Kalundborg symbiosis the worlds first industrial symbiosis. The statoil refinery is to the north, beyond the stacks. These values make it possible to renew and strengthen the partnerships within kalundborg, connecting flows of energy, water and materials, at the same time promoting the symbiotic. This study aims in identifying several aspects of the sapec bay industrial park that are not. The industrial park of kalundborg in sweden is often mentioned as the earliest development of an eip, commencing operations in the early 1970s. An ecoindustrial park or estate is a community of manufacturing and service businesses located together on a common property. Pdf multidisciplinary investigation of ecoindustrial parks. Overview of the most developed instances of ecoindustrial. A brief look at eco industrial parks an example of applied industrial ecology is the eco industrial park that has formed over the last 20 years in kalundborg, denmark. It is the worlds first industrial symbiosis network where different participants exchange material wastes, energy, water, and information from which companies, consumers and the environment benefit. Pdf ecoindustrial park initiatives in the usa and the netherlands. Many ecoindustrial park eip projects are managed as that.
At kalundborg, the pattern of cooperation is described as industrial symbiosis. Robert gordon university for databuilding chertow, m. A brief look at ecoindustrial parks joe di dio, teaching assistant eaee e4001 industrial ecology of earth resources. Development of ecoefficient industrial parks in china. Kalundborgs industrial symbiosis developed over a period of 25 years, evolving. Industrial ecology ie is the study of material and energy flows through industrial systems. Kalundborg industrial area the classic example of an eip. Ecoindustrial park development a guide for north america aws. Evaluating the success of eco industrial development. Kalundborg is a small industrial park established in 1959. Over the course of five generations, private initiatives developed the kalundborg ecoindustrial park. Kalundborg ecoindustrial park is an industrial symbiosis network located in kalundborg, denmark, in which companies in the region collaborate to use each others byproducts and otherwise share resources the kalundborg ecoindustrial park is the first full realization of industrial symbiosis.
Global context industrial parks are key to industrial development. The global industrial economy can be modeled as a network of industrial processes that extract resources from the earth and transform those resources into commodities which can be bought and sold to meet the needs of humanity. Stimulating sustainable development in mixed ecoindustrial parks. Ecoindustrial park development a guide for north america. Networking among industries to use byproduct and waste product streams as input sources to the other industrial units, which is termed as ecoindustrial networking holds the key for ecoindustrial development which is a building block of sustainable development of cities.
The kalundborg symbiosis is a partnership between nine public and private companies in kalundborg. The second is the sophisticated logistics management system. Industrial ecology wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Industrial ecology success in kalundborg, denmark youtube. An ecoindustrial park eip is an industrial park in which businesses cooperate with each other and with the local community in an attempt to reduce waste and pollution, efficiently share resources such as information, materials, water, energy, infrastructure, and natural resources, and help achieve sustainable development, with the intention of increasing economic gains and improving. Toward industrial symbiosis and utility sharing in practice article pdf available in progress in industrial ecology an international journal 1123 january 2004 with. By working together, the community of businesses seeks a collective. Industries exchange wastes companies made agreements 70s 90s the cooperation involves among. Kalundborg ecoindustrial park by nadine gilmer on prezi. Today kalundborg symbiosis is made up of the municipality of kalundborg and seven privately held companies. Despite the lack of any initial planning, kalundborg evolved into an eco industrial park of high repute, cited frequently as the best example of a practical and functional model for an industrial ecosystem 10, 11. According to the eco industrial park handbook for asian developing countries, ecoindustrial parks are a collective of manufacturing and service businesses contained within a development that collaborate with the purpose of operating in a manner that reduces harm to.
According to the eco industrial park handbook for asian developing countries, ecoindustrial parks are a collective of manufacturing and service businesses contained within a development that collaborate with the purpose of operating in a manner that reduces harm to the environment while maximizing. The kalundborg eco industrial park is the first full realization of industrial symbiosis. Novo nordisk operates in several countries, but the kalundborg plant, with 1,100 employees, is the companys largest production site. Ecoindustrial parks represent a promising strategy to promote sustainable industrial devel. Since 1972 we have developed the worlds first industrial symbiosis with a circular approach to production. Kalundborg was only the first of hundreds of ecoindustrial parks eip around the world that followedsome successfully, others not so much. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Toward minimum requirements as part of unidos international survey on ecoindustrial parks see page 10, it was found that the concept of ecoindustrial park is a valid and contemporary. Kalundborg, denmark ecoindustrial development is not an envi ronmental affair the oldest successful and most publicized example of applied industrial ecology is the industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark, a group of companies and the city of kalund borg. Novo nordisk and gyproc plants are about a kilometer to the south.
Hindered by a lack of underground water, the statoil refinery in kalundborg needed a solution that would enable it to rationalize its consumption. Case studykalundborg 1 the industrial symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark. Member businesses seek enhanced environmental, economic, and social performance through collaboration in managing environmental and resource issues. Strategies for sustainable development of industrial park. Since the introduction of the industrial ecology concept by frosch and gallopoulos in 1989, and the apparent success of the kalundborg industrial symbiosis project, attention to planned ecoindustrial park eip development projects has grown all over the world. Kalundborg symbiosis effective industrial symbiosis. An ecoindustrial park is an industrial system which.
Over the course of five generations, private initiatives developed the kalundborg eco industrial park. Ecoindustrial parks have now been added to this list. Kalundborg symbiosis is built on core values that have made all the successful partnerships possible. The kalundborg eco industrial park is the first full realization of industrial symbiosis definition of sustainability indicators, and things that are not indicators an indicator is a tool to simplify, measure and communicate the status of a complex system or event over time.
Since the introduction of the industrial ecology concept by frosch and gallopoulos in 1989, and the apparent success of the kalundborg industrial symbiosis project, attention to planned eco industrial park eip development projects has grown all over the world. Despite the lack of any initial planning, kalundborg evolved into an ecoindustrial park of high repute, cited frequently as the best example of a practical and functional model for an industrial ecosystem 10, 11. The key lies in carefully selecting processes and combining industries that together. However, ecoindustrial development in an industrial park is a process.
German experiences to obtain energy efficiency gains in cities. The park aims to support several key scale economies. Lessons on planning a symbiotic city 1695 provide the physical habitat for ecosystems and facilitate a range of intra ecosystem and interecosystem flows. The implementation of ecoindustrial parks may significantly. Ecoindustrial park performance standards and indicators. Kalundborg symbiosis is a network run by various companies and it has enjoyed continuous growth and development over the last four decades.
The benefits of circular economy are clear and from different areas. Industrial associations or dedicated organizations such as. A brief look at ecoindustrial parks an example of applied industrial ecology is the ecoindustrial park that has formed over the last 20 years in kalundborg, denmark. Second, the parks economic, local and regional development context, as well as its internal technical components and their relationships are modeled. Feb 18, 2015 themebased gip recruitment such as agro gips or renewable energy gips case study. Energy and resources use efficiency in industrial sector holds the key in achieving sustainable development. Strategies for sustainable development of industrial park in. Kalundborg park 3 situated northwest of zealand, denmarks biggest island, kalundborg was the pioneer of ecoindustrial parks. The industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark the.
An international framework for eco industrial parks. Industrial ecology is principally concerned with the flows of materials and. Water the companies have reduced the overall consumption by 25% by recycling the water and by letting it circulate between the individual partners. Ecoindustrial networking for sustainable development. A project is a means to meeting an objective within a limited time and budget, often with a dedicated project staff. Evaluating the success of ecoindustrial development. A brief look at eco industrial parks joe di dio, teaching assistant eaee e4001 industrial ecology of earth resources. Themebased gip recruitment such as agro gips or renewable energy gips case study. Jan 24, 2011 this video by shows us that industrial ecology is being successfully used today in kalundborg, denmark to close the loop on waste and. Jan, 20 the network became the worlds first largescale ecoindustrial park. Finally, the framework is used for modeling a concrete ecoindustrial park, in this case part of the kalundborg ecoindustrial park. An eco industrial park eip is an industrial park in which businesses cooperate with each other and with the local community in an attempt to reduce waste and pollution, efficiently share resources such as information, materials, water, energy, infrastructure, and natural resources, and help achieve sustainable development, with the intention of increasing economic gains and improving.
An eco industrial park is a set of businesses that share resources in order to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact. The long term development of the case of the kalundborg ecoindustrial park has been. Currently, the kalundborg industrial symbiosis model is made up mainly of five. An ecoindustrial park is a set of businesses that share resources in order to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact. Promotional material, awareness raising brochure, video, web page etc. The main principle is, that a residue from one company becomes a resource at another, benefiting both the environment and the economy. The first is the central warehouse, which will allow for shared logistics and the controlled movement of vehicles. The kalundborg municipality controls the distribution of water, electricity, and district heating in the kalundborg city area. The goal of an eip is to improve the economic performance of the participating companies while minimizing their environmental impact. An eco industrial park eip is an industrial system which conserves natural and economic resources. Novo nordisk, novozymes, statoil, dong energy, saintgobain. Industrial ecology seeks to quantify the material flows and document the. This video by shows us that industrial ecology is being successfully used today in kalundborg, denmark to close the loop on waste and.
The collaboration and its environmental implications arose unintentionally through private. The pipes in the foreground include the conduit for steam to the town of kalundborg. Land and water thus form significant spatial aspects that house a wide range of ecosystems. The kalundborg ecoindustrial park is the first full realization of industrial symbiosis definition of sustainability indicators, and things that are not indicators an indicator is a tool to simplify, measure and communicate the status of a complex system or event over time. Selected disciplines in the study of ecoindustrial parks. Kalundborg, denmark eco industrial development is not an envi ronmental affair the oldest successful and most publicized example of applied industrial ecology is the industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark, a group of companies and the city of kalund borg. It is important to point out that the example of kalundborg in denmark strictly speaking is an example of anindustrial network, and not an industrial estate. The ecoindustrial park development guidebook, 2009, is adapted from an earlier version 2005 of the. In europe, the development of eips has often been initiated by industry themselves. Kalundborg industrial symbiosis project, attention to planned ecoindustrial park eip development projects has grown all over. The industrial symbiosis project at kalundborg, denmark 100 kilometers west of. Networking among industries to use byproduct and waste product streams as input sources to the other industrial units, which is termed as eco industrial networking holds the key for eco industrial development which is a building block of sustainable development of cities. Jun 20, 2016 energy and resources use efficiency in industrial sector holds the key in achieving sustainable development. In our ecoindustrial park handbook for asian developing countries download it we have updated the concept and strategies and incorporated cases from asia.
Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. An eco industrial park or estate is a community of manufacturing and service businesses located together on a common property. One persons waste is anothers raw materials the idea of ecoindustrial parks, zones, or districts has been around for quite a while, at least from the 1990s. Kalundborg eco industrial park is an industrial symbiosis network located in kalundborg, denmark, in which companies in the region collaborate to use each others byproducts and otherwise share resources. Jun 08, 2017 frederique vincent, professor at minesparistech, presents an example of the implementation of an industrial ecosystem. If industrial ecology is designed around optimising materials and energy flows, in eco industrial parks the flows of waste and energy are codesigned with a group or cluster of eco industry businesses, working together to harness their optimum use, the industrial equivalent of an ecological system. Projects can be extended, may have phases, but eventually they come to end. The kalundborg system comprises five core partners. The implementation of eco industrial parks may significantly. The first pioneers who are developing ecoindustrial parks are applying previously tested concepts and practices in an innovative whole system.
Growth, benefits and challenges of ecoindustrial parks. The industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark the industrial. Based on industrial ecology, with the idea of designing industrial systems to behave like an ecological system. An international framework for ecoindustrial parks sia 2018 conference march 2018 cairo, egypt. The global industrial economy can be modelled as a network of industrial processes that extract resources from the earth and transform those resources into commodities which can be bought and sold to meet the needs of humanity. It is the worlds first industrial symbiosis network where different participants exchange material wastes, energy, water, and information. Kalundborg may 12 this tiny city in the east of denmark is a true hallmark in circular economy. Regulations relating to the development of ecoindustrial parks. Ecoindustrial park performance standards and indicators and.
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