Smart cities

As the pace of urbanisation quickens, cities face immense challenges related to waste management, mobility, climate adaptation and energy. However, as their political, economic, and technological power grows, cities can harness this trend to act as leaders in the green transition and drivers of the green economy. Cities need smart solutions to ensure that they are optimised for sustainable economic activity, energy consumption, and an improved environmental impact.

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Integrating an intelligent and holistic approach to city planning and transportation management to create more sustainable cities

Our cities are growing and so are the challenges to make them liveable. It is estimated that 70 per cent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. This increase in urbanisation demands an intelligent, holistic and integrated approach to city planning and transportation management in order to meet the societal challenges faced by cities all over the world.

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Sound of Green: Sub-national climate action

In this episode, we present insightful interviews with Mark Watts from the C40 network, Lord Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen of Copenhagen, Pelle Bournonville from Realdania, and Louise Koch from Grundfos. Together, we explore each how cities are taking the lead in the race to net-zero.

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Sound of Green - Sub-national climate action

City makers of tomorrow

A peek into the crystal ball of urban planning and development reveals a complex set of demands for people engaged in preparing and transforming our cities for the future reality. City makers of tomorrow must balance considerations for urban liveability with care for our planet, nature, resources, and human well-being.

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City makers of tomorrow

Integrating an intelligent and holistic approach to city planning and transportation management to create more sustainable cities

Sound of Green: Sub-national climate action

City makers of tomorrow

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Water supply

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Danish Water Export Day 2026

Water Export Day is being held this year on September 1st at Danish Industry, bringing together the Danish water industry with a focus on exports. Together, we will discuss how and what opportunities exist to strengthen the export of Danish water technology and know-how. The event will serve as a pl

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Electricity grid

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Port of Aalborg receives EU funding for hybrid shore power project

Port of Aalborg receives EUR 1.35 million in EU funding for a new project aimed at establishing shore power that can supply electricity both to vessels at berth and to the port’s own equipment.

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Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

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CO₂ Capture, Storage & Reuse 2026

As industries work towards meeting ambitious climate goals, the demand for CO₂ capture and decarbonisation technologies is rapidly growing. Governments and corporations alike are prioritising critical investments in these technologies to reduce emissions and drive the transition to more sustainable

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District energy

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Warning nets protect underground cables and pipes

During excavation and ground works, accidental damage to buried infrastructure such as fibre optic cables, power cables, gas, water, and district heating pipes represents a major safety and financial risk. Inadequate or unclear marking of underground installations often results in cables and pipes b

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Digitalisation

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North Atlantic Shipping Infrastructure Alteration

A global logistics client aimed to expand its North Atlantic liner agent service from two to seven countries, requiring coordination across multiple markets, partners, and operational systems.

Solution

Building design

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Renewables Focus with Port Development

A European municipality sought to define a clear vision for transforming an industrial area into a hub for renewable energy manufacturing, while aligning stakeholders including municipal staff and elected officials.

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Meet Danish smart cities professionals

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Water management

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Grundfos

Global leader in water solutions. When you need water, we get it to you efficiently. We’re a global leader of energy-efficient water solutions for use in homes, buildings, industries, utilities and ag

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Wind energy

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)

Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind.

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Environment and agriculture

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DHI A/S

DHI is a global leader in water and environmental solutions, leveraging digital innovation, expert consultancy, and advanced modeling to address complex challenges in marine, freshwater, and urban wat

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Air pollution from industry production

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Ramboll

Ramboll is a leading international architecture, engineering, and consultancy company, owned by the Ramboll Foundation.

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Air pollution from industry production

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COWI

COWI is a global consulting group headquartered in Denmark. Our services cover engineering, architecture, renewable energy, environmental services, and more.

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Combined heat and power production

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Ørsted

Ørsted is a global leader in developing, constructing, and operating offshore wind farms, with a core focus on Europe. Backed by more than 30 years of experience in offshore wind, Ørsted has 10.2 GW o

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Buildings

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Danfoss

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

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Biogas

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Topsoe

Topsoe is a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition.

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Explore related focus areas

Urban air pollution

With urbanisation set to increase, air pollution will affect even more people in the future if no action is taken. Through strict environmental legislation and air quality monitoring, Denmark has reduced atmospheric pollution in most areas to less than one-fifth of the levels during the late 70s.

Climate change adaptation

Expanding mitigation to include adaptation in dealing with climate change, enables a holistic view that can combat previous negative social, environmental, and economic impacts and result in both climate resilient and more liveable places to live. Over the next 15-20 years, Denmark will spend more than EUR 5 billion on adapting its cities to climate changes.

Smart cities

As the pace of urbanisation quickens, cities face immense challenges related to waste management, mobility, climate adaptation and energy. However, as their political, economic, and technological power grows, cities can harness this trend to act as leaders in the green transition and drivers of the green economy. Cities need smart solutions to ensure that they are optimised for sustainable economic activity, energy consumption, and an improved environmental impact.

Urban mobility

Cities must be built for people to be sustainable, healthy, and liveable. Targeted policy-making with urban mobility in mind is a strong reinforcement of these objectives. The key is to acknowledge the importance of city space and city life as an attractive, informal, and democratic meeting place for the city residents.

Urban waste management

Urban waste management entails the entire system of collecting, sorting, treating, utilising and ultimately disposing of waste. When properly facilitated it can provide a source of energy and resources, while significantly reducing pollution.