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MILJÖTEKNIKMINGEL 2010. Industrial Ecology: Natural Business for Östergötland Leo Baas From Two Natural Systems to....:. ….. One natural symbiosis system: Can Industrial Ecology mimick Nature?. Agreement Tekniska Verken and Linköping University.
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MILJÖTEKNIKMINGEL 2010 Industrial Ecology: Natural Business for Östergötland Leo Baas From Two Natural Systems to....:
…..One natural symbiosis system: Can Industrial Ecology mimick Nature?
Agreement Tekniska Verken and Linköping University • Tekniska Verken and Linköping University agreed about funding a 10-year Industrial Ecology Research Programme connected to a new chair in Industrial Ecology (www.iei.liu.se/envtech) • The Long term Industrial Ecology Research Programme 2009 – 2019 will continuously perform and evaluate sustainability projects with respect to industrial symbiosis, waste to energy, clean technology and bio fuel applications through the results of Ph.D., Staff, and M.Sc. Thesis research
Industrial ecology definition Characteristics of industrial ecology turn environmental problems into business opportunities by applying wide system boundaries, using resources efficiently and by cooperating through resource sharing • Definition used in the ”marketing” of the concept as an umbrella for environmentally driven regional development in Östergötland Eklund, 2009
Industrial Ecology/Symbiosis Industrial Symbiosis is seen as a process whereby materials, water, energy and informational flows between and among companies are investigated with the objective of developing and improving co-operative links between/among them
Industrial Ecology Research Programme Towards a 100% Renewable Resources Östergötland
Next steps: Research Projects in 2010 • Greenhouses: utilization of rest heat and CO2 in niche markets • Synergies for 1st generation bio-fuels • Landfill mining
Rotterdam Industrial Symbiosis • INES Project 1994-1997 Research & Feasibility Projects (Delft/EUR) • INES Mainport Project 1999-2002 Dissemination & Stakeholder building • Sustainable Enterprises 2003-2010 Innovation through Strategic Decision-making platform
Rotterdam Industrial Symbiosis The Strategy Platform – Sustainable Enterprises In the Rotterdam Harbour and Industry Complex – as Strong Network of Stakeholders from: • Industry • National and Local Government • Academia • Special Task groups • Environmental Advocacy Organisation
Greenhouse project: A System concept O2 Sunlight CO2 & NOx Power Plant Biofuel Airlift system Farm-water media Water & heat Rest heat
100% Resource Recovery in Östergötland IERP researches the stimulation of 100% RR in Östergötland throughdialogues with a Strong Network of Stakeholders from: • Industry • Agriculture • Regional and Local Government • Academia • Special Task groups • ?? Citizens
From regional efficiency to a sustainable industrial district
100% RR Östergötland The clock for social change needs time • Acknowledgement: Evaluation projects • Vision: Transition to Sustainable industrial districts/region • Trust: Goodwill and Competence built up on dialogues • Long term programme: IERC programme 2009 – 2019: Transition on the basis of reflexive evaluation of sustainability projects in practice
Saudi Arabia is running out of sand Recent studies are showing that sand, once Saudi Arabia’s most common commodity (outside of oil) is now becoming almost as scarce as water. It now appears that due to the high quality of Saudi sand for building projects in Bahrain and other Persian Gulf locations sand is now becoming scarce. SBA no.67
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