Recovering resources and energy through responsible treatment

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.

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.

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.

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.