MILJÖTEKNIKMINGEL 2010
Industrial Ecology: Natural Business for Östergötland
Leo Baas
From Two Natural Systems to....:
…..One natural symbiosis system: Can Industrial Ecology mimick Nature?
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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
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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
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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 cooperative links between/among
them
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Industrial Ecology Research Programme
Towards a 100%
Renewable Resources
Östergötland
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Next steps: Research Projects in 2010
Greenhouses: utilization of rest heat and CO2 in niche markets
Synergies for 1st generation bio-fuels
Landfill mining
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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
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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
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Decoupling CO2
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Decoupling CO2
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Greenhouse project: A System concept
O2
Sunlight
Power
Plant
CO2 & NOx
Biofuel
Airlift
system
Farm-water media
Water & heat
Rest heat
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100% Resource Recovery in Östergötland
IERP researches the stimulation of 100% RR in
Östergötland through dialogues with a Strong
Network of Stakeholders from:
• Industry
• Agriculture
• Regional and Local Government
• Academia
• Special Task groups
• ?? Citizens
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From regional efficiency to a sustainable industrial district 15
100% RR Östergötland
The clock for social change needs time
• Acknowledgement:
• Vision:
• Trust:
Evaluation projects
Transition to Sustainable
industrial districts/region
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
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Innovations: Out of the Box thinking
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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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Dialoger med intressenter
Jag strävar efter ett gott samarbete med er för ingångar till sådana hållbara processer
Tack
för möjligheten att arbeta med detta
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Tack så mycket för att ni kom
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