H2020 funded project CORALIS kicks off: Creation Of new value chain Relations through novel Approaches facilitating Long-term Industrial Symbiosis
The official starting date of the project is the 1st of October 2020 with a duration of 4 years and a total EU-funded budget of approximately 17.99 Million EUR. CORALIS was granted under the umbrella of the programme H2020- EU.2.1.5.3. - Sustainable, resource-efficient and low-carbon technologies in energy-intensive process industries. The project is coordinated by CIRCE Foundation, Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption based in Zaragoza (Spain). Brief project description Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is becoming increasingly a necessity due to its high potential for energy and resources savings. The majority of investments in methodologies and tools facilitating the update of IS has been focused on the assessment of potential solutions and synergies among individual companies. An integrated approach towards the knowledge base for IS in Europe is needed, especially concerning the implementation and operation phases. CORALIS has been designed as a demonstration project for the generation of real experiences on the deployment of IS solutions and the overcoming of the barriers faced by these initiatives, developing the IS readiness level concept by addressing three factors: 1. Technological factors (TRL)-decarbonization of industrial areas, transition to circular economy 2. Managerial factors (MRL)-tools and procedures 3. Economic factors (ERL)-business models The main objective of CORALIS is to create pathways for the decarbonisation of resource and energy intensive sector value chains through the implementation of viable IS approaches combining new business and management strategies with innovative technology-based enablers. An innovative output that is expected from the project is the development of a Virtual Assessment Platform for Industrial Symbiosis operation for the application to a real industrial environment. CORALIS’ overall approach will be demonstrated in 3 Lighthouse demonstrators. Besides, 3 follower industrial parks will learn from the project results in order to replicate them by implementing additional IS initiatives after the project’s end. The project will start with a deeper understanding on the preconditions that facilitate or hinder the implementation of IS. The design and development of the technology enabling the IS, and the engineering works will be followed by their commissioning and demonstration under real conditions. CORALIS will support the mobilisation of local and regional stakeholders with the final aim of elaborating an action plan for each of the followers to guide the technical implementation of the case studied, after the project execution. Finally, a monitoring strategy will ensure the correct flow of information and the implementation of the enablers. Lessons learnt and an inventory of successful cases will be provided, complemented by an impact calculation with a life cycle approach. Partners The consortium is formed by a collaboration of 29 partners, with CIRCE on the driver’s seat. It is a multidisciplinary and well-balanced consortium integrated by 5 RTDs, 2 universities, 4 SMEs, 15 large companies and 3 associations with complementary expertise from 7 different European countries, guaranteeing a wide dissemination of the project outcomes, the replication of the solutions and their adaption to the different regulatory and social particularities. Partners: CIRCE, FTIB, QSr, INCRO, Azcatec, RISE, WA3RM, LiU, Hoganas, CSM, AIB, ORI, Raffmetal, Torbole, Feralpi, Sidenor, EIJKU, Borealis, VAS, K1-MET, TUPRAS, IMMIB, ICCS, EEIP, RINA-C, SSSA, WR, EuropAlu, IMA. For more information Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Contacts – Project’s email infocoralis@fcirce.es – M. Gomez (CIRCE– Project Coordinator) magomez@fcirce.es – M. Lanero (CIRCE– Project Manager) mlanero@fcirce.es – A. Altsitsiadis (WR – Communication, Dissemination) aaltsitsiadis@white-research.eu
Keywords
Industrial Symbiosis, Circular Economy, Decarbonisation, Energy