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Delve into the transformative role of energy islands in the Danish and European green transition. Join an insightful webinar on the topic on 7 October 7 at 8:30 AM 💡 Together with experts from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Ørsted, Energinet, we will discuss how offshore wind and hydrogen integration can transform our energy systems, while we also will discuss some of the challenges we still need to overcome in order to realize the potential. Register here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dcvWPhUz

With the iconic New York City skyline as a backdrop, we had the pleasure to host a series of leading energy companies, international experts, policy makers, and various stakeholders at a series of events at the annual Climate Week and Sustainability Summit in New York City. COWI and Equinor co-hosted a panel discussion in a packed conference hall at Hudson Yards. Here, we discussed the valuable lessons learned from the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project in New York Bay. Empire Wind 1 will generate clean, renewable, and affordable energy for over 400,000 homes and businesses across New York State, while reducing carbon emissions by over 1.6 million tons per year. The lessons from Empire Wind hold global relevance, so we took a dive into how they can be applied to other projects worldwide. Thanks to panelists Scott Lundin, Amisha Patel, Tone Søndergaard, and Jan Behrendt Ibsø. Additionally, we had the privilege of hosting an insightful roundtable on scaling sustainable fuels and offshore wind in the US with the participation of leading companies, state institutions, investors, and industry experts. "Taking an active part in Climate Week and the Sustainability Summit for the third time forms part of our commitment to sustainability, renewables, and climate change," says Jan Behrendt Ibsø, Group Senior Vice President, Renewables and PtX at @COWI. Luckily, there was also a chance to socialise and share a drink with our clients, partners, and other stakeholders. We would like to express our gratitude to our co-hosts energyRe and Denmark In New York (The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for their excellent cooperation. And thank you to everyone who joined us at our events. We are grateful for your participation, and we look forward to continued collaborations and exciting developments in the future!

Equipping the next generation of professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to drive the future of sustainable energy 🌍📕📙📚 We are proud to announce a new partnership with The Renewable Construction Academy (RECOA). COWI will collaborate with RECOA to co-develop a cutting-edge educational programme focused on offshore wind energy, direct electrification, and green fuel production. The aim is to equip a cohort of renewable energy professionals with the skills needed to drive the energy transition in the years to come. RECOA’s stated mission is to provide industry-relevant education to increase the efficiency and build-out of renewable energy projects globally – all to help the world grow in a more sustainable direction. This couldn’t be a better match for us. The partnership has already kicked off with developing the first courses in offshore geosciences, starting with “Site & Survey Data Fundamentals”. "We are thrilled to welcome COWI as an Academy Partner, joining forces to shape the future of renewable energy education. This partnership embodies our shared commitment to accelerating the global green transition, starting with developing the Geoscience course series, which will equip renewable professionals—across the organisations—with critical offshore geoscience knowledge and applicable skillsets. By combining COWI's decades of innovative expertise with RECOA's educational framework, global reach and dedication to practical and impactful learning, we are paving the way for the next generation of professionals in sustainable energy," says Martin Schnoor Warming, Founder and Managing Partner, the Renewable Construction Academy.

Gothenburg's underground giant! Join us for a quick tour of The Westlink's impressive fan station and columns at Korsvägen station. The Westlink consists of eight kilometers of rail, more than six kilometers of which are in tunnels beneath the center of Gothenburg, Sweden. The purpose of the West Link is to enable more people to commute and work in different places in the Gothenburg region. The project will make it possible to travel by train to several stations in Gothenburg instead of just one. The pictures show the huge fan station blasted out at Korsvägen station. The fan station is 55 meters long, 26 meters wide and 28 meters high. The fan station will be equipped with ventilation equipment that will supply the station and tunnels with air. The concrete columns shown in the picture were designed by COWI as a unique solution to replace rock columns in hard rock conditions. The use of concrete columns to support rock vaults is unusual in itself, but to do so in the hard type of rock found at Korsvägen in Gothenburg makes the solution unique. The columns will eventually be loaded with rock from the massive tunnel roof. The weight of the raw rock mass is expected to reach up to approximately 20,000 tons per column (and with other loads and safety factors considered, up to nearly 35,000 tons). Facts about the West Link Project: 🚈 Eight kilometers of double track, including a six-kilometer rail tunnel, under the city of Gothenburg 🚈 Three underground stations 💰 Estimated cost of €3.3 billion 📅  Expected to open in 2030 👨💻 Client: West Link Contractors (NCC and German company Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG Photo cred: Jonas Zachrisson

Green cities make people thrive - but what actually works? 🌲🏡🌲   In recent decades, cities around the world have responded to some of the biggest urban challenges of our time by implementing various green solutions. Trees and parks are used to counteract problems related to overheating and so-called heat islands. Trees and shrubs are used to absorb the CO₂ of cities and reduce noise and air pollution. Greening of roadsides, walls and roofs is used to counteract the biodiversity crisis by creating habitats for different animal species. And urban spaces are made greener and more inviting to create vibrant cities for people with a greater quality of life and health. Therefore, it is crucial right now to ask the question: Which of the green city's measures have a real effect? And what instruments? And what effects? Meet COWI's Stine Ilum and learn more in this video 👇

Did you know that Green Lighthouse was the first net-zero public building in Denmark with a carbon-neutral energy consumption based on the building operation? 💡 Green Lighthouse was finished in 2009 and opened its doors in connection with the COP15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen the same year where it served as a display window for sustainable Danish architecture and technical skills during the conference. The project became a precedent for the building’s classification 2020 as an example of solutions to fulfil the requirements for a low energy consumption building (when the primary energy consumption for heating, ventilation, cooling and warm water per m² heated floor area doesn’t exceed 20 kWh/m² per year). The building was inspired by the sundial and the movement of the sun around the building. The sun actually plays a dominant role on the project, as it is also the main energy provider for all three floors covering an area of 950 m². The building makes use of Copenhagen’s efficient district heating system combined with an adsorption heatpump, solar cells, solar heating and cooling and seasonal ground storage for energy supply. The large, open spaces, the roof windows and the tall facade windows keep the use of electric lighting at a minimum and creates a spacious atmosphere for the visitors. Today, the building houses student services for the Faculty of Science from the University of Copenhagen. COWI provided consulting services and was responsible for developing the energy concept. The project was brought to life together with CCO Architects and Hellerup Byg in corporation with VELUX, VELFAC and Københavns Kommune. Photos: Martin Toft Burchardi Bendtsen and Andreas Trier Mørch. 

"Transforming lives with infrastructure" is the theme for this year's FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference, and last night three experts within the field were celebrated with Associate Project and Market Director, Mads Brandt Rasmussen, as the receiver of the 2024 Future Leader Award for his talent and potential in the engineering sector. We couldn’t be more proud!🏆👏 These days, Mads is helping electrify 1,500 kilometres of Danish railway when he’s not serving as a member of the board in COWI Holding A/S or engaging in the industry through FIDIC - International Federation of Consulting Engineers and Foreningen af Rådgivende Ingeniører, FRI. The Future Leader Award is given by FIDIC at the annual Global Infrastructure Conference in Geneva to praise “the outstanding talent and potential within the engineering sector, recognising individuals who are poised to make significant contributions to the field”. An independent judging panel chose Mads because of his professional contributions as well as his active involvement in attracting new engineers to the consulting engineering industry. Niels Henrik Kjær Jensen, Vice President at COWI and Mads’s immediate manager, says: “Mads is driving some of our largest multidisciplinary projects, taking leadership and setting the direction to achieve our goals. He is also exceptionally good at recognising colleagues and getting them involved, and that is the essence of leadership in my opinion. Congratulations, Mads, on the well-deserved recognition!” Also, huge congratulations to Rahim Ahmad, P.Eng., Associated Engineering and Dilini Gamage, Hairu Engineering Consultancy, the two other award recipients at the conference 🎉 #FIDICGIC24 #wearecowi

100 MW Expansion of Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant  The sprawling city of Reykjavik, Iceland relies 100% on geothermal energy for its heating needs. The city's growth calls for more heating, and COWI has won a tender by ON Power for a 100 MWth expansion of the district heating plant in the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant. The ongoing expansion of the Hellisheidi power plant will increase the heating output from 200 MWth to 300 MWth. The scope of the project, awarded to COWI in Iceland (formerly Mannvit), includes all engineering design, preparation of tender documents, and assistance until commissioning. The new extension of the plant is expected to be fully operational in 2026. 🌍 Once completed, the combined capacity of the Hellisheidi plant will be 303 MWe and 300 MWth. This significant increase in output will make Hellisheidi one of the largest geothermal power plants globally. ON Power is the owner and operator of the plant that produces hot water for domestic heating in the capital area of Reykjavik, some 24 km away. COWI in Iceland has served as the owner's engineer since the beginning of the project and in this tender, COWI was selected from a pool of three bidders. Based on the client's high expectations for its consultants' technical skills, the win is a true testament to COWI's capabilities. We are thankful for the opportunity to continue working for ON Power on this exciting renewable energy project.  Circular Economy at its Finest ♻️ Next to the power plant, ON Power has placed a "Geothermal Park." The park encompasses a wide range of operations by third-party operators that utilize the resources from the geothermal plant. The park is a prime example of a circular economy, where CarbFix and Climeworks capture CO₂ and store it by pumping it underground, where it mineralizes. VAXA Impact Nutrition's algae cultivation production facility converts clean energy into food, producing the most sustainable crop in the world; microalgae rich in Omega-3 and protein. GeoSilica produces a 100% natural silica mineral supplement from geothermal fluids used in the power plant.  For more info on the plant 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNKTkFiJ #geothermal #geothermalenergy #zeroemission

Hva koster det å drifte naturbaserte løsninger som åpne bekker, gresskledde grøfter og regnbed? 🕵♂️ En ny COWI-rapport retter søkelyset på hvordan norske kommuner planlegger og prioriterer ulike tiltak. 🏛 Målet er at innsikten vil kunne bidra til bedre planlegging og kutt i driftskostnader. 💸 Truls Kolnes og Marianne Berge i COWI har jobbet fram rapporten. De deler sine erfaringer med Samferdsel & Infrastruktur, du kan lese mer om det her: https://lnkd.in/dKvnq_TX

Come hang out with our climbing inspectors and BaTMan! 🦇 Bridge inspectors David Detterberg and Jarmo Koskinen recently performed a main inspection of Oceanpiren in Helsingborg, Sweden. The bridge is a unique construction consisting of a 220-metres-long pedestrian and bicycle bridge floating above the water. During the inspection a few shortcomings were detected in relations to maintenance such as the lack of attachment points for climbers and ladders. “These experiences are valuable in coming bridge designs. It is important that inspection and documentation of maintenance of the bridge is thought into the design early in the process,” says David Detterberg. After the inspection, all information is documented in the BaTMan (Bridge and Tunnel Management) system for Trafikverket (the Swedish road) directory, which is also used by some Swedish municipalities. The inspection team included David Detterberg, Jarmo Koskinen, Birgitta Rörström, Stefan Birgersson and Ozan Altan.