𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴

The Grundfos Foundation has granted a mapping of water technology research and research infrastructure in Denmark.

The purpose of the mapping is to give water-related companies a better overview of research environments and R&D infrastructure aiming to strengthen their innovation work, and thereby strengthening their international competitiveness and exports.

The mapping analysis identifies international strength positions and improvement opportunities, which give decision-makers a better basis for strengthening the framework conditions for research-based water innovation in Denmark. This includes uncovering in which areas the research and the research infrastructure can be suitably strengthened in the light of the current and future market opportunities, which are immensely linked to the climate and environmental challenges.

Key findings:

• From a research standpoint, Denmark stands strong internationally, but several other countries are advancing and challenging Denmark’s strong position.
• Danish water technology research environments are generally small and fragmented, which makes them vulnerable.

Danish research environments are characterized by a unique and open collaboration between research environments and the supply sector. However, relationships between industry and universities are few.

The mapping analysis is based on several elements:

• In-depth interviews with research leaders from all relevant research environments, as well as companies and utilities.
• A tailored bibliometric analysis of the scope and quality of the research.
• Analysis of the development in the governmental research and innovation grants targeting the water technology area.
• Analysis of research environments and research infrastructure for innovation collaboration between companies and researchers.

In the analysis, water technology is limited to the piped water cycle, as well as technologies for stormwater management in cities.

The analysis compares Danish water technology research with some of the strongest research environments in water technology internationally.

The analysis also contains a comparison of funding to the water technology area in Denmark with the robotics and wind turbine industry.

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