Copenhagen Business News

Cowi and Danfoss will implement the first large-scale district heating system in China for several million EUR over a period of three years. The district heating solution utilizes excess heat from a local steel plant.

Yet another important part of Denmark’s campaign to go green has fallen into place: a Green Entrepreneur House. For the first time, specific services have been brought together to support the development of green entrepreneurs. The services are also targeted to make sure that these entrepreneurs develop into successful Danish companies.

Et længerevarende fokus på lavenergibyggeri i Egedal Kommune samt Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommunes mål om i 2020 at være en af Nordeuropas førende vidensbyer giver styrke til erhvervsklynger i hovedstadsregionen og øger dermed den internationale konkurrencekraft.

The number of foreigners in Copenhagen with a Master’s degree or PhD has grown by 22 percent over the last five years. This is increasing the productivity of local businesses by up to 15 percent and creating growth in the Capital Region of Denmark.

Recent figures from Statistics Denmark show that companies in the Capital Region of Denmark invested more than 1.4 billion EUR in research and development in 2011. This represents 78 percent of total corporate investment nationwide.

Lower corporate tax rate, reduced energy taxation and better access to financing are elements of a new Danish growth plan that will improve conditions for doing business in Denmark.

Never before has the Danish Council for Strategic Research granted so much funding to climate and environmental research.

Dream Broker, a Finnish software growth company producing online video solutions, opens an office in Denmark.

The new Smart Grid Strategy brings Danish consumers a significant step closer to managing their own energy consumption.

University of Copenhagen grants EUR 5 million to focus on storage of solar energy and develop solar cells produced from organic material.

A total of 12.1 million passengers have rated 395 airports worldwide in the Skytrax international survey of passenger satisfaction, and the conclusion is clear: Copenhagen Airport has the world's best and most friendly security process.

Over the next ten years no less than 45.6 billion euros will be invested in infrastructure in Denmark. This is according to new calculations, carried out by the Danish newspaper, Børsen.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Fudan University in China are to collaborate on a new centre opening on 16 April 2013 at the University of Copenhagen. The Fudan-European Centre for Modern and Comparative China Studies will be the first of its kind in Europe with a focus on research into the interaction between China and Europe.

Denmark has been placed third in the EU’s annual innovation ranking. This third place underlines the toughness of international competition and the need for an even stronger Danish innovation system.

I januar besøgte Københavns overborgmester, Copenhagen Capacity og Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster Silicon Valley for at markedsføre Københavns smart city-kompetencer og –muligheder. Amerikanske Cisco har nu været på genbesøg, og to pilotprojekter inden for smart borgerservice er planlagt til gavn for Københavns borgere og turister.

Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador Corps (GWA) har fået ny sekretariatschef. Charlotte Nilausen kommer fra et job med stor international berøringsflade, og hun glæder sig til arbejdet med at markedsføre København.

I marts deltog Copenhagen Capacity som vanligt ved verdens største ejendomsmesse MIPIM i Cannes. Branchen har genvundet optimismen, og Copenhagen Capacitys havde besøg af flere interesserede internationale investorer på sin populære stand, der havde næsten lige så mange partnere og sponsorer som før finanskrisen.

Earlier this month Pepe Anevski, chef at the Copenhagen restaurant Umami, won the World Sushi Cup 2013.

The Danish Business Authority has had great success with its digital registration, which makes it easier to set up a business in Denmark.

Denmark has again won one of the prestigious MIPIM Awards which are often compared to the film industry’s Palme d'Or. The award was given at MIPIM, one of the world's largest real estate fairs in Cannes, which took place last week.