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.

Trace

Trace contributes to Denmark reaching the national climate goals within the circular economy by 2050 with a focus on…
Ocean Valley

The Øresund region has a unique opportunity. On both sides of the sea, there are strong energy systems, industrial…
Lighthouse for Water Technology – Phase III

Driving innovation and global leadership in sustainable water technology
LogiCCS

This project aims to develop sustainable, energy-efficient maritime logistics for transporting carbon dioxide (CO2)…
ReCircWater

ReCircWater transforms stormwater from challenge to resource through innovative treatment technologies, safe reuse…
WaterSync

Shared data model and secure water data sharing for utilities.
SMEBeyond – South Baltic SMEs Advancing Beyond Borders

The project aims to shift the current paradigm, increasing the number of SMEs engaging in international business.
STRIVE

STRIVE mobilizes festivals and regional stakeholders across the South Baltic region to embrace sustainable tourism,…
Water4All

The Water4All Partnership is a groundbreaking initiative designed to enhance scientific research in freshwater.
BePacMan

BePacMan engages businesses and stakeholders to promote sustainable paper packaging.
Poseidon

The Poseidon project will develop and test practical climate adaptation solutions across the Danish-German border.
Capture North

Capture North is an international collaboration project aimed at strengthening the development of carbon capture,…
Nature-Based Solutions for Freshwater Management

How can nature-based solutions in lakes, rivers, wetlands, and reservoirs strengthen biodiversity, improve water…
Beyond Beta – CleanTech Acceleration

In Denmark, we are among the best in the world at creating the framework for establishing a business. However, newly…
RESYM

RESYM – Ressourceeffektivitet gennem industriel symbiose i Western Cape. RESYM is an ongoing international project…
From bottom ash to high value metals

Early Metal Recovery is testing a new process for extracting precious metals from bottom ash from waste incineration.
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CO2 Vision NeXt

The project is under the Lighthouse of Northern Jutland, CO2 Vision
Simply

Promoting pyrolysis implementation by adapting methods for assessing climate impact, goals, frameworks, and incentives.
COP – Circular Ocean-Bound Plastic

Ocean plastic pollution is a global problem that COP will try to minimize.
Closing Loops

TOGETHER across industries and value chains, Closing Loops mobilizes SMEs to embrace the circular economy.
From waste to 3D printed home

The project will establish an integrated and circular raw material and sourcing flow that extends from waste to…
From waste to disposable cups – and eventually to nutrition

Grounded specializes in turning coffee grounds into 100% naturally compostable disposable coffee cups.
Dots.Recycling – Recycling of padel and tennis balls

Dots.Recycling is spearheading an ambitious value chain collaboration to ensure that used padel and tennis balls no…
Danish American Research and Innovation Network on Carbon Removal and CCUS

This project strengthens research collaboration between Denmark and the United States in Carbon Capture, Utilization,…
3D Printed Concrete Reefs with Biofilm for Healthier Harbours

3D printed reefs coated in a specially developed biofilm, aim to turn dead harbour surfaces into living habitats.
Construction’s forgotten resource: giving used formwork panels a new life

This project aim to demonstrate that used panels can be regenerated industrially to match new ones in quality.
Cleaner Air for Waste Collectors: On-Truck Air Cleaning in Daily Operations

The project will test whether the air around garbage trucks can be cleaned and redirected, improving working conditions.
From guesswork to insight: Digital help in choosing the right wetlands

The project will convert scattered data into a clear map of where wetland restoration will have the best climate impact.
Green Impackt

This project focus on sustainable transformation of industrial value chains related to plastic and packaging in Colombia
Biochar and Biocover: New weapon against methane from cattle

A new filter solution that breaks down gases from cattle farms before the air leaves the barn is being tested.
Who’s in control when the cloudbursts hit?

The project will test how rainwater can be managed in real time so that it's directed to where it does the least damage.
From blind spots to full control of amines

The project is developing an instrument that monitors amine contamination and prevents problems with CO₂ purification.
First Step Towards a Spray Test for Asbestos

The project aim to find out whether a simple foam spray can give a clear yes/no answer on asbestos.
Rethinking Period Products with Hemp and Organic Cotton

Polyester-free menstrual underwear that combines leak-proof performance, comfort and a lower environmental footprint.
Upcycled PA6 and glass fibre aim to cut building CO2 by 90 percent

WOHN and DBI make fireproof 3D-printed homes from upcycled materials.
Turning city drains into the first line of defence against microplastics

A modular filter system installed in sewer wells to capture microplastics from tires before it ends up in nature.
PlastTrack

The PlastTrack project is about developing a methodological toolbox, ready to track the degradation pathways of…
Lighthouse for water technology 2.0

The lighthouse project aims to achieve a CO2- and climate-neutral water sector by 2030.
Smart seabed monitoring: AI in underwater images

automatic mapping of eelgrass and other seabed types from underwater images collected by the unmanned SenseBoat USVs
TechCircle

European Digital Innovation Hubs will promote the digital transformation and the use of digital technologies among…
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Talent to a Green Denmark

Competences for a Green Denmark addresses the widespread shortage of workers in Danish SME's.
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Brazil-Denmark Water Network

The Brazil-Denmark Water Network promotes strategic collaboration in water management.
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P.R.E.S.I. 2.0

P.R.E.S.I 2.0 – Pathways to Resource Efficiency in Santa Cruz Industries was a continuation of the successful…
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C2K: Accelerating CCUS Innovation

This project aimed to strengthen Danish–South Korean collaboration in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)…
From Power-Hungry Chillers to Heat-Driven Cooling

This project will stress test and characterise CARA Cooling's water-based cooling technology at DTU’s PowerLab.
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GREENTUR – Sustainable tourism to reduce singleuse packaging in San Andrés

The project objective is to address environmental challenges in San Andrés by reducing waste generation and marine…
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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
Joint trade promotion Canada – CO2vision + DI

This trade promotion initiative strengthens Danish-Canadian collaboration in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage…
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Acelera

ACELERA aimed to match Argentinian SMEs with European solution providers in the cleantech sector. The project supported…
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Water Smart Connect

The project aims to create more connected, inclusive, and efficient water innovation ecosystems.
Extending the lifetime of white goods

S.A.I. Denmark, AKF Holding, and DEAS have joined forces to create concrete, circular solutions to extend the lifetime…
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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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P.R.E.S.I 1.0

Pathways to Resource Efficiency in Santa Cruz Industries: An international collaboration between Danish Industrial…
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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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Innovation Power Environmental Technology 2023-24

The project is designed to boost the innovation power of environmental technology companies through knowledge sharing…
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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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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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StreamsClean

This project investigates the feasibility of cleaning the Buckingham Canal in India.
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Danish CCU potential in Australia

The project will explore the possibilities of creating new innovation collaborations between Denmark and Australia…
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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 aimed to promote the use of joint cross-border public procurement of innovation (PCP and…
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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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Flexible AMS for Carbon Capture

Challenge Existing legislation in Denmark requires dual instrumentation for CO2 capture systems, which means that…
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3R Connect – Reduce, Reuse, Rethink

The project linked 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…
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, can not be produced without oil refining.…
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Naturpladen – grown acoustic panels

In this Knowledge Project, the partners tested 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 was treated using aerated tanks where COD, N, and P were biologically removed. Aeration accounted…
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SmartBrøndCity

This Knowledge Bright Project looked into the possibilities of reducing 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 expanded into the US market via a data-provider.
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Continuum Wind Turbine Blade recycling

This partnership looked into bigger collaboration between Denmark and China about recycle of wind tubine blades.
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CO2-reducing biodegradable cups

In this project, Grounded tried to get their biodisposable cup into the German market and reduce CO2 emissions.
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Carbon Capture and Storage as a Service

Through this project, DecarbonICE seeked out and explored opportunities for collaboration on CCaS. CCaS.
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Feasibility 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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Circular Cities

The project targeted municipalities ambitious to work systemically and practically with local stakeholders.
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Multi-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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CPAP – Circular Plastics in the Americas Program

The Circular Plastics in the Americas Program (CPAP), financed by the European Union, supported a transition to a…
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Lighthouse 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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Preventing 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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Watertech Connect

Watertech Connect was a digital community that gave SMEs access to international and national opportunities in water…
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ProCirc

ProCirc was a transnational project in the North Sea region set up to experiment, implement and learn how circular…
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SDG Landing Pad

The SDG Landing Pad helped companies on their way with solutions to global challenges.
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NEPTUN

Denmark and Germany joined forces to strengthen the water sector and prepare both countries for climate change. 21…
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Microbiological potential in SUDS beds

This project aimed to investigate and uncover the ability of microorganisms to clean locally discharged rainwater in…
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Three 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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InWAP

A microalgae platform for the complete valorization of industrial wastewater.
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EU Techbridge

The EU Techbridge project matched North American based end-users looking for innovative water and energy solutions with…
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Computerised electrocoagulation for H2S control

The project aimed to develop a sensor-controlled electrocoagulation as a cost-effective concept for reducing H2S in…
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Recycling of PFTE

The project aimed to uncover and expand the recycling opportunities for PFTE materials to minimise environmental and…
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HiddenDyke

Challenge: HiddenDyke was an innovative and flexible solution to a highly topical issue regarding the increasing…
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Mobile 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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Automatic brick cleaner

The project was a pre-project for the development of a mechanical machine concept that would enable automated and…
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The Intelligent Well

Challenge: With more frequent rainfall in the summer and wetter winters due to climate change, the drainage systems…
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SCALE-UP NSR

Supporting Clean-tech innovators in Accessing Large Enterprises through Unlocking Procurement (SCALE-UP)
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Protecting groundwater with bioremediation barriers

This project investigated the microbial and geological potential to protect groundwater from pesticides by establishing…
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Structural health monitoring

The aim of the project was to conduct a demo/test via a feasibility study on a wireless structural health monitoring…
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New way to upcycle bread

G2B BioSolution aimed to create a new value chains for bread residues, upcycling the residues into bioethanol, which…
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Innovative waterproofing technology

The project aimed to help Gaia Wood achieve a proof of concept for their technology (FullWood), which could impregnate…
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Sorting and recycling of textile waste

The purpose of the project was to develop and mature pre-sorting and recycling technologies in a collaboration along…
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Recycling of plastic-aluminium composites

The aim of the project was to investigate the technical possibilities of separating and recycling hard-to-recycle…
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Zero port emission

The purpose of this project was to clarify the technological options for removing the environmentally and…
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Turn waste to homes

The potential for upcycling waste plastic and using it as a resource for 3D printing of homes was at this time enormous.
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C40 City Solutions Platform

Facilitating early-stage public-private collaboration to co-create innovative climate solutions for cities.
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Nordic Solutions for C40

By combining the strength of Nordic collaborations and C40’s network, Nordic Solutions for C40 will create a…
Clean – National Cluster Grant

Clean is Denmark’s national cluster organisation for water and environmental technology. With the national cluster…