Circular construction

The construction sector holds one of the greatest potentials for a circular transition. The sector represents an enormous potential for reducing waste and increasing recycling and reuse. A building can be designed for circularity if it is designed to be easily decommissioned, e.g. using principles of modularity and design-for-disassembly to enable higher reuse of the building materials.

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Designing for the circular economy — the Danish way

Blog post by Ditte Lysgaard Vind, founder of The Circular Way and Partnerships Director at Lendager. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to LOOP Forum in Copenhagen and Circular City Week in New York.

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Water supply

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United Nations Water Conference 2026

The 2026 UN Water Conference will take place from 8-10 December, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Conference, co-hosted by Senegal and the UAE, aims to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), enhance global water governance, and further elevate water-related is

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Biogas turns waste into value

Decarbonising energy systems requires solutions tailored to local conditions. While electrification is the preferred option for many applications, sectors such as high-temperature industrial processes still require renewable gaseous fuels. At the same time, agriculture produces large volumes of manu

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Partnerships

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Danish export promotion to Belgium

The conference forms part of the Danish joint export promotion on energy to Belgium on 9-10 September 2026. Danish energy companies travel to Brussels and Antwerp to exchange knowledge, showcase solutions and build new partnerships across energy security, offshore wind, energy efficiency and related

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District heating

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79 % down - Sønderborg is on track for a CO₂-neutral energy system by 2029

As one of Europe's frontrunners in the energy transition and an EU Mission City, Sønderborg has reduced energy-related CO₂ emissions by 79 % since 2007.

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Carbon capture, storage and utilisation

More affordable carbon capture with biology

As industries seek to reduce CO₂ emissions, carbon capture is becoming an increasingly important tool for reaching climate targets. However, conventional amin carbon capture requires energy-intensive steam-production and produce toxic chemicals in the waste.

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Biosolutions

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Increasing domestic biofuel production with biology

As countries seek to strengthen energy security and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, there is a growing need to produce more fuel from existing domestic resources. Agricultural crops, residues and waste biomass can play an important role in diversifying fuel supply. The challenge is to ge

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Circular business models

By addressing product life extension, reuse and the recycling of waste, circular business models can re-duce consumption and minimise waste generation. They allow products to be continuously used, reused, sold as a service, and enable the sharing of products, rather than incentivizing a one-time purchase. A commonality and driving forces are data collection, digital tools, and design.

Waste management

Successful waste management utilises the potential of waste by increasing recycling and reuse of materials while limiting the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Denmark has an efficient waste management system in place and aims to have a climate-neutral waste sector by 2030.

Circular construction

The construction sector holds one of the greatest potentials for a circular transition. The sector represents an enormous potential for reducing waste and increasing recycling and reuse. A building can be designed for circularity if it is designed to be easily decommissioned, e.g. using principles of modularity and design-for-disassembly to enable higher reuse of the building materials.