Risø participates in the Festival of Research

At Stændertorvet you can hear about fusion energy. Fusion energy has the potential of becoming the sustainable and renewable energy source of the future. In a fusion power plant light atomic nuclei are melting together into a large atomic nucleus and energy is released. The process imitates how the sun produces energy. Fusion technology permits you to get just as much energy from one litre of water as you get from 300 litres of oil.

Fuel cells - the climate-friendly energy technology of the future - are also represented. In a fuel cell, fuel and the oxygen from the air is transformed into electricity with heat, CO2 and water as by-products. The chemical energy of the fuel is converted into electricity. Fuel cells can be used in many different sizes, from small systems providing power for your mobile phone or laptop to plants for cars, power planted heat for individual houses and also power plants in megawatt-size.


Risø DTU is going to present suggestions for the transport of the future such as our Toyota Prius and Ford Flexifuel. Both lead the way towards more renewable energy in the transport sector, an urgent necessity in order to bend the CO2 curve. The ford runs on biofuel made from plant waste like straw. The toyota is a hybrid car. It has an internal combustion engine and an electric motor connected to batteries in the car. The batteries can be charged with sustainable energy from the wind, the sun and waves and in this way the car can be part of the energy system.

Finally, Risø wants to show how research turns into business. Risø DTU works systematically with what we call need-driven innovation. Through dialogue with businesses, users and experts, Risø seeks out technological problems with a market potential which we have the competencies to solve. The new product concepts which are developed are implemented either in existing businesses or newly established businesses. An example of this is the development of a bio chair made from plants.

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