EIT RawMaterials and the ZeroWaste Cluster EIT Raw Materials is supported by EIT, a body of the European Union 5 th Slag Valorisation Symposium, Leuven
Access to materials in Europe: crucial Source: JRC analysis based on data from Eurostat, retrieved on 10 June 2015.
Access to materials crucial and reason for concern Availability - scarcity Cost price volatility Environmental impact
Securing access to materials: solutions Primary raw materials Sustainable materials processes & use Closing materials loops Across EU value chains Throughout material life cycles
EIT : mission New technology & solutions Markets : from RD to Innovation Validation & Acceleration TRL 5-7 Start-ups and growing SMEs People Access to talent Wider Society Learning
We cannot solve these challenges alone KIC = Knowledge & Innovation Community Pan-European consortium 3 types of stakeholders Uniform rights & obligations no free riders Transparent governance Financially supported by EIT (2016 ca EUR 20 M, EUR 270 M over 7 years)
Action is the vehicle of progress Connecting ecosystems & value chains Yearly calls continuous support 14 types of projects across 4 lines Business creation Matchmaking Networking Validation Acceleration Learning Education 7
EIT KIC RawMaterials: Themes Exploration and raw materials resource assessment Mining in challenging environments Increased resource efficiency in mineral and metallurgical processes Recycling and materials chain optimisation for End-of-Life products Substitution of critical and toxic materials in products and for optimised performance Design of products and services for the circular economy
Focus applications & value chains Material intensive Providing solutions for the raw materials sector Mobility Machinery & Equipment Raw Materials Sector 1. Securing raw materials supply 2. Designing 1. Securing raw solutions materials supply 3. Closing 2. Designing material solutions loops 3. Closing material loops ICT Energy Supply 9
Your proxy to the whole Europe 110 partners 22 countries 6 Co-Location-Centers across EU Headquarter in Berlin
EIT Raw Materials core activities 1. Validation & acceleration 2. Matchmaking & networking 3. Business creation & support 4. Learning & education Up-scaling projects = industrialisation Consortia with 3 members, from 2 countries Bringing technology from lab to the real life (TRL 5 7) Product, service, process Aimed at market introduction < 3 years after project Funding of up to 90% of project budget Project budgets of up to 2,5 M IP is for the project consortium
Example : upscaling project FLAME Valorisation of fly ashes using a novel electromagnetic separation process High quality fines to be used in construction materials, composites Coordinator : VITO April 2017 March 2020
EIT Raw Materials core activities 1. Validation & acceleration 2. Matchmaking & networking 3. Business creation & support 4. Learning & education Matchmaking events Thematic Consortium only or open to all Oriented to instigate or facilitate action
Example: Brokerage Event "ReMining and process residues 18-19/01/2017 in Berlin 68 participants 3 keynotes / 11 project ideas pitched 3 parallel work groups to develop ideas and actions: Recycling of process residues, ashes and slags Geopolymer and construction material development from secondary raw materials Extraction and exploration technologies for metals from tailings and mine wastes Bilateral contacts Concrete projects submitted Stefan Milis
EIT Raw Materials core activities 1. Validation & acceleration 2. Matchmaking & networking 3. Business creation & support 4. Learning & education Supporting innovative start-ups and growth companies in our sector Activities in 2017 3 Business Idea competitions In kind support services Access to the EIT Raw Materials Network Intermediation towards access to capital (Limited) financial support
Example : Supported start-up Circularise Start-up TU Delft Product lifecycle information management Support provided: Innovation path Business case Network Financial Access to capital
EIT Raw Materials core activities 1. Validation & acceleration 2. Matchmaking & networking 3. Business creation & support 4. Learning & education Access to talent & talent development Defining and implementing innovative High Education programs. Producing industry tailored profiles defined after your human capital needs. Bringing business and entrepreneurship skills into technical profiles.
Example : Master in Sustainable Materials SUMA Aim: educate materials oriented professionals by combining a high level of expertise in materials competences in sustainable materials engineering and sustainability 2Yr Programme (120 ECTS) embedded in the engineering programmes solid technical basis broadly covering aspects of materials and processing, sustainability and recycling, circular (eco)design and life cycle engineering, materials substitution and manufacturing (60 ECTS) courses on entrepreneurship and innovation (30 ECTS) internship in a company (6 ECTS) master thesis (24 ECTS) in a company strongly related to the field of sustainable and raw materials Mobility allowance Partners : KU Leuven Master in Materials Engineering / Montanuniversität Leoben / University of Trento / Grenoble / University of Milano-Bicocca Eit Label Quality for learning http://www.master-suma.eu/
CLC West Leuven, Belgium BE, NL, UK, DE Main thematic focus: circular economy recycling of complex end-of-life products and industrial residues Lightweight structures and composites for substitution Deep sea exploration and mining Engage with us!
Network of Infrastructures Thematic pools of labs, equipment, modelling capabilities and pilot facilities across Europe Infrastructure AND associated expertise Purposes Facilitate access Coordinate investments across partners Limited budgets (0,5 FTE)
Complex low grade ores and wastes A huge potential for metals and minerals lies in complex, low grade ores and wastes: Low grade primary ores Landfills and stockpiles of historic industrial residues Slags, bottom ashes, fly ashes, dusts Liquid, metal containing wastewaters and effluents No one-size-fits-all solution, but a metallurgical toolbox required
Zero-Waste Metallurgical toolbox
Joining of complementary forces EIT Raw Materials core partners VTT, KULeuven, VITO and Ghent University join forces based on complementary expertises in the zero-waste metallurgical toolbox A number of regional and European initiatives H2020 project METGROW+ Flemish innovation program SIM-MaRes EIP Raw Materials commitment EIT Raw Materials Zero Waste Cluster of Networks of Infrastructure
METGROW + 8 M H2020 project 2016-2020 19 partners in toal with 6 Flemish partners including MaRes driving forces http://metgrowplus.eu/ Centered around the toolbox idea Double focus: Developing individual technology parts of the toolbox by working on 3 model streams Developing a methodology to combine parts of the toolbox for specific streams: - Maximum material recovery - Minimum cost
SIM-MaRes Research program funded by SIM (Strategic Initiative Materials), research funding by Flemish government Driven by knowledge institutes KULeuven, VITO and Ghent University, together with companies like Umicore, CRH, Indaver, Nyrstar, MaRes aims at creating and demonstrating an operational, flexible toolbox combining pyro-, hydro-, electro-, bio-, solvo- and ionometallurgy technologies to recover metals and valorise the residual matrix into highly innovative lowcarbon building materials and other mineral materials Combination of: Strategic basic research projects to develop more generic technologies in the toolbox Applied research projects for tailored solutions for specific streams
EIT Raw Materials Zero Waste NoI Innovation in the metallurgical toolbox requires specific infrastructure and expertise in the different blocks of the toolbox Each specific technology platform has an EIT Raw Materials Network of Infrastructure, coordinated by Ghent University, KULeuven, VITO or VTT with its own partners NoI organize themselves voluntarily in a ZeroWaste NoI cluster
ZeroWaste Cluster
Reasons for clustering Joint communication strategy www.zerowastecluster.eu Coherent communication on the toolbox idea towards potential customers Joint governance structure Similar database model Networks organized similarly (partner involvement, contracts, procedures, ) Similar way of offering infrastructure to potential customers
ZeroWaste Cluster: Webtools Example: PreFlex EIT Raw Materials is supported by EIT, a body of the European Union 5 th Slag Valorisation Symposium, Leuven
PreFlex NoI Pre-treatment and physical separation 9 Partners 5 countries 1 industry 5 RTOs 3 academia CLC Baltic Sea CLC Central CLC East CLC South CLC West
Combined expertise The PreFlex NoI hives infrastructure and skills regarding Pre-Treatment and physical separation
Collection of inventory data How can we make the inventory accessible? How can we direct the client to the right partners? How can we make use of our equipment and expertise? Develop a customer and service oriented approach By steering the customer using a webtool!
The webtool approach
Webtool design Easy access to database via query form Single Point of Contact Direct contact for customers & partners Quality check and follow-up Same principle will be used for all Flexes!
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ZeroWaste Cluster VISION Clients/request Within the ZeroWaste cluster, are you looking for infrastructure related to: Pre-treatment and physical separation Hydrometallurgy Biometallurgy Pyrometallurgy Electrochemistry Residue valorisation XXX (Inspire) YYY (SSIC) ZZZ (ERMAT)
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