At FOM Technologies, we are aware that the shipping and transportation of goods is an impact area that relates directly to our greenhouse gas emissions scope 3. It is therefore considered important to us as a company to establish awareness and transparency of our emissions in this area. This is to build incentives for future improvements and to do our best to minimize our negative impact on the environment through the shipping and transportation of goods. Being an SME, FOM recognizes that our ability to impact large shipping concerns might not be great, therefore our main focus for the near future will lie in striving to opt for sustainable options.

Client visits used to be an inevitable part of our work to ensure that equipment would be appropriately installed. This usually required employees with technical expertise to be physically present at the client site. However, during the pandemic, this proved to be challenging. As a response, we have developed a “plug-and-play” solution allowing our clients to set up the equipment themselves under our online supervision. As a result, we have decreased our scope 3 emissions from business travel in 2022. Going forward, we will use online supervision, when possible, to limit the emissions caused by business travel.

The decision to buy our equipment from partners within a relatively short travel distance from Copenhagen also has the benefit of limiting scope 3 emissions related to transportation in the supply chain, as no long-haul flights are required.

Energy consumption in the world is increasing and new solutions for renewable energy need to be developed. At FOM Technologies, we believe that one of the main solutions to solving climate challenges and creating a sustainable future is through the development of technology that supports sustainable innovations. Therefore, it is our core business to support more climate-friendly technologies by enabling the development of, primarily, energy storage and energy harvesting by providing innovative coating solutions. 

Coating is generally a very wasteful activity in terms of resources. Looking at, for instance, spin coating, up to 90% of chemicals or materials are wasted in the process. At FOM Technologies, it is at the core of our business to regenerate the coating industry by ensuring less waste in the coating process. Although this is a well-known technology, the uniqueness of our products and application knowledge helps universities and industrial companies meet today’s needs of coating in the transformation towards a renewable energy future. This is an agenda that we are proud to be part of.

The technology of slot-die coating is revolutionary but it also has its limitations as the technology currently only allows for smaller areas to be coated in one go. In 2022, we have been part of research projects to expand the coating area to optimize the use of slot-die coating e.g., for solar panels. 

In addition to our research and innovation efforts, it is very much in our hearts to disseminate the abilities of slot-die coating technology. This happens both through social media efforts and expert insights blogs as well as putting a focus on attending conferences for new learning opportunities and contributions to our scientific research field.