ambitions for wind energy as a source of renewable energy. We hope you will be inspired.

Egaa Wastewater Treatment Plant is transformed to energy producer

Total energy renovation of the treatment plant at Egaa, just outside Aarhus, means that Aarhus Vand is setting new standards for developing treatment plants from energy guzzlers into energy producers. This has happened through entirely new technologies that exploit the green energy-production potentials in wastewater. The topping-out is a milestone in the technological development of […]

From wastewater to valuable fertiliser

At Aaby and Marselisborg Wastewater Treatment Plants Aarhus Vand extract phosphorus from the wastewater and sell it as valuable fertiliser under the name PhosphorCare. In 2013, Aarhus Vand opened the first full scale demonstration plant in Denmark at Aaby Wastewater Treatment Plant to test the viability of renewable phosphate production in Denmark. Today the plant […]

Converting Food Scraps into Biomass

Food waste and vegetable or fruit peelings are directly emptied into the BioMaster® and then converted into a homogeneous biomass. The need for additional water is minimal as the food already contains a high volume of natural liquid. The biomass is pumped by a specially designed pump through a closed system into a Biotank. The […]

R&D Project

Innovative Methods for Phosphorus Recycling

Enhanced demands for food production will increase the global demand for fertilisers such as phosphorus. The global sources of phosphorus are limited, and the increased demand will result in rising market prices and a global fight for control over the limited reserves emphasising the need for methods enabling phosphorus recycling. In such a market situation […]