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TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY Karl Vrancken VITO Belgium UNCTAD Workshop – Geneva – 11 May 2017
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TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Karl Vrancken VITO Belgium
UNCTAD Workshop – Geneva – 11 May 2017
Linking SDG 9 and SDG 12
SDG9 : build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. 9.4: upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them
sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities.
SDG 12 : ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. material footprint domestic materials consumption food loss recycling rates hazardous waste production sustainable public procurement actions.
CONTEXT: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY IS NOT THE RECYCLING SOCIETY
Slovenia
Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Thailand
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THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
FUNCTIONALITY (VALUE) OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED
AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES
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THE CIRCULATOR FRAMEWORK FOR CIRCULAR BUSINESS DESIGN
Materials Manage-
ment
Business Strategy
Value Network
www.circulator.eu
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Food – Mobility – Construction
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EXAMPLE COMPANIES
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Non-technological needs:
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INNOVATION NEEDS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Ownership Mass customisation - prosumers Community Financing and Risk coverage
www.plan-c.eu
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Technological needs:
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INNOVATION NEEDS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Design for circularity: 3D printing, modularity, identification of products and parts,
robotics, augmented reality, virtual prototyping
Efficient processing: Material flow management, automation, predictive maintenance,
(re-)manufacturing technologies,
Data platforms and tools: Apps, user interaction, artificial intelligence, material matching,
internet of things
Advanced sorting and recycling: Sensors, robotics, machine learning, characterisation, modelling
Design
Production
Use
Recycling
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LINKING CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO INDUSTRY 4.0
Smart modules
and machines
Big data
Cloud computing
Modelling and
simulation
Human centered
technology
Agile manufac-
turing
Connec-tivity
Community Platforms
Advanced sorting and
recycling technologies
Efficient processing
technologies
Design for circularity
New business concepts
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Flanders Make - PwC
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INDUSTRY 4.0
Flanders Make, PwC, Industry 4.0 Hype or reality?, http://www.flandersmake.be/sites/default/files/Industry%204.0%20-%20hype%20or%20reality%20-%2024-03-17%20%28002%29.pdf
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CE AND IND4.0
a change in the approach of customers
new product and process offerings
an integration of value chains
Shared future vision
Common technologies
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CONCLUSIONS
Circular economy needs systemic change
Circular economy & Industry 4.0 have a different starting point, but a similar final goal
CE technological challenges can be filled in by Industry 4.0 key technologies
Need to align both fields from a R&D programming and innovation policy perspective
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www.gstic.org
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GLOBAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION CONFERENCES
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Thank you for your attention
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CONTACT
Prof. Dr. Karl Vrancken
VITO
UAntwerpen
@KarlVrancken
+32479979041
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