Green Challenge 27 June 2025

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Green Challenge is an educational initiative at DTU, held once every year. The aim is to ensure that future engineers integrate aspects of sustainability in their work.

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Green Challenge

11 February 2025

They want to revolutionize the food industry – with blue mussels

Two DTU students have a solution for how we can meet the endless demand for sustainable protein-rich foods. It's found underwater in the form of blue mussels.

Green Challenge

05 December 2024

Students help the shipping industry become more sustainable

Three DTU students are developing an antibacterial, non-toxic coating for boats. The coating prevents algae from sticking, which means less friction and, therefore, less fuel consumption.
There was a rain of confetti over this year's winners of Green Challenge and Senior Vice President – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Marianne Thellersen (right) after the award ceremony. Photo: Marie Bentzon.

Student Conference

02 July 2024

The Green Challenge student conference offered pitches and big prizes

On Friday, 28 June, sustainability was once again celebrated at the Green Challenge student conference. Here, students presented their green proposals for a sustainable world.

Green Challenge

12 October 2023

Viktor purifies rainwater using chlorine, salt, and electricity

Viktor Ryle Tamstorf, an MSc Eng student at DTU, wants to increase access to clean drinking water. For this purpose, he has developed an award-winning small disinfection unit that can purify rainwater using only chlorine, salt, and electricity.
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For students

Read about how to join Green Challenge, what you can win, different forms of presentation, join the Pitch workshops, tips and tricks, previous projects and Green Ambassadors.

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For companies

Read about how you company can make a difference, projects and collaborations, how you can be a judge, how you can profile your company by presenting a special business award and sponsors.

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About Green Challenge

Read about Green Challenge, the set up on the day itself, all the green challenge activities, Green Week, partners at DTU and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Previous years

Every year Green Challenge is buzzing with committed students, who pitch after pitch present imaginative, innovative and sustainable solutions to the world's challenges. See the winners of previous years.

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