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- Baas, Leenard, 1946-, et al.
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Bio-resource production on the basis of Industrial Ecology in four European harbours, harbour cities and their region
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In: Économie Circulaire et Écosystémes Portuaires (Circular Economy and Port Ecosystems). - Paris : Foundation Sefacil. - 9782847698428 ; , s. 223-242
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This chapter re ects the design and starting performance of the Symbiotic bio- Energy Port Integration with Cities by 2020 project (EPIC 2020). The EPIC 2020 project is coordinated by the city of Malmö and is performed in four harbour cities: Malmö in Sweden, Mantova in Italy, Navipe-Akarport in Greece, and Wismar (including Rostock) in Germany. A number of expert organisations and energy companies also take part in the project.The overall objectives of EPIC 2020 are to build operational and strategic capacity and know-how to promote ef cient use of available bioenergy resources, ef cient conversion technologies and interactions between different biomass supply chains. EPIC 2020 targets the untapped bioenergy resource potential of ports and port regions and the challenge of generating urban economic growth based on bioenergy resources. The project applies the industrial symbiosis approach to achieve its overall objectives.Ports provide crossing points between transport modes of goods and resources, with connections to hinterland and on-site industrial activities and a nearby urban setting. This means that ports, despite their limited areal footprint, have access to signi cant quantities of bio wastes, surrounding bioenergy resources, biomass from crossing supply chains and energy from intensive activities. The aim is to create platforms for the transformation of port areas to ef cient and carbon-neutral urban-integrated energy systems, where residual bio and energy resources and linear biomass supply chains are utilized as local and network resources.The EPIC 2020 project is halfway the 3-year performance framework. Re ection to primary results is provided.
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- Fahnestock, Jesse, et al.
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Avfallsförbränning för framtida behov : Scenarioanalys och handlingsplaner
- 2019
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Reports (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Denna rapport är en leverans från ett enskild projekt inom det Strategiska Innovationsprogram RE:Source. Projektet heter Avfallsförbränning för framtida behovoch ska ta fram kunskapsunderlag som främjar utveckling av energiåtervinning som är anpassad för en framtid cirkulär ekonomi.För att identifiera prioriterade innovationer har en scenarioprocess genomförts tillsammans med projektintressenter från energisektorn, avfalls- och återvinningssektorn, och producerande industrier. Resultatet blir två olika, kompletterande scenarier för den cirkulära ekonomin med olika implikationer för innovation inom avfallsförbränning och energiåtervinning. Med dessa scenarier som underlag har projektet sedan identifierat fyra prioriterade innovationsområden och tagit fram handlingsplaner för särskilda innovationsinsatser.
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- Fahnestock, Jesse, et al.
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Waste Incineration for the Future : Scenario analysis and action plans
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This report is a deliverable from a project within the Swedish Strategic Innovation Program RE:Source, financed by the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas and Vinnova. The project, Waste Incineration for the Future, aims to produce a knowledge base for the development of energy recovery from waste that suits the future circular economy. In order to identify and prioritize relevant innovations, a scenario process has been undertaken with stakeholders from the energy, waste and recycling, and manufacturing industries. The result is two distinct, complementary scenarios for the circular economy in Sweden, each with different implications for innovation in waste incineration and energy recovery.With these scenarios as a starting point, the project has defined prioritized areas for innovation and produced action plans for promoting innovation.
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- Haller, Henrik, 1977-, et al.
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Towards a Resilient and Resource-Efficient Local Food System Based on Industrial Symbiosis in Härnösand : A Swedish Case Study
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In: Sustainability. - : MDPI. - 2071-1050. ; 14:4
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The endeavour to align the goals of the Swedish food strategy with the national environmental quality objectives and the 17 global SDGs, presents an extraordinary challenge that calls forsystemic innovation. Industrial symbiosis can potentially provide the means for increasing sustainable food production, using locally subexploited resources that can reduce the need for land, agro-chemicals, transport and energy. This case study of the municipality of Härnösand, aims to assess opportunities and challenges for using waste flows and by-products for local food production, facilitated by industrial symbiosis. A potential symbiotic network was developed during three workshops with the main stakeholders in Härnösand. The potential of the COVID-19 pandemic to instigate policy changes, behavioural changes and formation of new alliances that may catalyse the transition towards food systems based on industrial symbiosis is discussed. The material flow inventory revealed that many under exploited resource flows were present in quantities that rendered them commercially interesting. Resources that can be used for innovative food production include, e.g., lignocellulosic residues, rock dust, and food processing waste. The internalised drive among local companies interested in industrial symbiosis and the emerging symbiotic relations, provide a fertile ground for the establishment of a local network that can process the subexploited material flows. Although there are multiple challenges for an industrial symbiosis network to form in Härnösand, this study shows that there is a significant potential to create added value from the region’s many resources while at the same time making the food system more sustainable and resilient, by expanding industrial symbiosis practices.
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- Johansson, Allan, et al.
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Distributed economies - A new engine for innovation
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In: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier BV. - 0959-6526. ; 13:10-11, s. 971-979
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article introduces' the concept of distributed economies (DE) as a fresh strategy to guide industrial development towards becoming more sustainable. The concept calls for a transformation in the industrial system towards DE departing from the socio-economically and environmentally unsustainable dynamics associated with large-scale, centralised production units that are favoured by neoclassical economic drivers. With DE, a selective share of production is distributed to regions where a diverse range of activities are organised in the form of small-scale, flexible units that are synergistically connected With each other and prioritise quality in their, production. However, rather than the total abolishment of large-scale production, our argument concentrates on finding a renewed balance between large- and small-scale-and between resource flows that take place within and across regional boundaries. Other desirable characteristics of production units compatible with DE are elaborated. The paper concludes by calling for the, deployment of the. vast amount of globally and regionally available knowledge for the formation of regionally adapted strategies to create dynamically "self-organizing" business environments.
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- Lindfors, Axel, 1993-, et al.
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Developing biogas systems in Norrköping, Sweden : An industrial symbiosis intervention
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In: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier. - 0959-6526 .- 1879-1786. ; 277
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Biogas systems are often multi-functional and involve several actors in different sectors, requiring these actors to collaborate closely in order to implement such systems. In this paper, a study is presented where the theory of institutional capacity building is used to guide interventions with public and private actors to facilitate the development of local biogas systems in Norrköping, Sweden. The interventions were performed in the form of a workshop series, where local actors with potential to influence biogas developments actively took part. The workshop series generated knowledge on Norrköping’s significant potential for both producing and using biogas, which was traced, in part, to its high concentration of bio-based industries and its good position as a hub for transports. The interventions also created a shared understanding that cooperation and coordination to distribute resources and knowledge about biogas, both geographically and across sectors, was critical for realizing this potential. The municipal organization was identified as an important actor for coordinating these efforts. Observations during the workshops and survey responses indicate that the interventions contributed to building institutional capacity and initiation of efforts to develop local biogas solutions. Ideas put forth in this study enable interventions to target the intangible internal capacities of emerging industrial symbiosis networks. In addition, institutional capacity building serves as a useful analytical framework capable of capturing progress within emerging networks in the short-term even when material, water or energy synergies are yet to be realized.Biogas systems are often multi-functional and involve several actors in different sectors, requiring these actors to collaborate closely in order to implement such systems. In this paper, a study is presented where the theory of institutional capacity building is used to guide interventions with public and private actors to facilitate the development of local biogas systems in Norrköping, Sweden. The interventions were performed in the form of a workshop series, where local actors with potential to influence biogas developments actively took part. The workshop series generated knowledge on Norrköping’s significant potential for both producing and using biogas, which was traced, in part, to its high concentration of bio-based industries and its good position as a hub for transports. The interventions also created a shared understanding that cooperation and coordination to distribute resources and knowledge about biogas, both geographically and across sectors, was critical for realizing this potential. The municipal organization was identified as an important actor for coordinating these efforts. Observations during the workshops and survey responses indicate that the interventions contributed to building institutional capacity and initiation of efforts to develop local biogas solutions. Ideas put forth in this study enable interventions to target the intangible internal capacities of emerging industrial symbiosis networks. In addition, institutional capacity building serves as a useful analytical framework capable of capturing progress within emerging networks in the short-term even when material, water or energy synergies are yet to be realized.
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- Mirata, Murat
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Experiences from early stages of a national industrial symbiosis programme in the UK: determinants and coordination challenges
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In: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier BV. - 0959-6526. ; 12:8-10, s. 967-983
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper reviews the factors influencing the development and sustained operation of regional industrial symbiosis (IS) networks and discusses the roles a coordination body can play to alter these factors so as to catalyse the development and functioning of such networks. These are analysed within the context of experiences gained in the early stages of three regional IS programmes under development in the UK, and of the recently launched national IS programme (NISP) that they are part of. It is stated that the policy framework in the UK has elements supportive of such networks to evolve, and the regional public bodies are favouring their development. Based on differences among studied cases, it is argued that the nature of companies' operations and industrial history in the regions, the extent of peer pressure, the positioning of the coordinating body in the region, and its approach to awareness raising and recruitment have major influence on the progress of the programmes. Finally, the paper emphasises the importance of aligning the characteristics of emerging operations with the longer-term sustainability requirements. If accepted, this challenge assigns additional responsibilities to the coordinating parties. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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