From grams to tonnes
Three Swedish initiatives on circular production and electric efficiency
Side event organised by the Swedish Energy Agency
Tuesday 15 September
9.30–11.00 CET
About this event
This side event featured three initiatives coordinated by ClimateSync, a Swedish collaboration on energy and climate. We gave an insight into how the EU regional fund (ERUF) contributes to low carbon technologies and partnerships between industry and research.
Sometimes the missing link is an intermediate step between research and industry, the kg step between grams and tonnes. The transition to resource and energy efficiency may be approached through collaboration in EU financed regional projects. The side event presented three of the projects that ClimateSync coordinates. We discussed different aspects of resource and energy efficiency and present two projects that support circular innovation in materials as well as a third focusing on energy efficiency in the pulp and paper industry. All encompass collaboration between the research society and industry. The event was summed up by looking into what is needed to scale up these initiatives.
ClimateSync is a national collaboration on energy and climate funded by the European Commission, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and the Swedish Energy Agency. The purpose of ClimateSync is to achieve synergies, to avoid overlaps, enhance learning, cooperation and coordination between regions and between the regional and national level on energy and climate related work.
Programme outline
Welcome and moderation: Karin Fant (ClimateSync, Swedish Energy Agency)
Keynote
Building momentum through collaborative action. Oliver Johnson, Stockholm Environment Institute and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition
Circular projects
Wargön Innovation – Establishing a cooperation and platform for material innovations focusing on textiles. Maria Ström, Wargön Innovation
LignoCity aims to develop a low-carbon economy by shortening the time from idea to market for carbon efficient solutions based on Lignin. Maria Ölmhult, RISE
EcoSys develops (electricity) efficient techniques for mechanical pulp production units. Birgitta Engberg, Mid Sweden University
Registration
Registration at eceee's Industrial Efficiency 2020 is required in order to participate. A registration gives access to all sessions.
