Innovation

The Folkecenter carries out research and development and is thus very innovative in the field of renewable energy technology. The engineers and biologists constantly work on new products related to the environment in cooperation with the customers. Experiments are carried out, which lead to the production of prototypes and demonstration facilities in the fields of wave energy, solar cells, and vegetable oil and hydrogen for transportation.

Carbon neutrality

The Folkecenter is of course very occupied with reducing CO2-emissions. The goal is that all people try to be carbon neutral. In Denmark, we release an average of 10 tons of CO2 per person, of which 60 % comes from our personal use of electricity, transportation, heat, and material goods.

There are several strategies that you can use to reduce pollution and become carbon neutral, for example, you can heat your house using wood pellets, geothermal power or heat pumps instead of oil. Electricity produced by windmills and solar cells is also carbon neutral. It is also possible to make your transportation carbon neutral by driving electric cars or cars, which run on vegetable oil or hydrogen.

Saving energy

An important measure is of course to save energy, and the green village demonstrates a number of energy-saving alternatives from the low-energy houses to small things in your daily household.