麻豆社区

10.06.2025

Buildings should wear dresses woven from sunshine

Future solar energy is soft and woven into fibres. At least, that鈥檚 the vision of an international team of researchers and designers from Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands who have joined forces to integrate organic solar cells (OPV) directly into lightweight, flexible textiles. The result is a solar panel woven like fabric used to clad buildings.

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Methane emissions

10.06.2025

Are We Forcing Seabed Microbes to Produce More Greenhouse Gases?

Every day, coastal seabed microbes are exposed to pollution from wastewater containing organic pollutants from drug residues, personal care products, etc. This may be triggering them to produce more methane, warns environmental chemist Tetyana Gilevska.

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Climate adaptation

02.06.2025

New report: Here are the climate challenges in the Region of Southern Denmark

Researchers from SDU, AAU and RUC have analysed the climate action plans in all Southern Danish municipalities, and the report reveals both promising and less promising developments.

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20.03.2025

Danish researchers help set world record: Transparent solar cells could turn future buildings into power plants

An international research project involving the University of Southern Denmark has developed transparent solar cells with record-breaking efficiency. These new windows allow light to pass through while simultaneously generating electricity鈥攁 technology that could transform buildings in cities worldwide.

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18.03.2025

AI provides X-ray vision: Now we can see what our buildings are made of 鈥� and it could help save the climate

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Peking University have developed a groundbreaking AI technology capable of mapping building materials on a large scale. This innovation is crucial for urban planning, sustainable construction, and CO鈧� reduction.

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Research infrastructure

19.12.2024

Support for equipment to assist two SDU projects

New materials to attract plant and animal life and recycling of critical raw materials: SDU Climate Cluster supports two research teams trying to find new, climate-friendly solutions.

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Arctic

09.12.2024

How do we manage the Arctic鈥檚 vast energy resources fairly and sustainably?

The Arctic is a treasure trove of untapped resources that are becoming increasingly accessible as the ice melts. How do we manage them in a way that is fair, sustainable, and mindful of nature and the environment? A new research project aims to guide us through these challenges.

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GRANT

26.11.2024

The success of the Roman Empire is also climate history

Professor Jesper Majbom Madsen from the Department of Culture and Language has received over DKK 3 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark for an interdisciplinary project on the impact of climate change on the political development of the Roman Empire. The project is carried out in close collaboration with Professor Sebastian Mernild, head of the SDU Climate Cluster.

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Sustainable medicine

11.11.2024

New Centre Aims to Make Medicine More Sustainable

Medicines can save lives, but they also contribute significantly to the CO2 emissions. A new centre will focus on finding ways to reduce the climate impact of pharmaceuticals, thereby making Danish pharmacology more sustainable.

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Research infrastructure

08.11.2024

Hunting for high-value substances in biowaste

Every year, the EU countries dispose of 118-138 million tons of biowaste such as garden waste, food waste and waste from food production. Along with this waste, valuable substances are thrown away, which could be extracted and repurposed by pharmaceutical and food companies for new products.

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