Development of a methodology for the implementation of circular economy strategies in industrial areas
Project objectivesIndustrial symbiosis is an organic, collective and systemic collaboration of industries that share services and utilities and exchange by-products as economic resources, improving environmental performance. For industrial agglomerations (industrial park, economic zone, industrial district) that implement industrial activities, symbiosis or circular economy strategies can be compared to natural ecosystems, where material and energy flows are optimized. The main challenge of the circular economy through industrial symbiosis is to identify the appropriate technologies that enable companies residing in industrial agglomerations to engage in the construction of synergistic networks and in the creation of industrial circularity of energy waste, by-products, materials and waste. The research project aspires to identify a methodology to facilitate the identification of potential opportunities both at the level of sustainable infrastructures and at the level of companies, in terms of creating symbiotic networks for the exchange and recovery of materials and/or energy. Industrial symbiosis represents a major challenge in identifying the potential of industrial cooperation opportunities, through a systemic cross-cutting assessment of business/industry processes, mapping potentially exploitable industrial materials/waste/energy flows. The evaluation of large amounts of information requires the availability of "tailored" technologies to filter the data and identify those opportunities that are economically and commercially more convenient, not just sustainable. |
Start and end date |
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January 2021 - July 2023 |
Project Manager |
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Dr. Dario Quaranta |
Funding source(s). |
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PhD Scholarship |
Economic value of the project |
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Eur 20.000 |