Projects
At Clean, we work on various projects that strengthen innovation, water and environmental technology. Below you can see the types of projects we have and read more about each one.
Innovation projects enables small and medium-sized enterprises to drive green transformation by developing, demonstrating, and testing their water and environmental technology in collaboration with other actors such as another company or knowledge partners, making it possible to put technology into practice and drive innovation.
Partner projects are collaborations where Clean works closely with partners to create synergies and solve water and environmental challenges through joint projects and initiatives.
Knowledge bridge projects brings knowledge from knowledge institutions to businesses, where experts advise companies and enable continuous innovation and development, even when the technology is not yet fully mature.
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Trace
Trace contributes to Denmark reaching the national climate goals within the circular economy by 2050 with a focus on…
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Beyond Beta – CleanTech Acceleration
In Denmark, we are among the world’s best at creating the framework for starting a business. However, newly…
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CO2 Vision NeXt
The project is under the Lighthouse of Northern Jutland, CO2 Vision
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COP – Cirkular Ocean-Bound Plastic
Ocean plastic pollution is a global problem that has serious consequences for marine wildlife and biodiversity, e.g.…
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Simply
Promoting pyrolysis implementation by adapting methods for assessing climate impact, goals, frameworks, and incentives.
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Closing Loops
TOGETHER across industries and value chains, Closing Loops mobilizes SMEs to embrace the circular economy.
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PlastTrack
The PlastTrack project is about developing a methodological toolbox, ready to track the degradation pathways of…
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Brazil-Denmark Water Network
The Brazil-Denmark Water Network promotes strategic collaboration in water management.
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Endurance – Green Acceleration for EU Clusters
Endurance aims to develop a green acceleration methodology for EU clusters to integrate green growth
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Acelera
ACELERA aims to match Argentinian collaboration opportunities with European cleantech solution providers to support…
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Indo-Danish Water Smart Technology network
The IoT Water India project fosters research and innovation partnerships between Danish and Indian institutions.
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Excess Heat Recycling
This project will look into a partnership to expand the possibility of thermoelectric energy conversion in China.
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P.R.E.S.I
Pathways to Resource Efficiency in Santa Cruz Industries: An international collaboration between Danish Industrial…
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Direct information for green agenda
Challenge: A lot is being done for the green transition among businesses, but the information and data is not reaching…
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Carbon capture storage monitoring
Challenge: As Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology develops and CO2 is captured, stored and transported to…
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StreamsClean
This project investigates the feasibility of cleaning the Buckingham Canal in India.
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Smartflow
Challenge: In many cases, sewerage systems are old, poorly mapped and difficult to access. Expanding and improving the…
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BRINC – Brokering cross-border innovation through clusters
The COSME-funded project BRINC aims to spread the use of joint public procurement of innovation across national…
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ChalkGush
Challenge: Heat exchangers and heaters in contact with water quickly become overgrown with limescale, which…
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New groundwater mapping technology and its novelty with focus on India
Challenge: The traditional method of finding groundwater often involves a trial-and-error approach that can result in…
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Green Roof Biodiversity Monitoring
Challenge: The biodiversity crisis is a reality – also in the Mediterranean region. It has seen a huge loss in…
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Transparent data-driven water utilization in West Bengalen
Challenge: In West Bengal, they have a groundwater management challenge that can lead to contamination of drinking…
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3R Connect – Reduce, Reuse, Rethink
The project links EU innovation ecosystems, focusing on Greater Copenhagen, Flanders, and Northern Portugal.
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Detection and reduction of airborne viruses in daycare centers
Challenge: During 2022, it has been established by leading experts (NFA, SSI, Oxford University, WHO) that respiratory…
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Sustainable reduction of PFAS pollution from groundwater wells
Challenge: In Denmark, drinking water production is threatened by increasing findings of problematic substances,…
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More sustainable paint packaging
Paint'R will try to start a potential new market in the Netherlands and launch their first international market.
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BioFrass – pesticide-free plant protection and nutrition
Challenge: Fusarium (a fungus that causes plant diseases) is a growing problem in many Danish nurseries. This is mainly…
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Smart reusable cup for closed loops
Challenge: The use of single use cups at various venues and events that are either made of plastic or covered with…
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Bio-based road surfaces with a lower carbon footprint
Challenge: Road construction is energy-intensive, and asphalt in particular cannot be produced without oil refining. At…
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Naturpladen – grown acoustic panels
In this Knowledge Project, the partners are going to test the quality of naturebased acoustic panels.
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Urban Tin Mining
This project will examine the possibilities to seperate tin from cans in a more effecient way.
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InflowGo’s expansion to the US market
The company WaterZerv is looking to expand their market to North America with their solution called…
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Agnostic Platform for Smart Water Devices
Challenge: Utilities and water-dependent enterprises face myriad challenges: from the aging infrastructure and…
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Nanobubbles for aeration and wastewater treatment
Challenge: Wastewater is currently treated using aerated tanks where COD, N and P are biologically removed. Aeration…
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SmartBrøndCity
This Knowledge Bright Project will look into the possibilities to reduce flooding via AI and data.
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Circular practice – CO2 assessment of resource symbioses
Description: To achieve a green transition and a more circular economy, it is important to ensure maximum and optimal…
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Market fit for wastewater data platform
In this project, Klarifi want to expand into the US market via a data-provider.
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FinishedContinuum Wind Turbine Blade recycling
This partnership looks into bigger collaboration between Denmark and China about recycle of wind tubine blades.
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FinishedCO2-reducing biodegradable cups
In this project, Grounded will try getting their biodisposable cup into the German market and reducing the CO2…
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FinishedCarbon Capture and Storage as a Service
Through this project, DecarbonICE will seek out and explore opportunities for collaboration on CCaS. CCaS.
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FinishedFeasibility study of power centre Grindsted
Challenge: The pollution under the town of Grindsted is defined as one of Denmark’s 10 Generation Pollutions. The…
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FinishedCircular Cities
Danish Design Center and Clean invite six municipalities to participate in a 2-year innovation course. The project is…
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FinishedRecycling discarded bed mattress
This project aimed to unlock the potential of mattress recycling in Kenya, paving the way for sustainable solutions.
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FinishedMulti-calibration system for microsensors for air quality monitoring
Challenge: The market for small, cost-effective microsensors for air quality monitoring is growing – both for…
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FinishedCPAP – Circular Plastics in the Americas Program
The Circular Plastics in the Americas Program (CPAP), financed by the European Union, supports a transition to a…
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FinishedLighthouse for water technology
Towards the world’s leading water sector In 2022, the Danish Business Promotion Board allocated DKK 595 million…
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FinishedPreventing toxic by-products of amine-based CO2 capture
Challenge: CO2 emissions into the atmosphere are a growing problem. Therefore, technologies are being developed to…
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FinishedWatertech Connect
Watertech Connect is a digital community that gives SMEs access to international and national opportunities in water…
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FinishedProCirc
ProCirc is a transnational project in the North Sea region set up to experiment, implement and learn how circular…
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FinishedNEPTUN
Denmark and Germany joined forces to strengthen the water sector and prepare both countries for climate change. 21…
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FinishedMicrobiological potential in SUDS beds
Challenge: There has been an increased focus on climate adaptation solutions in cities and urban areas via Local…
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FinishedThree Roads to Circular Economy – Reduce – Reuse – Recycle
Supporting the Government of Portugal in the development and implementation of reform policies to i) increase the…
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FinishedInWAP
A microalgae platform for the complete valorization of industrial wastewater.
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FinishedEU Techbridge
The EU Techbridge project matches North American based end-users that are looking for innovative water and energy…
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FinishedHiddenDyke
Challenge: HiddenDyke is an innovative and flexible solution to a highly topical issue around the increasing challenges…
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FinishedThe Intelligent Well
Challenge: With more frequent rainfall in the summer and wetter winters due to climate change, the drainage system we…
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FinishedMobile system for decentralised treatment at the well level
Challenge: Pesticide residues in groundwater wells are increasingly threatening Danish groundwater and drinking water…
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FinishedRecycling of PFTE
Challenge: PFTE, better known as Teflon, is a fluorinated plastic material with countless properties. It is used in…
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FinishedComputerised electrocoagulation for H2S control
Challenge: Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is one of the key issues in wastewater discharge. H2S is highly toxic even at low…
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FinishedAutomatic brick cleaner
Challenge: The project is a pre-project for the development of a mechanical machine concept that enables automated and…
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FinishedSCALE-UP NSR
Supporting Clean-tech innovators in Accessing Large Enterprises through Unlocking Procurement (SCALE-UP)
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FinishedProtecting groundwater with bioremediation barriers
Challenge: In Denmark, untreated groundwater is used for drinking water, but this practice is threatened by pesticides…
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FinishedStructural health monitoring
Challenge: The aim of the project is to make a demo/test via a feasibility study on a wireless structural health…
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FinishedNew way to upcycle bread
Challenge: Today, around 100 thousand tonnes of bread are sent to bio-factories, which could be used as part of the…
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FinishedInnovative waterproofing technology
Challenge: At present, there is no commercialised technology that can thoroughly impregnate all types of wood.…
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FinishedSorting and recycling of textile waste
Challenge: The purpose of the project is to develop and mature pre-sorting and recycling technologies in a…
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FinishedZero port emission
Challenge: The purpose of this project is to clarify the technological options for removing the environmentally and…
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FinishedRecycling of plastic-aluminium composites
Challenge: The aim of the project is to investigate the technical possibilities of separating and recycling…
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FinishedTurn waste to homes
Challenge: The potential for upcycling waste plastic and using it as a resource for 3D printing of homes is enormous.…
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FinishedC40 City Solutions Platform
Facilitating early-stage public-private collaboration to co-create innovative climate solutions for cities.
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FinishedNordic Solutions for C40
By combining the strength of Nordic collaborations and C40’s network, Nordic Solutions for C40 will create a…