Circular economy and resource recovery

Most active in this area

• SINTEF AS

  Norway's largest independent research institute, translating applied science into industrial solutions across energy, digital, materials, and manufacturing.

  “Hydrometallurgy, ionometallurgy, and rare earth recovery (REE4EU), silicon recycling (CABRISS), and forest bioeconomy (ERIFORE) — circular economy appears as a top keyword across both periods.”

  NO232 projects
• UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

  Major Spanish research university combining materials science, political ecology, social inequality research, and circular bioeconomy across 193 H2020 projects.

  “Recent keywords show nutrient recovery, phosphorus recovery, lactic acid, 3-hydroxypropionic acid, and bio-based industry — a clear pivot toward circular bioeconomy.”

  ES193 projects
• FUNDACIO EURECAT

  Catalonia's largest applied research centre, delivering AI, robotics, circular economy, and smart manufacturing solutions across 124 EU projects.

  “22 Environment-sector projects with strong recent keywords including circular economy (6 mentions), resource recovery (3), water reuse (2), and critical raw materials (2).”

  PrimaryES124 projects
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO

  Southern Italian university strong in membrane water treatment, circular economy, and resource recovery, with broad interdisciplinary reach from astrophysics to Mediterranean cultural heritage.

  “ZERO BRINE (mineral and water recovery from industrial brine), BAoBaB (salt-water energy storage), and recent keyword clusters around circular economy and resource recovery.”

  PrimaryIT47 projects
• BANGOR UNIVERSITY

  Welsh university strong in marine bioscience, social neuroscience, and circular economy, with global reach across 42 countries.

  “CROCODILE on cobalt recovery from battery recycling, FertiCycle on organic waste upcycling, and CELISE on nanocellulose production from residues.”

  UK28 projects
• BALANCE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING GMBH

  Bremen-based maritime engineering consultancy specializing in ship safety risk modeling, zero-emission waterborne transport, and smart shipyard manufacturing.

  “FENIX (industrial secondary resource recovery) and DigiPrime (cross-sectoral circular economy digital platform).”

  SMEDE18 projects
• BERLINER WASSERBETRIEBE

  Berlin's public water utility bringing full-scale urban water infrastructure for demonstrating digital, circular economy, and contaminant remediation technologies.

  “POWERSTEP demonstrated energy recovery from sewage, REFLOW addressed circular material flows, and PROMISCES targets resource recovery from contaminated water.”

  DE7 projects
• CENTRE CIM FUNDACIO PRIVADA

  Barcelona manufacturing technology centre specializing in 3D printing, product-service systems, and circular economy for industrial applications.

  “FENIX addressed business models for efficient recovery of natural and industrial secondary resources.”

  ES4 projects
• MADISI LTD

  Cyprus SME contributing business model and commercialization expertise to large EU circular economy and water management consortia.

  “WATER-MINING (2020–2024) covers circular economy, phosphorus recovery, brine management, and critical raw materials — the project for which MADISI received its largest funding share (EUR 169,373).”

  PrimarySMECY2 projects