Prostaglandins are crucial signal molecules in humans, and important drug molecules (also as analogs). PGF2-alpha is biosynthesized in two steps from arachidonic acid (ARA). Currently made by chemical synthesis, long pathways give low yields. We will make a bio-conversion system that makes PGF2-alpha from ARA or glucose, and ID an enzyme that turns PGF2-alpha into an ideal precursor for making the drug Latanoprost. The resulting new process will be greener and more profitable.

I HYDROdecision implementeres state-of-the-art forskning inden for machine learning og stokastisk modellering i et beslutningsstøtteværktøj til optimal administration af grundvandsressourcen i Danmark. Projektets fokus ligger på at kunne foretage hurtige beregninger af effekter og risici ved påvirkning på grundvandet samt præsentere usikkerhedsestimater for at opnå et komplet beslutningsstøttegrundlag.

Det primære formål med projektet er at udvikle nye komponenter, som kan forlænge og øge effektiviteten af silikonebaserede skibsmalinger. Dette vil kunne bidrage til malingsindustriens rolle i den grønne omstilling inden for den maritime sektor. Mere specifikt vil projektet undersøge sammenhængen mellem design af 'releaseolier' og deres indvirkning på biocidfrie malingssystemer. Det endelige mål er at skabe copolymerer, der effektivt forbedrer og forlænger malingernes levetid.

Danish and European green energy goals and the geopolitical situation makes energy storage diversification ever more crucial. However, the Danish energy storage is dominated by externally acquired chemical/electrochemical batteries. These batteries have limited lifetimes and charging-discharging cycles making recycling problematic and expensive. In this context, we explore an alternative solution to utility scale storage: Flywheel Energy Storage Systems (FESS). With theoretically unlimited number of charging/discharging cycles, reduced costs and manufacturing in Denmark FESS need 25% increase in energy density to compete against the battery solutions. Current market solutions cannot address this issue due to their limits set by design and material concepts. HyFly gathers a sole Danish FESS producer and provider, an advanced composite manufacturer, carbon nanomaterial manufacturer, the material and technology developer and the academia to explore and commercialize graded hybrid composite materials and optimized structural and material design of the FESS rotor. The aim is to increase the speed of the rotor through synergistic developments of production techniques and material and structural designs. This project will map the effects of each component on the final energy density. With the expected energy density increase of min. 25% funding received will be equally spent between the research and development stages, from the material nano- and microscale, up to market solution.