The large scale project CLIMAITE, led by Riso DTU, has published its first synthesis paper in the renowned journal Global Change Biology, and the conclusion is perhaps a little surprising that the predicted increase in pla ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 23, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 2

Today, the body of an ordinary family car consists of 193 different types of steel. The steel for each part of the car has been carefully selected and optimised. It is important, for example, that all parts are as light as ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Jul 21, 2011 4 / 5 (4) 3

But how does it actually affect wind turbines, if you arrange them closely together, and overall, how do you get the most benefits in terms of financial outcome from a wind farm? TOPFARM, a large-scale EU project led by Risø ...

Technology - Engineering

Jun 30, 2011 not rated yet 0

On May 13 2011, the journal Science published a paper where scientists from Risoe DTU (Denmark), in collaboration with scientists from China and the USA, report a new method for revealing a 3-D picture of the ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

May 16, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 1

The present largest wind turbines have a capacity of 5-6 MW. Following five years of research at the joint European project UpWind, led by Risoe National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, the Technical University of Denmark ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 15, 2011 5 / 5 (7) 3

A flexible, controllable trailing edge for wind turbine blades has shown that it can reduce the loads on the turbine and in the end provide cheaper electricity from wind power.

Technology - Engineering

Apr 07, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Li-air batteries are a promising opportunity for electric cars. "If we succeed in developing this technology, we are facing the ultimate breakthrough for electric cars, because in practice, the energy density of Li-air batteries ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 06, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 2

The generation of electricity and heat with no pollution and with considerably less emission of the greenhouse gas CO2 sounds too good to be true. However, it is possible with the so-called SOFC fuel cells, which Danish scientists ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Nov 29, 2010 2.7 / 5 (3) 6

These years, many universities and companies are working to create efficient and cheap polymer solar cells, so-called third generation solar cells. This means a shift from few handmade laboratory cells to very large series, ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 22, 2010 not rated yet 0

DeepWind was launched October 1st 2010, and Riso DTU is coordinating the consortium of 12 international members.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Nov 08, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

The national test centre for wind turbines at Řsterild is vitally important for consolidating and expanding Denmark's leading position within the wind energy sector.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Aug 17, 2010 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Ten years of intensive research and development at Risoe DTU (Technical University of Denmark) is now materialized in a fully operational production line for polymer solar cells at the Danish company Mekoprint A/S. Polymer ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Jul 01, 2010 3.1 / 5 (8) 0

The world's strongest animal, the copepod, is barely 1 mm long. It shows that copepods - in relation to their size - are more than 10 times as strong as has been previously documented for any other animal.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 12, 2010 3.1 / 5 (19) 2 |

Access to sustainable energy and increased energy efficiency is a prerequisite for achieving the MDGs.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 07, 2010 1 / 5 (1) 0

On May 2-7, 7,000 researchers from all of Europe gather in Vienna for European Geosciences Union. This is a great opportunity to exchange information and experiences on the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano. A scientist ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 06, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0