Over the course of five generations, private initiatives developed the kalundborg eco industrial park. Industrial ecology wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Global context industrial parks are key to industrial development. Kalundborg industrial area the classic example of an eip. Robert gordon university for databuilding chertow, m. At kalundborg, the pattern of cooperation is described as industrial symbiosis.
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. The park aims to support several key scale economies. Industrial ecology success in kalundborg, denmark youtube. 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. Industrial ecology ie is the study of material and energy flows through industrial systems. Industries exchange wastes companies made agreements 70s 90s the cooperation involves among. An eco industrial park or estate is a community of manufacturing and service businesses located together on a common property. Water the companies have reduced the overall consumption by 25% by recycling the water and by letting it circulate between the individual partners.
German experiences to obtain energy efficiency gains in cities. 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. Based on industrial ecology, with the idea of designing industrial systems to behave like an ecological system. Second, the parks economic, local and regional development context, as well as its internal technical components and their relationships are modeled. The industrial park of kalundborg in sweden is often mentioned as the earliest development of an eip, commencing operations in the early 1970s.
However, ecoindustrial development in an industrial park is a process. Kalundborg is a small industrial park established in 1959. Ecoindustrial park development a guide for north america. By working together, the community of businesses seeks a collective. 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. This study aims in identifying several aspects of the sapec bay industrial park that are not.
The implementation of ecoindustrial parks may significantly. Kalundborg symbiosis is a network run by various companies and it has enjoyed continuous growth and development over the last four decades. 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. Themebased gip recruitment such as agro gips or renewable energy gips case study. The second is the sophisticated logistics management system. The first pioneers who are developing ecoindustrial parks are applying previously tested concepts and practices in an innovative whole system. This video by shows us that industrial ecology is being successfully used today in kalundborg, denmark to close the loop on waste and. Promotional material, awareness raising brochure, video, web page etc. In europe, the development of eips has often been initiated by industry themselves. Energy and resources use efficiency in industrial sector holds the key in achieving sustainable development. The pipes in the foreground include the conduit for steam to the town of kalundborg. Novo nordisk, novozymes, statoil, dong energy, saintgobain.
The benefits of circular economy are clear and from different areas. 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. The kalundborg symbiosis is a partnership between nine public and private companies in kalundborg. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. An ecoindustrial park or estate is a community of manufacturing and service businesses located together on a common property. Ecoindustrial park development a guide for north america aws.
Ecoindustrial networking for sustainable development. Novo nordisk operates in several countries, but the kalundborg plant, with 1,100 employees, is the companys largest production site. Pdf ecoindustrial park initiatives in the usa and the netherlands. An international framework for eco industrial parks. Kalundborgs industrial symbiosis developed over a period of 25 years, evolving. The industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark the industrial. Selected disciplines in the study of ecoindustrial parks. 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. In our ecoindustrial park handbook for asian developing countries download it we have updated the concept and strategies and incorporated cases from asia. Industrial ecology is principally concerned with the flows of materials and. Evaluating the success of eco industrial development.
An ecoindustrial park is an industrial system which. Industrial associations or dedicated organizations such as. Ecoindustrial parks represent a promising strategy to promote sustainable industrial devel. An ecoindustrial park is a set of businesses that share resources in order to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact. Toward industrial symbiosis and utility sharing in practice article pdf available in progress in industrial ecology an international journal 1123 january 2004 with. Kalundborg symbiosis the worlds first industrial symbiosis. An eco industrial park eip is an industrial system which conserves natural and economic resources. Kalundborg ecoindustrial park by nadine gilmer on prezi. 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. Novo nordisk and gyproc plants are about a kilometer to the south. 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 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. Stimulating sustainable development in mixed ecoindustrial parks. 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. Finally, the framework is used for modeling a concrete ecoindustrial park, in this case part of the kalundborg ecoindustrial park. The statoil refinery is to the north, beyond the stacks. Kalundborg park 3 situated northwest of zealand, denmarks biggest island, kalundborg was the pioneer of ecoindustrial parks. Jun 08, 2017 frederique vincent, professor at minesparistech, presents an example of the implementation of an industrial ecosystem. The main principle is, that a residue from one company becomes a resource at another, benefiting both the environment and the economy. 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. Kalundborg symbiosis is built on core values that have made all the successful partnerships possible.
The ecoindustrial park development guidebook, 2009, is adapted from an earlier version 2005 of the. 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. Strategies for sustainable development of industrial park. The collaboration and its environmental implications arose unintentionally through private. The kalundborg eco industrial park is the first full realization of industrial symbiosis. Over the course of five generations, private initiatives developed the kalundborg ecoindustrial park. Land and water thus form significant spatial aspects that house a wide range of ecosystems.
Strategies for sustainable development of industrial park in. Ecoindustrial park performance standards and indicators. Hindered by a lack of underground water, the statoil refinery in kalundborg needed a solution that would enable it to rationalize its consumption. 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. 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.
A brief look at eco industrial parks joe di dio, teaching assistant eaee e4001 industrial ecology of earth resources. Member businesses seek enhanced environmental, economic, and social performance through collaboration in managing environmental and resource issues. Development of ecoefficient industrial parks in china. It is the worlds first industrial symbiosis network where different participants exchange material wastes, energy, water, and information. 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. Industrial ecology seeks to quantify the material flows and document the. Jan, 20 the network became the worlds first largescale ecoindustrial park.
The first is the central warehouse, which will allow for shared logistics and the controlled movement of vehicles. Today kalundborg symbiosis is made up of the municipality of kalundborg and seven privately held companies. The implementation of eco industrial parks may significantly. Ecoindustrial park performance standards and indicators and. Case studykalundborg 1 the industrial symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark. The goal of an eip is to improve the economic performance of the participating companies while minimizing their environmental impact. Currently, the kalundborg industrial symbiosis model is made up mainly of five. Many ecoindustrial park eip projects are managed as that. 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. The key lies in carefully selecting processes and combining industries that together. 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. Growth, benefits and challenges of ecoindustrial parks. The industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark the.
The industrial symbiosis project at kalundborg, denmark 100 kilometers west of. Ecoindustrial parks have now been added to this list. Pdf multidisciplinary investigation of ecoindustrial parks. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Kalundborg was only the first of hundreds of ecoindustrial parks eip around the world that followedsome successfully, others not so much. Overview of the most developed instances of ecoindustrial. 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. 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. 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.
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. A brief look at ecoindustrial parks joe di dio, teaching assistant eaee e4001 industrial ecology of earth resources. The kalundborg municipality controls the distribution of water, electricity, and district heating in the kalundborg city area. The kalundborg system comprises five core partners. 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. 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. 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. The long term development of the case of the kalundborg ecoindustrial park has been. Kalundborg industrial symbiosis project, attention to planned ecoindustrial park eip development projects has grown all over. Evaluating the success of ecoindustrial development. A project is a means to meeting an objective within a limited time and budget, often with a dedicated project staff. Regulations relating to the development of ecoindustrial parks. 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.
Projects can be extended, may have phases, but eventually they come to end. Since 1972 we have developed the worlds first industrial symbiosis with a circular approach to production. 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. An international framework for ecoindustrial parks sia 2018 conference march 2018 cairo, egypt. Kalundborg symbiosis effective industrial symbiosis. An eco industrial park is a set of businesses that share resources in order to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact.
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