Technologies to counter climate change

The United Nations Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, published its 3rd Interim Report on Monday, April 4, 2022. It comes from Working Group III, which works on adapting to climate change, methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere.

Socelleanlæg på DTU Risø Campus — Picture of the solar park on Risø Campus. The park is 2 hectares and produces electricity corresponding to approx. The annual consumption of 120 households, when the gain is taken into account, is that it is bifacial solar cells that harvest sun from both the front and the back. Photo: DTU Photonics.

The IPCC report focuses on the possible technologies that can counteract the climate change we are experiencing. DTU works with several technology areas that can counteract climate change.

The report from the UN Climate Panel were presented at a press conference. Watch the stream of the press conference here.

Technology areas

DTU works with several technology areas that counteract climate change.

Carbon capture

CO2 is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Technologies to capture CO2, store it in the subsoil or use it for the production of e.g. Green fuels are therefore interesting because they can help reduce CO2 emissions.

Power-to-X

Power-to-x converts the green current from wind or sun (power) into something else (x). The X can be, for example, fuels for heavy transport, ships, trucks and planes that cannot use electricity and batteries. In addition, x can be chemicals to produce many of the things that today are made from fossil resources, such as medicine, plastic and paint.

Smart energy systems

A smart energy system includes and connects all our different energy solutions, both existing and future. This means that, for example, electricity, district heating and gas systems will not, as before, function as insulated silos, but be closely connected.

The basis is a digital platform that can ensure connection between the individual parts of the energy system. This applies both between the various energy-producing units, for example between the power plant and the district heating plant, and with consumers.

Experts

Contact the experts working on the green transition.