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Recycling plastics requires the support of consumers, municipal waste management companies, and—not least—plastic manufacturers.]]>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:04:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=361e9e45-a471-49aa-b54a-f2899f026d6dhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=e7422725-aa2d-4b0b-832d-ab3e80a1be5d
In Denmark, the biggest climate threat is flooding due to rising sea levels that will affect many of our coastlines.]]>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:56:40 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=e7422725-aa2d-4b0b-832d-ab3e80a1be5dhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=7ad378ac-7596-47ff-9e10-7f992fda972b
DTU is joining forces with 18 stakeholders to implement a roadmap for carbon capture, utilization, and storage.]]>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=7ad378ac-7596-47ff-9e10-7f992fda972bhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=f8fa7e9d-0475-4c49-a1dc-308cbfe657f6
As a world first, a new residential district in Aarhus is using secondary water from the local water utility for toilets and washing machines. The solution is supported by a life cycle assessment.]]>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:13:58 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=f8fa7e9d-0475-4c49-a1dc-308cbfe657f6https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=fcf570ef-db7c-440a-aa12-196d794307ef
Life cycle assessment of carbon capture at incineration plants shows that despite some drawbacks, the net result is a clear advantage for the climate.]]>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:41:51 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=fcf570ef-db7c-440a-aa12-196d794307efhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=777fd1b3-0485-4c4d-93f0-c0fd0bc7de30
A sector development report from DTU recommends that the players in the construction sector join forces on large test projects and scaling of circular construction.]]>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:45:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=777fd1b3-0485-4c4d-93f0-c0fd0bc7de30https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2cc87c18-7748-40e2-aff9-7d7f58276898
Every year DTU Environment celebrates the Colding Award with prizes for Course of the Year, Best MSc Thesis and Best Bachelor Project.  The Colding Award is named after the department's founder Ludvig August Colding (1815-1888).]]>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:26:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2cc87c18-7748-40e2-aff9-7d7f58276898https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=566c39ec-adc6-485b-9d75-edf22a8f224d
Ecosystems provide multiple services for humans. However, these services depend on basic ecosystem functions which are shaped by natural conditions like climate and species composition, and human interventions. A large international research team, led by Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, identified three key indicators that together summarize integrative function of terrestrial ecosystems.]]>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:02:16 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=566c39ec-adc6-485b-9d75-edf22a8f224dhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2401511e-6ef8-411d-9a64-cd5b14c96346
To achieve the Danish government’s goal of climate-neutral shipping in 2050, DTU has entered into an alliance with NTU in Singapore, the aim being for the universities to develop sustainable solutions with a global impact.]]>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:09:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2401511e-6ef8-411d-9a64-cd5b14c96346https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=ce96528a-f43e-424e-aa5d-8a324dc536d1
A pilot project in Lake Søllerød has very successfully used electrodes to oxygenate lakebed. The method should now be tested in a large demonstration trial.]]>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:50:59 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=ce96528a-f43e-424e-aa5d-8a324dc536d1https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2ce728b6-e6b4-4d19-a311-547d5f1d0069
AQfeed worked with Grundfos to build a greener future for aqua culture. The student team is using worms, algae and sludge from fish production to make a sustainable and locally produced fish feed.]]>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:07:44 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2ce728b6-e6b4-4d19-a311-547d5f1d0069https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=6a528c3d-9f06-41ed-9f72-0e74450bb650
Internationale studerende og startups fra fem lande mødtes på DTU og i en online-event til dyst om at løse klimaudfordringer på vandområdet. ]]>Thu, 20 May 2021 13:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=6a528c3d-9f06-41ed-9f72-0e74450bb650https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=1a338378-113a-4468-b63b-6139edf7644f
International students and startups are taking part in the finals of the Next Generation Water Action initiative with proposals for solving problems caused by drought, water pollution, and lack of drinking water.]]>Wed, 12 May 2021 16:41:21 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=1a338378-113a-4468-b63b-6139edf7644fhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d43f8432-3e89-43a0-bca8-009c7906de52
Young researcher receives EliteForsk travel grant for his groundbreaking work to find new methods for using electric fields to clean up contaminated sites and for the sustainable extraction of metals.]]>Tue, 11 May 2021 11:10:49 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d43f8432-3e89-43a0-bca8-009c7906de52https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d1c11702-5a7c-4d64-bf52-6770d0a6c43f
A collaboration between DTU and Danish OxyGuard, a world-leading supplier of fish farm equipment, will develop a new sensor that can monitor the water quality at fish farms and ensure the welfare of the fish. ]]>Mon, 03 May 2021 16:05:23 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d1c11702-5a7c-4d64-bf52-6770d0a6c43fhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d728778e-84d7-4a05-a0da-4283baca0c25
DTU’s 2021 Commemoration Day was streamed live from DTU Lyngby Campus while the audience shared the event on social media. The event ended with a concert by Infernal in the wind tunnel on Risø Campus.]]>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:56:20 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d728778e-84d7-4a05-a0da-4283baca0c25https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=cd97e458-50ce-4629-9d72-9b406d262d15
A new research project at the UNEP DTU Partnership will help create better opportunities for collecting and recycling electronic waste from small solar PV systems in Kenya and other African countries.]]>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:08:21 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=cd97e458-50ce-4629-9d72-9b406d262d15https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=7078ddd3-e345-48e7-88a6-0037930fc9a7
New technology enables removal of multi-resistant bacteria from hospital wastewater before it reaches the treatment plant and can pose a risk to humans and the environment.]]>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:37:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=7078ddd3-e345-48e7-88a6-0037930fc9a7https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=ae254535-d334-4179-8aa0-2334a056ac22
Biofilters that break down methane can be an important step towards cost-effective reduction of the climate footprint of Danish dairy cows and pig production.]]>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:36:52 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=ae254535-d334-4179-8aa0-2334a056ac22https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=c0a39017-485e-4601-b9d5-72bb09a3844e
A new project will use satellite data to identify water resources in Afghanistan and develop new technologies for purifying drinking water.]]>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:18:02 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=c0a39017-485e-4601-b9d5-72bb09a3844ehttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=9e0dc67f-8261-43a2-b7a7-626fa1499f6e
A new project aims to develop a model for using groundwater to heat and cool buildings while the water is at the same time cleansed of pollutants that pose a risk to drinking water. ]]>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=9e0dc67f-8261-43a2-b7a7-626fa1499f6ehttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=fbea029f-9ed4-480b-bf7d-670c31080486
Every year DTU Environment celebrates the Colding Award with prizes for Course of the Year, Best MSc Thesis and Best Bachelor Project. The Colding Award is named after the department's founder Ludvig August Colding (1815-1888).]]>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:02:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=fbea029f-9ed4-480b-bf7d-670c31080486https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=68b05409-2af0-40f1-a342-f8ca2a2cbc2f
A group of students have come up with an idea for supplying villages in Africa with clean drinking water. Grundfos has secured the rights to the project and employed the students to complete it. ]]>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:49:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=68b05409-2af0-40f1-a342-f8ca2a2cbc2fhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=c49a3adc-ad25-41a8-899a-5449ac57a6be
“DTU has a large number of truly amazing teachers that we students can be proud of,” said the chairman of DTU’s student association PF at the election of Lecturer of the Year 2020.]]>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:18:21 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=c49a3adc-ad25-41a8-899a-5449ac57a6behttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=c4e51b2e-bcc2-4b35-bb34-131aa2b31dc8
Villum Fonden has distributed DKK 100 million to 51 researchers, of whom 21 are from DTU, who will have the opportunity to test their ’bold and strange’ research ideas.]]>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:02:34 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=c4e51b2e-bcc2-4b35-bb34-131aa2b31dc8https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d6d9a1f2-a203-42ea-9197-08a7a1285718
In the new World University Research Rankings 2020 which focuses on three core areas of university research, DTU ranks second in the world and number one in Europe.]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:05:46 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d6d9a1f2-a203-42ea-9197-08a7a1285718https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=1100dbc1-f8fb-4f16-9860-1eca58e2139a
Performance of Sentinel-3 inland altimetry over new reservoirs]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:01:24 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=1100dbc1-f8fb-4f16-9860-1eca58e2139ahttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=ff298239-b7fd-4cd3-a53a-5b4572e2d588
A new study shows that concentrations of microscopic plastic particles in the sea along the west coast of Greenland are roughly the same as in the Atlantic Ocean]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:05:23 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=ff298239-b7fd-4cd3-a53a-5b4572e2d588https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=a2f2cf2c-2d97-49a5-8b40-5db25f8f2801
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Instead of burning biowaste, we should let microorganisms turn waste into CO2-neutral fuel, chemicals, and proteins.]]>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=30562693-c8a5-49dd-a723-93d82e0f2fc6https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=b71fa4f2-4346-44ea-84ac-84fe0e010a61
A group of DTU students has developed a simple solution to measure how much rainwater flows into sewers from roads and roofs. Now they are getting ready to start a business based on their idea. ]]>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=b71fa4f2-4346-44ea-84ac-84fe0e010a61https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=85ea941e-933c-4072-84ab-89b8f31bde14
A new biological method using bacteria to increase the proportion of methane in biogas is now ready to be tested at Lemvig Biogas. ]]>Tue, 05 May 2020 10:56:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=85ea941e-933c-4072-84ab-89b8f31bde14https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=e63851af-bc7d-49a6-bf4c-770cfd8ace48
Since 2008, Professor Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen has been working with extreme rains and flooding in Denmark. He has now compiled his research into a doctoral dissertation.]]>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:17:03 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=e63851af-bc7d-49a6-bf4c-770cfd8ace48https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=5339e508-c910-4184-a945-f4173979f03c
Dean Philip J. Binning hosted the celebration of 156 new PhD graduates from DTU on Friday, 22 November. During the afternoon, he awarded prizes for the PhD Dissertation of the Year, the PhD Supervisor of the Year, and five Young Researchers Awards. And one of the five winners of DTU Young Researcher Award was DTU Environment's Sheng Wang for his PhD thesis: Hyperspatial mapping of land surface water, energy and CO2 fluxes from Unmanned Aerial Systems. Congratulations to Sheng Wang and congratulations as well to main supervisor Associate professor Monica Garcia Professor Peter Bauer-Gottwein and Associate Professor Andreas Ibrom. ]]>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:23:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=5339e508-c910-4184-a945-f4173979f03chttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=be62cb92-65a0-4c38-b076-2f88c06baee2
EOForChina researchers have evaluated the potential of Sentinel-3 radar altimetry for monitoring China's rivers in a new study recently published in Remote Sensing of Environment.]]>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:51:12 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=be62cb92-65a0-4c38-b076-2f88c06baee2https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=66e12690-fa7d-4902-8900-ce23e00044bc
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A team of researchers from DTU, SDU, and KU has provided conclusive evidence that the recently described enigmatic microbe, called comammox Nitrospira, drives nitrification in rapid sand filters that are used to prepare drinking water from groundwater.]]>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=4107da33-c59d-4752-8905-c01016ab12behttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=00a3e9e4-eade-438b-be7f-5946a66436f0
Increased digitalization in the water sector and utilization of new technological opportunities are the themes of the first dedicated track about water at the upcoming DTU High Tech Summit on 30-31 October 2019.]]>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:31:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=00a3e9e4-eade-438b-be7f-5946a66436f0https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=6ba855ef-e7bc-4433-9d6f-78d4d60ac502
Wastewater-based epidemiology is a rapidly developing scientific discipline with the potential for monitoring close to real-time, population-level trends in illicit drug use.]]>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=6ba855ef-e7bc-4433-9d6f-78d4d60ac502https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=505faf03-404b-4a60-9401-094011d253d4
A Danish-Chinese collaboration on river monitoring that will enable the issuing of flood warnings and other incident alerts is based on new Danish technology.]]>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:00:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=505faf03-404b-4a60-9401-094011d253d4https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2eaa2ef7-983b-49f3-b12c-6d6141dddcaf
UnternehmerTUM invites you to join a #special #hackathon – the unique BE5 HackChallenge! Use any TECH you want to shape the #future of the #built #environment! Here is YOUR chance!]]>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:34:31 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=2eaa2ef7-983b-49f3-b12c-6d6141dddcafhttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d19d3e2d-0444-4c82-a080-f139679a7991
Every year DTU Environment celebrates the Colding Award with prizes for Course of the Year, Best MSc Thesis and Best Bachelor Project. The Colding Award is named after the department's founder Ludvig August Colding (1815-1888).]]>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:24:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=d19d3e2d-0444-4c82-a080-f139679a7991https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=9bb3628a-997f-4e84-b89d-87783c40ba41
DTU is hosting the DTU High Tech Summit – the largest university-driven tech conference in the Nordic region, focusing this year on digitization and sustainable solutions in the fields of climate, the environment, and energy.]]>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:55:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=9bb3628a-997f-4e84-b89d-87783c40ba41https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=532401bb-9eeb-43db-8a54-995eaafe3f2c
A new web-based tool will make it easier to assess how nature-based rainwater management systems will affect water flows in urban areas.]]>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:18:42 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=532401bb-9eeb-43db-8a54-995eaafe3f2chttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=55c93f14-f95c-4d79-aff2-e9e820658f9c
A report on "Uncertainty analysis of model-based calculations of wet-weather discharges from point sources" written by Luca Vezzaro and other researchers from DTU Environment, shows a very large uncertainty in the way the municipalities and the Danish EPA calculate the amount of untreated wastewater that runs into the nature.]]>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:52:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=55c93f14-f95c-4d79-aff2-e9e820658f9chttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=77a18071-cac0-4685-b6be-8601357113d0
Food waste is a recurring theme at Roskilde Festival. Two teams of DTU students are working to determine the actual extent of the problem.]]>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:48:22 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=77a18071-cac0-4685-b6be-8601357113d0https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=7c4cf098-1c9c-452e-b066-b6133ff1f077
On friday June 28th 2019 Grøn Dyst was held at DTU. It was the 8th time the conference for students was launched.]]>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:10:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=7c4cf098-1c9c-452e-b066-b6133ff1f077https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=52edda6d-2938-4f89-8416-6b82c9ef0fda
On May 22nd 2019, PhD student Mingyi Xu received the first prize of The Otto Moensted Foundation’s Scientific Innovation Award “The Bright Ideas”]]>Fri, 24 May 2019 12:07:00 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=52edda6d-2938-4f89-8416-6b82c9ef0fdahttps://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=aa441236-ff7f-44d3-a8c4-83b3d23448b4
Liguang Jiang presented EOForChina research results at the 2019 Living Planet Symposium in Milan, Italy, May 13-17, 2019 ]]>Mon, 20 May 2019 12:54:11 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=aa441236-ff7f-44d3-a8c4-83b3d23448b4https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=504bda57-3f0a-447f-9fb9-f2342b6e645b
The winners of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Special Prize in the Young Scientists competition will be coached by DTU researchers.]]>Wed, 15 May 2019 14:22:47 +0200https://www.lagas.dk/english/nyheder/nyhed?id=504bda57-3f0a-447f-9fb9-f2342b6e645b