Living Lab 2: Aalborg, Denmark

Regional Profile & 
Vision

Centered at the Port of Aalborg, LL2 will treat the industrial park as a “living organism.” The vision is to master the Water-Energy Nexus, proving that industrial wastewater can serve as a vital feedstock for the green fuel (Power-to-X) economy.

Technical & Digital Solutions

Technical tests will include an Industrial Park Microgrid and a Water Treatment Train for PtX Ultrapure Water production. Digital efforts will focus on the OSS Energy platform and Vulnerability Assessments (SERVE).

Governance & Methodology

LL2 will utilize the S-LCA (Social Life Cycle Assessment) to monitor how port expansion will affect the local community, ensuring that technological growth will not come at a social cost.

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Targeted Impact

Infrastructure

Expects to successfully install PtX water treatment units and microgrid systems.

Digital

Aims to engage >800 stakeholders and generate >25 OSS platform outputs.

Resources

Will target making 15+ MaaS platform resources available for industrial sharing.

Brochures

Partners Involved

Port of Aalborg (Port of Aalborg Research & Development ApS and Port of Aalborg Logistics A/S), Aalborg Municipality, Aalborg University, and Ultraaqua AS.
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Located in the Port of Aalborg’s industrial park, this Living Lab is dedicated to creating a resilient, climate-neutral energy community. It will test an advanced industrial microgrid system that integrates solar and wind power with battery storage, enabling the park to operate independently during periods of high collective grid emissions. Furthermore, the site will demonstrate advanced wastewater treatment technologies designed to produce ultrapure water for green hydrogen (Power-to-X) production, while repurposing membrane reject streams for sustainable crop irrigation.