Research in Biomass and Bioenergy
The research comprises:
Ambitious research goals
We are highly ambitious in terms of our research goals, but we take pride in creating a daily environment where research, creativity, innovation and good colleagues are among the core values.
Biomass for energy
Our currently largest resource of renewable energy is plant biomass, and in a world of climate change and depleting fossil resources the need for biomass to be used for energy and materials will only increase.
This requires more in depth knowledge on biomass itself, new technologies for biomass conversion and a truly sustainable approach from growing biomass in the field to final end use for fuels and chemicals.
Research on molecular and large scale level
Our research is focused on both fundamental and applied aspects of biomass and bioenergy. This includes molecular level interactions between cellulose and enzymes, interactions between water and plant cell walls, large scale processing of wheat straw to 2nd generation bioethanol and the use of enzymes for processing of waste to energy.
We also study the impact of large scale biomass processing on land use and agricultural production. Our aim is to contribute to the development of biomass knowledge and technology providing the highest level of sustainability in terms of optimised use of our land- and biomass resources providing the lowest possible environmental impact.
Collaboration with industry and academia
We have a close collaboration with both industry and academia and currently we are heading the strategic research center biomass for bioenergy (Bio4Bio) on which you can find more information here. Our major industrial partners include Novozymes, Dong Energy, Inbicon, DLF Trifolium, Haldor Topsoe and Maersk.
Modern equipment
Our equipment includes state of the art 3D microscopy and tomography, chromotography and spectroscopy.
Claus Felby, - last update:10 April 2012