PROJECTS
THE COPENHAGEN CLEANTECH REGION FOUR EXAMPLES OF GREEN BUSINESS THINKING
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NEW DATABASE SHOWCASES CLEANTECH RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
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Companies and universities rely on each other for the exchange of knowledge and both parties benefit from collaborating. Innovation is generally perceived as the key to development, added value and growth are often created in innovative processes –even in times of economic crisis. The source of innovation is new knowledge or knowledge used in a new way. An increasing share of the research done at the University of Copenhagen is in collaboration across public and private sectors and European borders. Cooperation with companies and institutions is of great importance as it enriches and broadens the quality of the university’s activities. For companies is a unique opportunity to gain access to research-based knowledge, equipment and students’ academic competences. Since the University of Copenhagen is big, it can be difficult to find the most relevant research group to collaborate with. But, the partnership with Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster enables to showcase the university’s competences in a database covering researchers working with cleantech, in categories like green energy, energy storage, air and environment, water and wastewater, sustainable materials, waste and recycling. The database is available online and will be expanded during next year.
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Copenhagen Cleantech Journal
For more information contact Birgitte Neergaard, Project Manager, by email to bine@adm.ku.dk or by phone to +45 2494 2524. erhverv.ku.dk/english/ccc/for_companies/researchers/