The pioneer centre CAPeX aims to revolutionise the development of materials and power-to-X technologies for the green transition. The centre brings together leading national and international researchers and has received a total grant of DKK 300 million over 13 years. The Novo Nordisk Foundation granted DKK 48.5 million of the total amount.
CAPex is, among other activities, developing more efficient and robust materials to convert water and CO2 into sustainable fuels and chemicals using green power from wind turbines and solar cells.
The most efficient materials used today to produce hydrogen by means of electrolysis are based on rare minerals and earth elements. One of the most important tasks for CAPeX is to develop new sustainable catalysts for electrolysis that are scalable and can be used globally. Another major task is to provide sustainable solutions for, for example, heavy transport and air traffic which can be made so efficient and inexpensive that they can deliver serious contributions to the green transition.
CAPeX was established in close collaboration between (and with co-funding from) the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Danish National Research Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, the Lundbeck Foundation, the Villum Foundation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and the participating universities.
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