Donations 2023

Project title Organisation  Applicant Donations 
Innovative research projects
Preparation of applications   DKK 100,000
Industrial PhD
The value creations of transformation architecture 
The Royal Danish Academy / Arkitema Denmark. Transformation/Culture business area + Innovation  Jonas Flyckt-Nielsen   DKK 500,000
Microwave-based ice-detection system for cable-supported bridges  COWI North America Ltd. 5762 Operations, North  Don Bergman   CAD 98,600
Required Damping for Bridge Stay Cables  COWI A/S, Transportation International. Business Line International, Depart. 1702 Bridges International  Vitor Diniz Pinto   DKK 700,000
Research and development
Independent R&D funding of Aquateam COWI as a research organisation 
Aquateam COWI AS   Hanne Th. Bonge-Hansen  NOK 4,500,000
Visiting professorship
Professorships (shorter periods), Dr. Andy Persily fra NIST, USA 
Technical University of Denmark. Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, DTU SUSTAIN  Pawel Wargocki   DKK 30,000
Conferences
FABRICATE2024 
The Royal Danish Academy. Institute of Architecture and Technology  Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen   DKK 76,800
Equipment
Instrumentation of outer walls for testing of sustainable building envelope solutions 
Technical University of Denmark. DTU Sustain - Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering  Carsten Rode   DKK 515,330
Measurement Equipment for the AU Wave Flume Aarhus University. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering  Julie Kristoffersen   DKK 244,987
Other
Support for Doctors Without Borders’ efforts to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria Doctors Without Boarders Anne-Mette Krøyer DKK 500,000 

Fast & Furious Innovation Initiatives

Climate data tool for Climate Risk and Vulnerability Analysis BL Denmark - BU6 Global Advisory.
1601, Policy, Planning and Infrastructure Development
Raphaël Payet-Burin DKK 100,000
Survey of the rare and endangered bee Osmia maritima BL Norway - BU Transport and Urban Planning.
3504, Spatial planning and landscape architecture
Kaj-Andreas Hanevik DKK 100,000
Life cycle assessment (LCA) of a Carbon Capture Utilization (CCU) process BL Sweden - BU Industry
2212, Project and Process
Karin Carlqvist DKK 75,000
Full scale testing of Geo Grids in base course and subbase course in order to archive savings on materials, with the goal of enhancing sustainability in road construction BL Denmark - BU5 Transportation.
1551, Transportation Infrastructure, DK North
Anne Richter Jungersen DKK 50,000
Non-linear time-domain buffeting response simulations of long-span bridges BL International - BU Transportation International. 1702 Bridges International  Michael Styrk Andersen DKK 100,000 
Analysis and optimization of medical gas and compressed air systems in hospitals BL Norway - BU Buildings. 3201 Buildings Central North  Ole Øiene Smedegård

DKK 50,000

Airborne ground penetrating radar (GPR) for investigation of sub surface peat bog surveys BL Norway - Water and Environment. 3660 Environment Eivind Støren DKK 100,000 
Greenhouse gas assessment of reducing both the inflow and outflow of water into water and sewer pipelines BL Norway - BU Water and Environment. 3604 Regional management, Water 1 Lene Grimsrud DKK 100,000 
Maintenance of nature-based solution - collecting actual cost numbers BL Norway - BU Transport and Urban Planning. 3501 Spatial Planning and Transportation Marianne Berge DKK 100,000 
Survey of rare and endangered bees, and potential new species for Norway due to climate change BL Norway - BU Transport and Urban Planning. 3504 Spatial planning and landscape architecture Kaj-Andreas Hanevik DKK 100,000 
Conference presentation with an innovative format BL Norway - BU Buildings. 3201.05 Acoustics Svein Folkvord DKK 50,000 
Determination of distribution coefficients for PFAS compounds in soil and groundwater BL Denmark - BU Society and Utilities. 1203 Environment and Resources Bo Tegner Bay
DKK 75,000 
Utilization of alternative water resources for the PtX industry BL International - BU Energy International. 1771 Green Fuels and Energy Michelle Lison Rebsdorf DKK 100,000
Professional testing and feedback regarding Bynatur.app - Development of a national method for mapping of urban nature BL Denmark - BU Society and Utilities. 1207 Nature and Areas Torben Ebbensgaard DKK 100,000
Correlation for determination of undrained shear strength in soft soils BL Denmark - BU Transportation. 1531 Transportation, DK Central Emil Brandt DKK 100,000
Doughnut Economics - Development of cross-disciplinary approaches to assist the application of the “Doughnut” ideas to Danish municipalities BL Denmark - BU2 Society & Utilities. Green Transition Advisory Anne-Mette Manelius DKK 100,000
Tool to enhance the results of city-level projects in low urban contexts BL Denmark - BU6 Global Advisory. 1601 Policy, Planning and Infrastructure Development Helle Qwist-Hoffmann DKK 75,000

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