By measuring the height of the grass in the field, drones can help identify areas in seed grass fields that are often affected by grass lodging. The method allows farmers to counteract the lodging in time and thus avoid yield losses.

On 22 May 2015, Aarhus University is inaugurating an HTL pilot plant at AU Foulum. The new plant converts organic materials such as grass or organic waste into bio-crude oil, which can replace fossil oil for producing fuels and chemicals. The plant is based on newly developed, ground-breaking technologies.