9 May 20234 May 2023New chemistry can extract virgin-grade materials from wind turbine blades in one processResearchers from Aarhus University and the Danish Technological Institute have developed a chemical process that can disassemble the epoxy composite of wind turbine blades and simultaneously extract intact glass fibres as well as one of the epoxy resin's original building blocks in a high quality. The recovered materials could potentially be used in the production of new blades
Neues chemisches Verfahren zur Gewinnung neuer Materialien aus den Rotorblättern von Windkraftanlagen in einem einzigen ProzessDas neue chemische Verfahren ist nicht auf Windturbinenblätter beschränkt, sondern funktioniert bei vielen verschiedenen so genannten faserverstärkten Epoxidverbundwerkstoffen, einschließlich einiger Materialien, die mit besonders teuren Kohlenstofffasern verstärkt sind
21 February 202315 February 2023Vestas präsentiert Technik für Wiederverwertung von TurbinenblätternVerbund CETEC in Zusammenarbeit mit Olin und Stena Recycling entwickelt neues chemisches Verfahren, um das Material von Rotorblättern zu zerlegen
Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine bladesNewly discovered chemical technology developed within the CETEC initiative, and partnerships with Olin and Stena Recycling, the solution can be applied to blades currently in operation
19 August 202215 August 2022Topsoe joins circular industrial plastics initiative – will increase plastic recycling by 20%The newly formed partnership, Circular Industrial Plastics, which consists of large Danish companies, commits to increase recycling of industrial plastics by at least 20% before 2025
26 January 202221 January 2022Biggest Breakthrough in Plastic RecyclingHow machines can now identify and separate plastic wastes
24 January 202220 January 2022Durchbruch bei der Trennung von KunststoffabfällenTechnologie kann 12 verschiedene Kunststoffarten unterscheiden und die Kunststoffe nach ihrer chemischen Zusammensetzung trennen
Breakthrough in separating plastic waste: Machines can distinguish 12 different types of plasticCollaboration project with Plastix together with Aarhus University and others developed a new camera technology that can see the difference
21 October 202119 October 2021Topsoe puts demonstration plant into operation for production of sustainable Methanol from biogas – Significant global carbon emission reduction potentialWith the demonstration plant, Topsoe will validate its electrified technology for cost-competitive production of sustainable Methanol from biogas as well as other sustainable products
7 October 20211 October 2021New research centre to help solve the climate crisisA new, unique research centre has been launched. The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center is to be established with a grant of DKK 630 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) and based at Aarhus University. The new centre will ensure cross-disciplinary collaboration to reduce the amount of the greenhouse gas, CO2, in the atmosphere through researching and implementing new technology. The centre will be collaborating with a number of Danish and international partners
4 October 202129 September 2021So wird CO2 zur wertvollen RessourceWissenschaftler der Universität Tübingen beteiligt: Internationales Forschungszentrum arbeitet an Technologien, mit denen sich Kohlendioxid in neue Rohstoffe umwandeln lässt
19 July 202114 July 2021Natural beetle juice outperforms Teflon as a lubricantKiel and Aarhus University researchers have found a promising natural lubricant excreted in the knee joints of the darkling beetle, that could be useful for small-scale robots and prosthetics
7 June 202116 June 2021Grass replaces plastic in take-away food packagingGrass fibres can replace plastic as a 100% biodegradable and disposable material for packaging for take-away food
20 April 202017 April 2020Panda poo, ants and slugs could be key to the green fuel of tomorrowA new research project at Aarhus University will exploit millions of years of evolution to develop sustainable biofuels
14 January 20209 January 2020Is seaweed the solution to sustainable biofuel?In a recent biofuel trial, a car reached 80 kph powered by seaweed-based fuel
Sind Meeresalgen die Lösung für nachhaltigen Biokraftstoff?Im Testversuch zu Biokraftstoff hat ein Auto, das durch Kraftstoff aus Meeresalgen angetrieben wurde, eine Geschwindigkeit von 80 km/h erreicht
12 July 20199 July 2019Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’Electroactive bacteria were running current through “wires” long before humans learned the trick
16 December 201526 January 2016SINTEF granted 2.6 million euro for industrial seaweed cultivationNew project MACROSEA will target reliable production of high quality biomass
24 July 2013Biotechnologie in DänemarkEinblicke in die Unternehmens- und Forschungslandschaft sowie in rechtliche Grundlagen eines interessanten Biotechnologie-Standortes in Europa
6 February 2013Hydrothermal liquefaction – the most promising path to a sustainable bio-oil productionScientists at 2 Danish universities have made a major breakthrough in producing high-quality and cost-effective bio-oil using hydrothermal liquefaction