What flows to focus on? Examples of resource mapping in Rotterdam Harbour area
Dec 21, 2015
What flows to focus on? Examples of resource mapping in Rotterdam Harbour area
“A non-profit action driven cooperative with a mission to speed up the transition towards the
inevitable circular economy.”
Circle Economy and the Circle of Action
The Netherlands as a Circular Hotspot
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma
Realisation of Acceleration of a Circular Economy
RACE to the Netherlands as a Circular Hotspot
Analyzing the Circular Economy
Analyzing the Circular Economy
Amsterdam Waste Energy Company - Current state
Amsterdam Waste Energy Company – Future state
Rotterdam, a region where “the Netherlands as a circular hotspot” takes shape
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London, March 2nd 2015
Nico van Dooren, Director Energy & Industry
Rethinking port competitivenessin a resource constrained world
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PORT OF ROTTERDAM
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WHY HERE? - OPPORTUNITY
Crude oil and Containers30 percent of all European imports/exports
Bulk cargo25 percent of all European imports/exports
Direct value added€ 24 billion per year
JobsOver 205,000 jobs
Chemicals15 percent of European production
European sea trade30 percent of all European imports/exports
Annual investment€ 4.5 billion per year
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Maximise the value created at each stage
Manage flows of bio-based resources and recover and retain flows of non-renewable recources in closed loops
Establish mutually beneficial relationships between companies within each circular chain
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Minimise the use of inputs and eliminate wasteand pollution
THE ESSENCE OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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NOW: TRANSITION IN INDUSTRY
USE
RECYCLE
REDUCE
REPLACE
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We...• share know-how
• bring companies together
• pilot the circular system
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We...Founded circularity center
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CASES#1 Energy - Infrastructure#2 Energy - CO2
#3 Chemicals - Plastics#4 Food - Proteins#5 Metal - Copper#6 Biomass#7 Waste incineration - AVR
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CHEMICALS - PLASTICS
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AVR
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