Announcements
Energy-based industrial symbiosis: a literature review
The Springer abstract can be viewed here https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-020-00840-9
Death of Vlademir Christiensen
Our colleague Anne Hews writes: You probably know the story of how Vlademir and his wife, Inge, coined the phrase "Industrial Symbiosis"in 1989. She copies a snippet of her 2005 Ph.D. dissertation that describes the emergence of the term (below). She remained close with the Christensen...
Scaling the Circular Economy Event 21-22 April in Brussels
The event will explore pathways to increase the uptake of the Circular Economy on the Industrial Level, otherwise known as industrial symbiosis. By Scaling European Resources with Industrial Symbiosis. Read more about it here...
New master plan for old Singaporean Industrial Park to incorporate eco-industrial concepts
This holistic planning process overseen by the Urban Redevelopment Authority encompasses a broad gamut of eco-industrial concepts including shared facilities, byproduct exchanges, targeted industrial sectors such as agro-technology, waste management and recycling in close proximity to industry...
Paper "Fostering Circular Economy through the analysis of existing open access Industrial Symbiosis
Published in Sustainability 2020 by Daniel Jato-Espino and Carmen Ruiz-Puente. Go here to download the pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/3/952
Two Costa Rican Start-ups using by-product exchanges hailed for making the world a more eco-friendly place
Magenta Biolabs and Brome are featured in this short piece by Mariana Lopez https://www.contxto.com/en/market-map/6-costa-rican-startups-making-the-world-a-more-eco-friendly-place/
Ramboll investigating carbon capture and utilization based on industrial symbiosis potential
The press release indicates an interest in using captured carbon as a chemical feedstock for polymers, minerals, chemicals and synthetic fuels. Read about it here https://environment-analyst.com/mis/82680/ramboll-scrutinises-ccu-technologies
NISP® Canada Pilot Delivers Industrial Symbiosis Success
The National Industrial Symbiosis Program (NISP®) Canada wrapped up a very successful 18 month pilot last May. Our final performance report is available online here http://nispcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NISPPerformanceReport-Pilot-FINAL.pdf.
NISP® Canada now stands as an exemplary...
Rene Van Berkel paper Lesson's Learned from the Application of the UNIDO Eco-Industrial Park Toolbox in Vietnam and other countries
read the abstract here,https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335259355_Lessons_Learned_from_the_Application_of_the_UNIDO_Eco-Industrial_Park_Toolbox_in_Viet_Nam_and_Other_Countries and the full paper is available to download from the site.
UNIDO evaluates Vietnamese Eco Industrial Park Project and finds good results
Read about UNIDO's evaluation and the press release regarding it here: http://sggpnews.org.vn/business/businesses-take-initiative-in-attending-eco-industrial-park-project-78583.html
A strategic niche management perspective on transitions to eco-industrial park development: a systematic review of case studies
Susar, Hildago, and Chiaroni in Resources, Conservation & Recycling Vol 140 January 2019 pages 338-359 see the abstract here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344918302088
Property Magazine International has story on MountPark Eco-Industrial Park in Spain
Read about it here: https://www.property-magazine.eu/mountpark-develops-44-000-sqm-for-xpo-in-spain-49547.html