© International Synergies Limited Version date 08 April 2014 Slovenia Industrial Symbiosis and its role in increased resource efficiency James Woodcock.

© International Synergies LimitedVersion date 08 April 2014

Slovenia

Industrial Symbiosis and its role in increased resource efficiency

James WoodcockInternational Manager

International Synergies Limited

16th April 2014Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia


Presentation Agenda

• International Synergies Limited

• What is Industrial Symbiosis?

• Models of delivery

• NISP® delivery and achievements (UK)

• European and global impact

• Case study examples


1. International Synergies Ltd

"Striving to lead the world in innovative industrial ecology solutions for a low

carbon, sustainable economy"


Introducing International Synergies

• Birmingham-based SME

• Offices in Birmingham, Brussels and Belfast

• Specialists in Industrial Ecology Solutions

(World leader in industrial symbiosis)

• Clients from public and private sector and institutions

• Experience in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America

• Famous for NISP® (URS, WSP, SKM, Clemence, Link2Energy subcon)


2. What is Industrial Symbiosis?


Symbiosis Definition:

‘An interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association to the advantage of both’

Concise Oxford Dictionary, 8th Edition


What is Industrial Symbiosis?

• Numerous academic definitions...In essence: • Industrial symbiosis is a systems approach to a more sustainable

and integrated industrial economy that identifies business opportunities to improve resource utilisation (materials, energy, water, capacity, expertise, assets etc)

Source: Lombardi and Laybourn (2012) Journal of Industrial Ecology 16(1)


Linear system

ProductsNaturalResources

Waste

Transition towards a circular system

Natural Resources

Products

Products

Waste

to

Resource

Natural Resources

• Change the perception of industries• Enhancing business benefits and opportunities• Increase environmental benefits

Industrial Symbiosis Advances Sustainability


Industrial Symbiosis & The Waste Hierarchy

IS works to keep resources in the top 3 levels of the Waste Hierarchy

“The higher the level, the greater the cost saving”


3. Models of delivery


Drivers for Industrial Symbiosis

• Volatility of resource pricing• McKinsey report, Resource Revolution• At risk critical raw materials• Rising awareness of sustainability issues• Carbon Trading to include Scope 3 embedded emissions• Climate Change Mitigation

Imperative for practical approaches to create growth


Economic impact of Industrial Symbiosis

• Micro: Individual businesses – • Reduced cost of raw materials• Reduced cost of waste disposal• Revenue from new products• Leading to increased profits and competitiveness

• Macro: Economy – • Return on investment for Government• Stimulates (eco-) innovation• Control of critical materials


Public Sector creates the context to enable IS•Regulation•Investment •Address externalities (e.g. price of carbon, water)

Private Sector actions the synergies for green growth

2013 Global Green Growth ForumPublic Private Partnerships

• Technologies• Resources

• Demand-pull eco-innovation• Investment


Elements of Industrial Symbiosis

• Network of diverse organisations

• Fostering eco-innovation and long-term culture change • Yielding profitable transactions in:

−Novel sourcing of inputs−Value-added destinations for non-product outputs−Improved business and technical processes

Lombardi & Laybourn, 2012, Journal of Industrial Ecology 16(1):28-37


Models of Industrial Symbiosis

Differ in...

• Lifetime/Duration• Driver/Initial impulse• Role of facilitation• Scale• Funding mechanism

But share...

• Economic, environmental and social benefits• Cross-sector engagement


Models of Industrial Symbiosis

Funding mechanisms

• Public investment – large scale, inclusive• Industrial Association – smaller scale, may be sector specific• Single private investor – alignment to investor aims• Fund manager – Identify investment drivers, economic drivers• Managed natural alliance – Geographically based, replication issues• Commercial – new thinking required for scale

• Level and type of facilitation can differ between and within different models


4. NISP® Delivery and Achievements(UK)


International Synergies’ NISP ®(National Industrial Symbiosis Programme)

• World’s first national programme (since 2005)• 15,000 business – all sizes, all sectors• Regional practitioner (delivery) teams,

nationally co-ordinated• Business-led Advisory Groups• Benefits

- Reduced costs, increased revenues, reduced waste to landfill- Job safeguarding and creation- Reduced virgin material, water use CO2 emissions- Increased innovation

• Benefits of national model are substantial


METRICSTotal benefits if synergies last 1

year only*Total benefits if synergies last 5 years

Landfill diversion 9 million tonnes 45 million tonnes

CO2 reduction 8 million tonnes 39 million tonnes

Virgin material savings 12 million tonnes 58 million tonnes

Hazardous waste eliminated 0.4 million tonnes 2 million tonnes

Water savings 14 million tonnes 71 million tonnes

Cost savings €243 million €1.21billion

Additional sales €234 million €1.071billion

Jobs 10,000+ ???

Private investment €374 million ???

€40 million investment since 2005*all outputs independently verified

Rate Euro £1 = €1.18

UK NISP® delivered Outcomes April 2005 – March 2012


Demonstrated value for money

Unit Benefit RealisedIn Year Spend

Lifetime Spend

€1 new income generated for industry 2 cents 5 cents

€1 saved by UK industry 2 cents 5 cents

1 tonne of virgin material saved 48 cents 10 cents

1 tonne of water saved 40 cents 8 cents

1 tonne of CO2 reduced 73 cents 15 cents

1 tonne of waste diverted from landfill 64 cents 13 cents

1 tonne of hazardous waste eliminated €13.74 €2.74


NISP® UK at its height


International Synergies Limited and NISP®: Recognition from all sectors

NISP is accredited by the European Commission as an Exemplar of Eco-Innovation through its Environmental Technologies Action Plan

2007

OECD declares Industrial Symbiosis “a la NISP” an “excellent example of systemic innovation vital for future green growth”

2010 International Synergies received the Environmental Excellence Award for Best Carbon Reduction Programme for NISP

2010

NISP highlighted as 1 of 20 Worldwide Green Game Changing Innovations in a report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)2010

British Expertise International Award for implementing Industrial Symbiosis on a Global Scale

2009

2013

International Synergies organises a Public Private Partnership on industrial symbiosis for the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF)2013

2013 Chief Executive awarded Edie.net’s Sustainability Leader of the Year Award

Worldwatch Institute Europe, Best Practice Business Innovation in a Living Economy features NISP as exemplar

2014 Design Circular Economy Session, invited speaker, at GLOBE 2014


5. European and Global Impact


•European Waste Framework Directive - Best Practice (2009)•Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe (2011) – exemplar case study•DG Enterprise: Sustainable Industry-Going for Growth &Resource Efficiency (2011) – exemplar case study

•DG Regions: Connecting Smart and Sustainable Growth through Smart Specialisation – exemplar case study (2012)

•European Resource Efficiency Platform (2013) key recommendation•DG Environment: Priority for industrial policy in (2013)

recommendation•DG Enterprise: Communique on Green Entrepreneurship (2013)•Horizon 2020 (2014) included to deliver circular economy – Waste1

European Policies Promote Industrial Symbiosis for Green Growth


Hungary

Turkey

South Korea

RomaniaMexico

Chile

PolandBelgium

Italy

Netherlands

Slovakia

United Kingdom

Finland

South Africa

China

USA

Australia

International Synergies’ Global Experience

Canada

Denmark


Hungary

Turkey

Romania

Poland

Belgium

Italy

Netherlands

Slovakia

United Kingdom

Finland

Focus on Europe

Denmark


International success

Outcome Brazil(2009)

China(2010)

Romania(2009)

Landfill Diversion (Tonnes)

139,500 1.4 Million 537,000

CO2 Saving (Tonnes)

87,400 167,000 139,000

Cost savings (RAND)

75.6 Million 131.4 Million

Additional Sales (RAND)

12.3 Million 202.5 Million


6. Case study examples


Fruitful Collaboration

Terra Nitrogen: Industry produces derivatives of nitrogen and methanol.

Waste:12,500 tonnes of CO2 released to atmosphere, hot steam and ammonia.

John Baarda: Tomato producer Additional production capacity

limited due to high costs of energy

Partnership

•Elimination of CO2 emissions

•Construction of a greenhouse capable of producing 300,000 tomatoes per year

•Investment of £15M

•Creation of 65 new jobs

•Recovery of heat from steam


Eco-innovation in process

Recovering Precious Metals from X-Ray films• Challenge: Change to X-ray films made existing process ineffective

• Solution: Engage with University innovation providers to change to process

• Parties involved: Betts Envirometal, University of Birmingham & International Synergies IS network

• CO2-eq reduction (24 kt)• Eco-Innovation and Green Growth• Materials security• Regional Economic Development (11 jobs)


Paper Sludge & Ash

Paper CoWater

Rejected Loads

Incineration

2 partners1 partner

Vermiculture

Aggregate Production

Construction

4 partners

Waste Paper

4 partners

Screening Materials

12 partners

Power

Soil Conditioning

OrganicsPlastics

5 partners

1 partner

5 partners

2 partners

4 partners

7 partners

Industrial Symbiosis Opportunities:Attracting Inward Investment


Specific Regeneration Opportunities based on Local Resources

Industrial plastics

ASR/ash for metal recovery

Site 4- RDF/ERF- Drying facility

Site 1- Acids recovery- Pre- MRF- Plastics washing- Gasification

Site 3- WEEE repair & metals recovery- Technology incubator- Fuel cell recovery

Site 2- Pyrolysis- Gasification

Needs site with industrial buildings- AD with urban farming

MSWNon-recyclable

Clean plastics

RDF

Acids

WEEE

Non-recyclable plastics

ASR

Paper sludge

Food waste

Bottom ash for metal recovery

Medical waste

Recovered metals

plastics

Char

Repaired equipment

Recovered acidsBin bags

Fuel cells

Plastics manufacturer- Closed loop bin bags for Birmingham- Plastics innovation

ERF


James WoodcockInternational Manager

International Synergies Limited

t: +44 (0) 121 433 2660dl: +44 (0) 121 433 2681

e: james.woodcock@international-synergies.comwww.international-synergies.com

@peter_laybourn@IntlSynergies@NISPnetwork

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© International Synergies Limited Version date 08 April 2014 Slovenia Industrial Symbiosis and its role in increased resource efficiency James Woodcock.

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