Crop Industry News: Denmark
25 March 2011
$40M International Grant for Wheat Rust Research DENMARK - A grant of $40 million over the next five years has been given to international research in fighting deadly strains of wheat rust. Scientists from Aarhus University will play a central...
24 March 2011
Danish Wheat Yields StagnatingDENMARK - Scientists from the Aarhus Faculty of Agricultural Sciences have analysed possible causes for the merely modest increase in winter wheat yields that have been observed in recent years. ...
16 February 2011
Close to Identifying Leaching Risk Areas in Denmark DENMARK - Scientists are close to being able to identify the areas in Denmark that are most vulnerable to the leaching of pesticides. ...
08 February 2011
Increased Working Width Gives Improved YieldsDENMARK - Reduced axle load and increased working width in agricultural machinery are two of the most important parameters for minimising yield losses due to traffic with heavy machinery in clover-grass,...
03 February 2011
Faster Spray Speed Is Not Efficient or EffectiveDENMARK - Even though a larger area can be sprayed by driving quickly over the field with the sprayer, it is not always the most efficient solution. ...
20 August 2010
Call for Action over Growing Threat of Wheat RustsDENMARK - Danish scientists have called for international action to fight escalating threat of wheat rusts....
30 July 2010
Next Wheat Varieties Selected Under StressDENMARK - Stress is being used to select the wheat of the future at the universities of Aarhus and Copenhagen. ...
19 March 2010
Agromek Show Turns to Alternate-Year CycleDENMARK - In the future, Agromek will be held every other year. Agromek 2010 will be on 30 November to 3 December at ita usual venue, Herning....
03 February 2010
Environmentally Harmful Impurities in Mineral FertilisersDENMARK - The content of harmful impurities in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds and other substances in mineral fertiliser has been assessed and results published in a new report....
06 January 2010
Increasing Wind Turbine ReliabilityDENMARK - Funding has been granted for a new centre at Risø DTU to increase the operating reliability of wind turbines: The Danish Council for Strategic Research's Programme Commission on...
05 January 2010
Smart Wind Turbines Can Predict the WindDENMARK - Risø DTU has recently completed the world's first successful test on a wind turbine with a laser-based anemometer built into the spinner in order to increase electricity generation....
21 December 2009
Solar Could Meet 15 Per Cent of US ElectricityCOPENHAGEN - Leaders representing the US solar energy industry reported the potential of solar energy to meet 15 per cent of US energy needs by 2020 at an UNFCCC press briefing in the Bella Center,...
11 December 2009
PRAJ and Novozymes Collaborate on BiofuelsDENMARK - PRAJ, a leading company in biofuel technology and plants, and enzyme provider to the biofuel industry Novozymes are to collaborate on advanced biofuels....
09 December 2009
US Backs Partnership with Brazil over BiofuelsDENMARK - In an event sponsored by Brazil, on the fringe of the Copenhagen Climate Change conference, looking at the impact of biofuels on greenhouse gas emissions, the head of the United States...
19 November 2009
Prince Inaugurates Straw Ethanol PlantDENMARK - Danish Prince Joachim this week inaugurated one of the world's first and largest bioethanol plants in Kalundborg in Denmark, where ethanol will be produced from straw....
16 September 2009
Denmark Builds Worlds Largest Offshore Wind FarmDENMARK - The world's largest offshore wind farm, with an estimated capacity of 209 megawatts, will begin operation tomorrow. ...
02 September 2009
Keep Warm with Danish CrownDENMARK - It may be hard to imagine right now, but the heating season is almost upon the country, and Danes must gradually get used to the idea of turning up their radiators again. Few people...
08 July 2009
Pigs and Willow Go Well TogetherDENMARK - Energy crops can become the new partners in organic pig farming. Tentative results from trials with free-ranging pigs look promising. ...
15 June 2009
Large International Seminar on Bioenergy in FoulumDENMARK - Around 100 scientists, advisers and representatives from the bioenergy industry are expected to attend a large international seminar on bioenergy at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences...
11 May 2009
Farm Manure as Energy in Green Growth PlanDENMARK - The Danish government has just launched a DKr 13.5 billion Green Growth plan that will ensure better conditions for the country's nature and environment while allowing agriculture to...
06 May 2009
Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm for TenderDENMARK - The Danish Energy Agency is now publishing the tender for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Kattegat west of the island of Anholt....
16 April 2009
Conference is Precursor to Climate Change MeetingDENMARK - Nordic Bioenergy 2009 in Denmark next month will open by setting the scene for the future business opportunities of bioenergy....
24 March 2009
Drop in Energy Consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> EmissionsDENMARK - Danish energy consumption fell in 2008 by 3.0 per cent to 837 PJ. At the same time, emissions of CO2 fell by 5.9 per cent according to the preliminary energy statistics for 2008 from...
Technical Course in Offshore Wind EnergyDENMARK - The Wind Energy Division at Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy offers a unique technical course in offshore wind energy....
12 March 2009
New Renewables Meeting Global Electricity DemandDENMARK - With adequate financial and political support, renewable energy technologies like wind and photovoltaics could supply 40 per cent of the world's electricity by 2050, according to findings...
Rubber Reducing Loads on Turbine BladesDENMARK - The trailing edge of wind turbine blades can be manufactured in an elastic material that makes it possible to control the shape of the trailing edge, according to research at the Risø...
24 February 2009
New Enzymes for Cellulosic EthanolDENMARK - Danish company Novozymes has cut cellulosic ethanol enzyme costs by more than half and is on track to deliver the first commercially viable enzymes by 2010 - an important step on the...
20 February 2009
78 Million DKK for Cellulosic Ethanol ProjectDENMARK - The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) under the Danish Energy Agency has awarded BioGasol a 78 million DKK (€10.4 million) grant for a demonstration...
13 February 2009
Transport With No CO<sub>2</sub> EmissionsDENMARK - Scientists, industry and authorities at home and abroad will meet on 17 and 18 March 2009 at DTU for a two day workshop to discuss how we get a transport sector with less CO2 emissions....
23 January 2009
Conference on Energy SolutionsDENMARK - The world is facing major challenges with regard to climate change and security of energy supply. At the same time it is necessary to provide energy services to accomodate economic...
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