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Discover the white paper: Sustainable Industries

Learn about Denmark’s experience within energy, water and resource efficiency in industries ensuring sustainable industries, while discovering cases and solutions showcasing efficiency measures across a wide range of industrial sectors.

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Denmark’s road to resource-efficient industries

All over the world, industries across sectors are facing a pressing dilemma: the escalating scarcity of resources. This calls for a decarbonisation of industries using heavy amounts of energy and water, instead shifting to a focus on sustainable resource consumption through resource-efficient solutions.

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Discover the white paper: Sustainable Industries

Denmark’s road to resource-efficient industries

Discover Denmark’s resource-efficient industries

Presenting insights and lessons from Denmark’s push to make its industries more resource-efficient, this publication gives an introduction to the Danish journey towards energy efficiency in industries, while showcasing innovative solutions from Danish solution providers.

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Energy efficiency - a shortcut to climate neutrality

There is huge potential in reducing energy consumption and utilising excess heat in industrial processes. Discover solution providers and learn more about Denmark’s approach to energy efficiency.

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Securing resource-efficiency in energy-intensive industries

Industries with substantial energy demands, such as the food and beverage sector, rely heavily on energy for production, processing, and product transportation. Notably, the food and beverage industry contributes to approximately 30 percent of global energy consumption within the industrial sector.

Energy-efficient solutions are an important tool to address these challenges. By optimising energy usage and reducing waste, especially in energy-heavy industries, companies can achieve significant cost savings and secure sustainable resource consumption while enhancing their market competitiveness and improving operational efficiency.

Energy efficiency has been an embedded part of Denmark’s mindset for decades, driven by a spectrum of policies, initiatives, and instruments with normative, informative, and economic objectives. Denmark exemplifies the possibility of decoupling economic growth from increased energy consumption, demonstrating the great potential in harvesting low-hanging fruits from conducting energy efficiency improvements.

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Energy efficiency in buildings

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New Danish-Vietnamese report shows that it is economically advantageous for Vietnam's CO2 emissions to peak in 2030

A new Danish-Vietnamese study shows that it is not only technically possible for Vietnam to meet its climate-neutrality goal by 2050, but also the most profitable of the scenarios analysed. Vietnam's CO2 emissions, however, must peak in 2030, if the transition is not to become unnecessarily expensive, underscoring a need to massively accelerate the green transformation of the energy sector now.

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Green hydrogen

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Danish solutions in the limelight at World Hydrogen Summit

With a strong presence at the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, innovative solutions and technologies was on display as State of Green and partners welcomed international decision-makers at the Danish Pavilion.

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Urban planning and development

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The city of Aarhus presents new climate strategy

Reaffirming Aarhus goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2030, a broad majority in the Aarhus City Council backs a new agreement on climate strategy for Aarhus. The agreement involves new forests, renewable energy, greener transport, and stricter regulations for construction, food, waste, and municipal operations.

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Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

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CORT: Improving the efficiency of carbon capture technologies

Carbon capture technologies are set to play a key role in Denmark’s climate action strategy. However, the high energy consumption of these technologies drives up operational costs, creating a barrier to their adoption. As a result, there is a need for significant efficiency improvements. Among other

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Green hydrogen

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Green hydrogen production contributing to decarbonization of local public transport and industry

Hydrogen is supposed to become a key element in the decarbonisation of the German industry. But there are still challenges to face in terms of the right use-cases, financing, transport, and scaling. Not only the industry, also the transport sector is claiming green hydrogen as an alternative and cli

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Energy efficiency in industry

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Denmark's industrial sector cuts emissions by 17%

The most energy-intensive companies in Denmark's industrial sector have successfully cut emissions by 17% over the past two years. The slash in emissions is largely attributed to the governmental decision made in 2020 to implement a CO2 tax within the industry.

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Meet Danish energy efficiency in industry professionals

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Biodiversity

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BSR

BSR is a sustainable business network and consultancy focused on creating a world in which all people can thrive on a healthy planet. With offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR provides its

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Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

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INNO-CCUS

We are a mission-driven partnership dedicated to advancing carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies. Representing more than 80 partners, we foster innovation and collaboration w

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Green financing

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AIP Management

AIP Management is a Nordic based investment manager dedicated to investing in the energy transition across Europe and North America.

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Buildings

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Per Aarsleff A/S

The Aarsleff Group is a strongly positioned contracting group with various specialist business units. We work together sharing one strategy and one purpose: to establish tomorrow’s infrastructure and

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Biodiversity

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Provice

At Provice we help accelerate sustainability efforts at companies.

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Circular business models

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ReFlow - environmental performance mangement

Digital solution provide and advisory within environmental engineering and management.

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Climate change adaptation

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Grøn Sky ApS (CopenCloud)

CopenCloud is a Danish company dedicated to more climate-responsible cloud data storage. Our mission is to create and offer climate-smart solutions which allow our customers to store their data in a s

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Energy efficiency

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OK Energy Solutions

OK Energy Solutions works with energy consulting because we are passionate about sustainability and a greener future. We believe that small lifestyle changes can make a big difference in the fight aga

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Wind energy

Wind energy plays a key role in reaching Denmark’s target of 70 per cent greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030. And with some of the best wind conditions in the world, it is easy to understand how Den-mark has become a global hub for wind power technology

Bioenergy

Denmark has utilised bioenergy as part of its green agenda since the 1980s. Today, bioenergy is the most used renewable energy source in Denmark, covering almost 70 % of Denmark’s combined renewable energy consumption.

Solar energy

The sun provides more than enough energy to meet the whole world's energy needs, but only represents a small part of the world’s energy mix. Harnessing solar energy is one of the obvious ways to secure the green transition - both in Denmark and globally.

Geothermal energy

Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source generated from hot, saline water occurring naturally in geothermal reservoirs. Large-scale geothermal facilities are relatively new in Denmark but has immense potential for the Danish district heating system.

Smart energy systems

To maintain a well-balanced energy system with increasing amounts of fluctuating energy sources like wind and solar, it is essential with a smart energy system that can help balance consumption with produc-tion.

Buildings

To reach the goal of a fossil-free society by 2050, it is important to decarbonise the buildings we live in. By switching to electric heat pumps or district heating, renovating instead of demolishing, and creating green buildings we can significantly lower their CO2e emissions.

Industry

The energy-intensive industry contributes crucial materials for society – for buildings, manufacturing, transport, food processing, and energy production. The Danish energy-intensive industry’s vision is to be the most climate-friendly energy-intensive industry in the world while creating green exports, growth, and jobs in Denmark by 2030.

Transport

The transport sector emits around 20 % of Denmark’s total CO2e emissions. The key to a greener transport sector is streamlined transport processes, a wider selection of green vehicles, and incentives to promote green fuels.

Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is one of the easiest ways to eliminate energy waste, lower energy costs, and reduce the use of fossil fuels. There is great potential for efficiency improvements in every sector, whether it is buildings or industry. Energy efficiency is an embedded part of Denmark’s mindset, as Denmark has worked with energy efficiency measures since the 70s.

Power-to-X

Power-to-X consists of a switch to green fuels – like hydrogen or ammonia – produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Green hydrogen and e-fuels are critical components in the future energy system globally. Without them, it will be impossible to achieve full decarbonisation.

Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

Carbon capture, storage, and utilisation (CCSU) are important tools for reducing emissions and accelerating the green transition. Through technologies like power-to-X, we can use the CO2e we already emit as a sustainable energy and fuel in other sectors. This is the next phase in Denmark’s energy transition.