http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom News for State of Green Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:22:08 +0100 0 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/From-seaweed-to-biofuels http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/From-seaweed-to-biofuels A new research collaboration between Novozymes and Sea6 Energy will explore enzymatic technology to produce fuel ethanol, fine chemicals, and protein from seaweed. 2012-02-02T16:22:08+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Grundfos-Doubles-Turnover-in-Russia http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Grundfos-Doubles-Turnover-in-Russia Grundfos has such high ambitions in Russia that they want to double the turnover to 400 million Euro or 3 billion DKK in 2016. The growth must not take place through acquisitions. 2012-02-02T14:28:30+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/DONG-Energy-Focuses-its-Demonstration-Activities-W http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/DONG-Energy-Focuses-its-Demonstration-Activities-W DONG Energy has decided to focus the company’s demonstration activities within wind turbine testing in Frederikshavn and Gunfleet (UK), and has consequently discontinued its demonstration project n... 2012-02-02T13:03:33+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Japanese-Municipalities-Inspired-by-Danish-Energy- http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Japanese-Municipalities-Inspired-by-Danish-Energy- After the giant earthquake in Northeastern Japan last spring, 70 per cent of the inhabited area of the coastal town Higashi-Matsushima was flooded and more than 1000 inhabitants lost their lives. 2012-02-01T16:59:39+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Copenhagen-Harbour---Winter-Swimmers--New-Paradise http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Copenhagen-Harbour---Winter-Swimmers--New-Paradise Copenhagen residents are head over heels over the city’s new harbour bath – even though it’s January and the weather is frightful. 2012-02-01T10:38:46+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Danish-Embassies-Walk-the-Green-Talk http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Danish-Embassies-Walk-the-Green-Talk 36 Danish embassies have implemented energy savings measures at post. With annual energy savings averaging 15 per cent, the results speak louder than words. 2012-01-30T16:22:02+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Maersk-Line-Leads-Fuel-Switch-at-the-Port-of-Virgi http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Maersk-Line-Leads-Fuel-Switch-at-the-Port-of-Virgi Maersk Line will switch to low-sulfur fuel while at berth for all of its containerships calling the Port of Virginia starting in February. This fuel switch program will help improve air quality in ... 2012-01-27T10:55:51+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Majority-of-Danes-Want-to-Pay-for-Green-Energy http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Majority-of-Danes-Want-to-Pay-for-Green-Energy A large majority of the Danish voters would like to pay for replacing coal, oil and gas with renewable energy such as solar, wind and biomass. 2012-01-27T10:07:58+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Public-Private-Partnerships-to-Solve-the-Climate-C http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Public-Private-Partnerships-to-Solve-the-Climate-C More cooperation between government and business is the only road ahead to save the climate, according to former UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer. He spoke at a Nordic Council seminar in Oslo on Januar... 2012-01-25T15:33:07+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Davos--Advanced-Biofuels-Could-Create-Millions-of- http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Davos--Advanced-Biofuels-Could-Create-Millions-of- Transforming agricultural residues into advanced biofuels could create millions of jobs worldwide, economic growth, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy security by 2030. 2012-01-25T11:11:21+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/43-Research-Talents-Awarded-Scholarships-to-Help-S http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/43-Research-Talents-Awarded-Scholarships-to-Help-S 43 of Denmark's most talented students in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical sciences will today be awarded Novo Scholarships, the largest of their kind in Denmark. 2012-01-25T10:35:12+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Novo-Nordisk-Tops-Global-List-of-100-Most-Sustaina http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Novo-Nordisk-Tops-Global-List-of-100-Most-Sustaina Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Novo Nordisk was ranked number one in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index. The index is published annually since... 2012-01-25T09:49:39+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Danish-Clay-Can-Encapsulate-Radioactive-Waste-in-J http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Danish-Clay-Can-Encapsulate-Radioactive-Waste-in-J A unique kind of clay in the underground of the Danish island Lolland might be used to encapsulate radioactive waste from the Japanese nuclear power plant Fukushima. 2012-01-23T15:50:54+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Novozymes-Partner-Fiberight-to-Build-Advanced-Biof http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Novozymes-Partner-Fiberight-to-Build-Advanced-Biof Federal-private partnership will create jobs, continue drive towards advanced biofuels being competitive with fossil fuels. 2012-01-23T10:37:14+01:00 http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Telecommunication-to-Make-Maersk-Shipping-Smarter http://www.stateofgreen.com/Newsroom/Telecommunication-to-Make-Maersk-Shipping-Smarter Maersk Line has joined forces with Ericsson to bring global mobile telecommunications to the oceans. Introducing extended connectivity to vessels will allow Maersk Line to work smarter. 2012-01-18T14:28:15+01:00