Research & Innovation

The Grundfos Foundation has awarded an initial 40 million DKK (5.35 MEUR) donation to Aarhus University to support the start up of EIT Water: the newest Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.

Cleaner water, new answers to climate change and more innovation. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has designated a new Knowledge and Innovation Community to drive Europe’s development of water technology over the next 15 years – and the winning project will be headquartered in Denmark.

With support from the Grundfos Foundation, researchers at DTU have developed new theoretical knowledge that contributes to a better understanding of the dynamics of turbulence. A new DKK 12.5 million grant allows the continued work of developing the understanding of turbulence.

Traditionally, reduction of phosphorus in lakes has been achieved by either digging up the sediment or by adding aluminium, which binds the phosphorus. Both are radical interventions that can have a negative effect on a lake’s ecosystem.

The first mapping of water technology research in Denmark, which aims to provide insight into and create dialogue on the further development of the conditions for water technology research, reveals a large backlog in public research funding compared to other industries.

The artificial intelligence (AI) market is seeing explosive growth. This is cause for both excitement and concern. The dilemmas are piling up – for what is the significance of AI technologies for the individual and society? In a groundbreaking project supported by the Grundfos Foundation, a research group will investigate the tension between technology, ethics, regulation and value creation in the new world of AI.

This programme funds research enabling closed-loop water use and scalable use of remanufacturing

This programme aims to bring Danish water research back to a leadership position with relevance for the water agenda of the future.