Imagine a digital map that tracks every piece of waste and raw material in a city, treating the whole region like a living organism. It connects companies that have waste with those that can use it as a resource, almost like a matchmaking service for industrial leftovers. By simulating these connections in a virtual space first, businesses can test if a recycling loop actually works before spending money on physical infrastructure.
Companies struggle to transition to circular economies because they cannot easily find partners to trade waste materials or predict if a new recycling loop will be financially viable.
A Virtual Regional CE/CSS Ecosystem and Market (VCEM) that uses digital twins and knowledge graphs to simulate and monitor resource loops.
If you are a waste processor dealing with inefficient resource recovery—this project developed a Virtual Regional CE/CSS Ecosystem and Market that identifies new value chains for waste. This allows you to connect with local buyers for processed materials more effectively.
If you are a recycler dealing with complex battery waste streams—this project developed a digital environment to monitor and analyze value chains. This helps you reduce operational risks when scaling up battery recovery processes.
If you are a food producer dealing with nutrient loss and organic waste—this project developed a system to virtualize and assess nutrient loops. This enables you to turn waste streams into profitable bioeconomy inputs.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures are not provided; the project focuses on developing the application and exploitation plans.
Yes, the project is designed for city, regional, and interregional scope, with 5 pilot cases to validate the solutions in real-world environments.
Based on available project data, the project is developing exploitation plans for the uptake and upscaling of its solutions, but specific licensing terms are not listed.
The system uses Knowledge Graphs and Digital Twins to virtualize physical systems, allowing for monitoring and analysis of existing value chains.
The project runs from 2024-06-01 to 2027-11-30, meaning full results and replication plans will be available toward the end of 2027.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with 12 industry partners (57% ratio) and 10 SMEs. This strong industrial presence, combined with 21 partners across 8 countries, suggests the project is driven by market needs rather than pure academic research, increasing the likelihood of successful commercial uptake.
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