Connecting Industry – Creating Opportunities National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) Liam Mc Nally Practitioner 13 th November 2009.

Connecting Industry – Creating Opportunities

National Industrial Symbiosis Programme(NISP)

Liam Mc NallyPractitioner

13th November 2009


Industrial Symbiosis advances sustainability in manufacturing

Naturalresources

Products

Waste (to disposal)

Linear system

Circular systemProducts

Waste to resource

Natural resources

Naturalresources

Products

Waste to resource


A regional approach to success …?

• Over 12,000 members (Mar ‘09)– Multinationals, SMEs, Micros, Entrepreneurs– From all sectors dealing with all resources

• 12 regional offices across the UK – England, Wales, Scotland, & N. Ireland– 100+ practitioners nationwide

• 12 Business led Programme Advisory Groups– Industry led support and engagement

• Funded in Northern Ireland by Invest NI through ERDF


Outputs of NISP UK Members April 2005 – December 2008

- Cost Savings - £ 122 million

- Additional New Sales - £ 144 million

- Private Capital Investment - £ 113 million

- Waste Diversion from landfill – 4.6 million tonnes

- Virgin Raw Materials saved – 7.3 million tonnes

- Hazardous Waste Reduction - 356 k tonnes

- CO2 Reduction - 4.7 million tonnes

- Water Savings – 9.3 million tonnes

- Job Creation/Safeguarded – 2179 people


Northern Ireland Outputs• 600+ Members• 500+ Matches• 50+ Synergies completed• 10,000t Landfill diversion

• 115,000 CO2 saved

• £1.2m Private investment• £650,000 Cost savings• £6m Additional sales• 31 Jobs created or safe-guarded


Resources I dispose

PEPVC

Swarf

Food waste

CardboardPackaging

Wood

Sludge

Metals

Glass

Aerosol cans

Wooden Pallets

Plastic

Solvents Filters

Insulation

Shot blast

Powder paints

Plaster Board


EnergyHot air

Alternative fuels

Hot Water In-efficient Process

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Energy from waste

Compressed air

Cold water

Potential Biofuels

Steam


Other resources

Underused Facilities

Employee TransportSpecialist trucks

Laboratory

Energy Experts

Waste water treatment plant

Hazardous waste treatment

Empty Delivery Trucks

Excess Space

Specialist expertise


NISP member workshops


Idea Discussion Negotiation

Complete ImplementationWrite Case

Study


IS in Action

12 million tonnes of cement-based products are produced annually, but 1 million tonnes of Alternative Raw Materials (ARM) can be

sourced from non traditional sectors


Michelin Press Coverage


Case Studies

• Diageo – ISL 70t haz waste now used in compost

• Wilson’s – Bailey 250t packaging now recycled saving £19,000

• Avondale – McAtee Landfill reduced by 40% saving £20,000

• PRS Environmental 3000 litres of methanol used saving £4,000


Recycled PVC Construction Profiles from Erne Plas

• Additional Sales: £1,200,000• Businesses Assisted: 5• CO2 Reduction: 15,334T• Cost Savings: £37,500• Jobs Created: 14• Landfill Diverted: 1,200T• New Businesses Attracted: 2• New Businesses Created: 1• Private Investment:

£1,000,000• Virgin Materials Saved: 1,200T




Horse Power to Horse Track

• Additional Sales: £2,850

• Businesses Assisted: 2

• CO2 Reduction: 10T

• New Businesses Attracted: 1

• Virgin Materials Saved: 95T


LegendTopsoil

Sub – soil

Road / Utilities Arisings

Recovered Aggregate / Crushed Concrete

Wood

Other

Distribution of Construction Materials

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Case Study - Innovative use of CO2

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Reduction of 12,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions

• Successful reuse of waste heat

• 65 new jobs created

• €30 million private investment in region


Case Study


Thank you for your time

NISP Northern Ireland

Suite 20,

i2 CIDO Innovation Centre,

73 Charlestown Road,

Portadown,

BT63 5PP

Phone : 028 3839 6540

E-mail : [email protected]

Web : www.nisp.org.uk

Connecting Industry – Creating Opportunities National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) Liam Mc Nally Practitioner 13 th November 2009.

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