Tag: Denmark

Natural Material Studio creates complete home furnishing set with bioplastic

Natural Material Studio creates complete home furnishing set with bioplastic

June 24, 2024 |

In Denmark, Natural Material Studio has designed an entire home interior, including dining room, lounge, and bedroom, using bioplastic. Dubbed Utopia, the installation uses the studio’s Procel bioplastic and was on display during Copenhagen’s recent 3 Days of Design festival. “[Utopia] has for sure been the most challenging [installation] to date due to the complexity […]

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Copenhagen research team unveils biodegradable barley bioplastic

Copenhagen research team unveils biodegradable barley bioplastic

June 24, 2024 |

In Denmark, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new, 100% biodegradable bioplastic from barley starch and sugarbeet waste. The team within the university’s Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences claim the new bioplastic biodegrades in just two months and could be used for food packaging, among other applications. “We have an enormous […]

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Denmark Explores Measures Against Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’

Denmark Explores Measures Against Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’

June 19, 2024 |

In Denmark, Reuters reports Denmark is considering steps to prevent a fleet of older tankers that often lack recent inspections and proper maintenance known as the “shadow fleet,” from transporting Russian oil through the Baltic Sea. These vessels operate with unclear ownership and insufficient insurance coverage, posing significant environmental risks. Approximately one-third of Russia’s seaborne […]

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Green Marine Fuels and Vopak Collaborate on Green Methanol Port Storage Facilities

Green Marine Fuels and Vopak Collaborate on Green Methanol Port Storage Facilities

June 12, 2024 |

In Denmark, Green Marine Fuels Trading announced a strategic collaboration with Royal Vopak Terminals to secure port storage facilities for green methanol in key Chinese ports, Shanghai Caojing and Tianjin Lingang. The collaboration aims to accommodate the projected supply of green methanol from Chinese partners, ensuring the necessary storage capacity is in place. Green Marine […]

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Cellugy raises $5.3M seed funding

Cellugy raises $5.3M seed funding

June 4, 2024 |

In Denmark, Cellugy has raised €4.9M in seed funding to scale up production of its EcoFLEXY dry cellulose product to industrial volumes. The round was led by Germany’s ICIG Ventures and Denmark’s Unconventional Ventures, with new, U.S.-based investor Joyance Partners joining the round, along with existing investors PSV DeepTech, The Footprint Firm, and EIFO.   […]

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Vestas to test sustainable aviation fuel

Vestas to test sustainable aviation fuel

May 26, 2024 |

In Denmark, Vestas said it will pilot SAF at the Baltic Eagle Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea during 2024.  The pilot project entails Vestas technicians and jack-up vessel crew using helicopters partly powered by SAF to transport themselves to and from the Baltic Eagle wind farm during the construction phase of 50 offshore wind […]

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Vestas to pilot using SAF at its Baltic Eagle Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea

Vestas to pilot using SAF at its Baltic Eagle Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea

May 23, 2024 |

In Denmark, Vestas will pilot Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the Baltic Eagle Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea during 2024. The pilot project entails Vestas technicians and jack-up vessel crew using helicopters partly powered by SAF to transport themselves to and from the Baltic Eagle wind farm during the construction phase of 50 offshore […]

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Danish consortium acquires majority of Sindal Biogas

Danish consortium acquires majority of Sindal Biogas

May 20, 2024 |

In Denmark, KK Invest, DBC Invest and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have entered into an agreement regarding the acquisition of the majority of the shares in Sindal Biogas. The ambition is to build a flagship plant for bioenergy in Denmark and thereby contributing positively to the green transition in Hjørring Municipality and Denmark. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners […]

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Copenhagen Malmö Port and Green2 plans biofuel plant in Malmö

Copenhagen Malmö Port and Green2 plans biofuel plant in Malmö

May 19, 2024 |

In Denmark, Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) and Green2x have entered into a partnership with the focus on the design, establishment, and operation of a biofuel plant at CMP’s terminals in the port of Malmö.  “Our partnership with Green2x is fully in line with CMP’s ambitions, in which we see the port as a future energy […]

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Scan Global Logistics and Hapag-Lloyd ink biofuel agreement 

Scan Global Logistics and Hapag-Lloyd ink biofuel agreement 

May 19, 2024 |

In Denmark, Scan Global Logistics (SGL), a global provider of transport and logistics solutions, and shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, announced a partnership with a multimillion-dollar ocean biofuel initiative.  Under the terms of the deal, SGL and Hapag-Lloyd have embarked on an initiative to integrate biofuels into their shipping operations. By utilizing biofuel derived from renewable sources, […]

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