Eyde Cluster

SRL 9 - integrated into society

Eyde Cluster

Norwegian Centre of Expertise (NCE) for Sustainable Process Industry

Arendal, Agder, Norway

ORGANISATION / PARTNERS

Eyde Cluster

BUSINESS MODEL

SCALE: National

Stakeholder:

Knowledge SectorPrivate Sector

Type:

B2B - Business to Business

BUSINESS MODEL FORMAT:

FACET & LEVEL

FACET:

EnergyLogisticsManufacturingMaterial FlowsNetworks & HubsRecyclingRemanufacturingSupply ChainWaste ManagementWater

LEVEL:

Meso - Network, Cluster & Eco-Industrial Parks

Network, Cluster & Eco-Industrial Parks
Micro - Company/Organisation

Company/Organisation

SOCIETAL READINESS LEVEL & POTENTIAL

FUTURE POTENTIAL

ReplicableNetworkable

SOCIETAL READINESS LEVEL

SRL 9 - integrated into society

SRL 9 - integrated into society

CIRCULAR CYCLE PHASE

STATUS & TIMELINE

Milestone title	Date	Content
Established	10/2007

DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Eyde Cluster

CONCEPT: Norwegian Centre of Expertise (NCE) for Sustainable Process Industry

The EYDE-Cluster is the Norwegian Centre of Expertise (NCE) for Sustainable Process Industry, working for the transition towards a sustainable future. Members range from multinational companies delivering high quality materials to a global marked, to regional suppliers, research organizations and education institutes.

The members are mainly located in the South of Norway, a region with a strong tradition of producing tailor made materials made from renewable energy and with the lowest environmental footprint. The cluster is actively developing this position to ensure competitiveness in a world that require sustainability.

The EYDE Innovation Centre (EIC) is the research and project hub of the cluster and coordinates ongoing research and innovation activities within the cluster. These range from regional exchange of “best practice” to international research projects.

LOCAL LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION: Norsk

Eyde-klyngen skal sikre tilvekst og konkurransedyktig norsk prosessindustri som opererer innenfor naturens tålegrense. I fellesskap streber vi etter at bedriftene skal gi positivt bidrag tilbake til samfunnet og naturen.

IMPACT

BARRIERS

TECHNOLOGICAL
- Circular design
- Use of rare earths in technologies
- Ability to deliver high quality remanufactured products
- Too few large scale projects
- Thermodynamic limits
- Spatial and temporal limits
- Inability to reach 100% recycling
- Strategy to extend product service life
- Geographic dispersion of supply chains
- Geographic dispersion of products/materials
- Regional service economy infrastructure
- Complexity of the materials to be recycled
SOCIAL
- Lack of awareness
- Lack of sense of urgency
REGULATORY
- Limited Circular Procurement
- Government incentive support the linear economy
- Circularity is not efficiently integrated into innovation policies
- Recycling policies are not efficient enough to yield high quality
- Governance issues related to responsibility and property
- Lack of global consensus
- Absence of consistently applied standards and protocols
- Strict planning and permission hurdles
MARKET
- Technology and infrastructure path dependency & lock-in
- High upfront investment costs
- High planning and management costs
- Limited funding
- Low virgin material prices
- International and geopolitical competition
- Limited reverse logistics capacity
- Traceability/transparency in the value chain
- Demand for low prices
- Complementary skills/services required
- Dependencies on natural capital
- Lack of fiscal tools for internalizing environmental costs
CULTURAL
- Limited understanding on impacts
- Willingness to collaborate in the value chain
- Operating in a linear system
- Change of mindset

ENABLERS

SOCIAL
- More inclusive and connected communities
- Shared norms, values, attitudes, and beliefs
CULTURAL
- Integration of the CE concept into training and educational programs
- A creative and skilled problem-solving resource
- Preparation of future professional practices and understanding
REGULATORY
- Green & Circular Procurement
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
- No or low VAT on circular products and services
- Provide access to funding to encourage experimentation, innovation and redesign
- Foster the development of new technologies with the support of public authorities
- Assess progress using reliable indicators for imports and local production while accounting for the life cycles of products
- Use of circular performance indicators by governments, investors and businesses can encourage the value chain to become more circular
- Investment in education and employment services to prepare the market for the next economy
- Promote public-private partnerships to better counter and lift political barriers
MARKET
- Need for a long-term vision by businesses
- Knowledge of impact
- Competitive advantage for early adopters
- Functional service economy (XaaS)
- Digital infrastructure
- Valuing the services, not only the products - provided by nature
- New alliances and collaborations
TECHNOLOGICAL
- Increased resource productivity, cost reductions
- Increased environmental performance
- Increased efficiency
- Better waste processing
- Higher quality of recycled materials
- Digital technologies and engineering to support business models
- Biomimicry innovation - emulating natures strategies