Anna Fenger

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12 min
15/September/2022

Biodiversity measures to fast-track renewables deployment

 Protecting the natural environment is central to combating catastrophic climate change. But the scale of growth in renewables capacity puts biodiversity at risk. Developers and investors alike are now placing great emphasis on the environmental footprint of their assets
12 min
14/July/2022

Chemicals’ complex route to green

 Electrification of the energy-intensive chemicals sector is not always possible so finding alternative low-carbon processes is climbing the industry's agenda
10 min
05/May/2022

Denmark sets plans to make businesses pay for their carbon emissions

 A uniform carbon tax across most of Denmark’s economy has broad political support, but clarifying the finer points of the package will decide whether it is accepted by the wider business community
8 min
24/March/2022

Companies face growing employee climate activism

 The climate catastrophe is provoking action in the boardroom as pressure mounts among the workforce. Management teams are changing business plans to be more climate-friendly or risk losing talent
10 min
11/March/2022

Denmark rolls the dice on CCS

 For heavy emitters of carbon, capturing the particle before it hits the atmosphere offers a route to meeting climate change targets. The Danish government is hoping significant investment in the questionable technology will help its hard-to-abate sectors to fulfil ambitions
12 min
21/January/2022

A different X factor

 Using the electricity from renewables and converting it to another energy carrier is nothing new. While many in the energy industry focus on green hydrogen, other researchers are examining the possibility of storing that power as molten salt to help high-temperature processes to decarbonise
12 min
07/December/2021

Market collaborates to accelerate electric truck rollout

 Advancements in technology and increased, though uneven, political support have set the market for electric heavy-duty vehicles in motion. Prices are falling and battery performance is improving but infrastructure remains a barrier
9 min.
27/May/2021

On the hunt for low-carbon aluminium

 Recycling existing aluminium has significant carbon benefits compared to producing brand new material. However, the limited resources cannot keep up with the growing demand. The industry is looking to reduce carbon intensity while maintaining aluminium’s benefits
10 min.
16/April/2021

Wind turbines in a race to become even cleaner

 The growth of wind power capacity is accelerating globally, with 2020 a record year for new installations. But with the expansion comes a growing mass of production waste, emissions from manufacturing and transport, and discarded components from retired machines. The industry’s turbine makers are facing up to the problem but proposed solutions remain commercially immature
10 min
12/February/2021

Investors muscle up and pile on green pressure

 Companies involved in activities that carry high climate-related, financial and reputational risks can no longer be certain of securing funds. Investors today have a choice. Green energy has become a comparatively better bet, with a lower risk profile and demonstrably higher returns. Companies can either realign their business strategies or watch institutional investors walk away
9 min.
20/November/2020

Denmark pays the price of poor decisions in public transport procurement

 Transport is the only sector in Denmark that has seen emissions increase since 1990. New regulation for public procurement and investment in some larger cities has helped to electrify more buses, but electrification of Denmark’s railway network connecting those urban areas is lagging behind
10 min.
16/October/2020

Green buildings are only as clean as the energy used in manufacturing their insulation material

 The most sought after building insulation products will not necessarily be the cheapest and most effective, but those manufactured with the lightest carbon footprint
6 min.
22/June/2020

The role of philanthropic foundations in advancing clean energy

 A big part of speeding up the move away from fossil fuels is scaling up innovation and technology. With an appetite for riskier projects, philanthropic foundations could play an important role in raising some much needed cash
11 min.
04/June/2020

Danish firms want regulatory rewards for climate action

 Politically there is broad support in Denmark for financing the green transition through taxes and a carbon emissions tax proposal has been welcomed by parties across the political spectrum, but industry opposition could ultimately quash the idea
7 min.
20/February/2020

Denmark gets visionary about offshore wind and hydrogen

 The huge scale of offshore wind farms being built in northern Europe is bringing a new understanding of how much electricity can be gleaned from the wind on land and at sea
7 min.
13/February/2020

Palsgaard: Supply chain emissions slow carbon neutral efforts

 A broad range of efforts and investments in energy efficiency and clean energy has allowed Palsgaard to reduce emissions to zero in the majority of its factories
6 min.
16/December/2019

Carlsberg aims to be greenest brewery in the world

 Data is all important in the company’s energy transition
9 min.
07/October/2019

Put consumption at heart of urban energy transition

 Even if many cities are finding it a challenge to meet decarbonisation targets, they have made progress over the last decade and are becoming increasingly ambitious