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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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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Aalborg prepares to host international conference on sustainable cities

In October, over 1,000 politicians and civil servants from across Europe will gather in Aalborg to discuss how European municipalities can best support the green and sustainable transition.

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Biogas

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Denmark's trajectory aligns with national climate targets

Denmark's is closer to reaching it's climate targets. The annual Danish Climate Status and Projection projects Denmark to reach a 55.5% reduction in CO2 emission by 2025, as well as being closer to reaching a 70% reduction by 2030.

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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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The Danish CCUS Summit 2024

On 11 – 12 June 2024, stakeholders from across industry, academia and public institutions will gather in Copenhagen to discuss the direction of the field of carbon capture, utilisation and storage as well as the road ahead. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with technological advancement

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Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

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Monitoring the depths: Research project ensures safety at Denmark’s first onshore CO2 storage facility

Denmark’s underground is rich with potential for CO2 storage. The country has an estimated capacity to store 22 billion tons, corresponding to between 500 and 1000 years of Danish emissions at the current level. Gas Storage Denmark is tapping into this potential by developing the country’

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Meet Danish smart cities professionals

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Circular economy

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RefurbishBike ApS

RefurbishBike: A green solution for waste and urban / micro transportation with a high value for ESG and CSR in a circular cycling concept

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Air pollution

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Burmeister & Wain Energy

BWE Biomass Boilers (BWE) meets the market demand through development, design, construction and commissioning of high efficiency advanced utility and biomass steam boilers to the energy industry.

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Air pollution

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Danish Standards

Danish Standards is Denmark's official standardization organization, providing Danish market players the opportunity to help secure Danish interests and competitiveness in the development of European

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Air pollution

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CO2 Brains

Developing countries suffer the most from climate change and the loss of biodiversity and fertile land. Yet these countries also offer opportunities in the form of skilled labour and available degrade

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Biodiversity

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ConTech Lab - a part of Molio

ConTech Lab is the construction industry's shared development platform where companies from the industry can develop and experiment with new ways of using data, digitalization and technology to create

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Green buildings

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COBOD International A/S

COBOD International specializes in innovative construction technologies by pioneering in the development and sale of 3D construction printers. Our mission is to revolutionize the building industry thr

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Smart cities

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Brightr Group LED ApS

Smart and intelligent lighting solutions are our passion

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Buildings

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Friis & Moltke Architects

Friis & Moltke Architects is Denmark's leading architectural firm within the energy sector. In the FM Energy department, we handle standalone projects as well as large-scale energy clusters. We of

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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.