Evaluating the environmental benefits of industrial symbiosis: discussion and demonstration of a new approach

Wolf, Anna; Karlsson, Magnus

doi:10.1504/pie.2008.023413

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“…Application of life cycle assessment (LCA) tools to the area of industrial symbiosis was seen mainly after 2010 (Eckelman and Chertow 2013 ;Mattila et al 2012 ;Sokka et al 2011 b;Yu et al 2014c ). Quantifi cation efforts have developed along with the discussion of methodological aspects (Martin et al 2013 ;Mattila et al 2012 ;Sokka et al 2008 ;Wolf and Karlsson 2008 ) and led to the further development of comprehensive indicator systems, particularly in China (Geng et al 2009Tian et al 2014 ).…”

Section: Discussion Of Industrial Symbiosis Researchmentioning

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Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Chertow

Park

2016

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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Industrial symbiosis, a subfi eld of industrial ecology, engages traditionally separate industries and entities in a collaborative approach to resource sharing that benefi ts both the environment and the economy. This chapter examines the period 1989-2014 to "take stock" of industrial symbiosis. First, we look at the earliest days to discuss what inspired industrial symbiosis both in the scholarly literature and in practice. Next, we draw attention to certain dilemmas and sharpen the distinctions between industrial symbiosis and some related concepts such as ecoindustrial parks and environmentally balanced industrial complexes. With regard to dissemination of industrial symbiosis ideas, we found that at the country level, China has now received the most attention in industrial symbiosis academic research and this continues to grow rapidly.The fi nal section looks at both theory (conceptual knowledge largely from academia) and practice (on-the-ground experience of public, not-for-profi t, and private organizations working to implement industrial symbiosis) as both are essential to industrial symbiosis. A bibliometric analysis of the scholarly work, capturing 391 articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science for 20 years between 1995 and 2014, is used to defi ne and track the types of articles, how the mix of articles has changed over time, and what the most popular journals are. Taking a closer look at the research literature, distinct themes are identifi ed and discussed such as the scale of industrial symbiosis, whether industrial symbiosis is based on planning or selforganization, the role of social factors, and what is known about the actual performance of industrial symbiosis. To assess important issues with regard to practice, we compile a list of industrial symbiosis-related events from database searches of reports, media, and key consulting and business organizations and examine trends, mechanisms, and motivations of industrial symbiosis practice by surveying key practitioners and academics.

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Section: Discussion Of Industrial Symbiosis Researchmentioning

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Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Chertow

Park

2016

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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“…pulp and paper, forest, automobile manufacturing and chemical) to study both economic and environmental aspects (e.g. CO2 emission impact) [25][26][27][28]. A more through description of the method can be found in [21].…”

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Industrial excess heat use: Systems analysis and CO2 emissions reduction

Viklund¹,

Karlsson²

2015

Applied Energy

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The adopted energy efficiency directive stresses the use of excess heat as a way to reach the EU target of primary energy use. Use of industrial excess heat may result in decreased energy demand, CO2 emissions reduction, and economic gains. In this study, an energy systems analysis is performed with the aim of investigating how excess heat should be used, and the impact on CO2 emissions. The manner in which the heat is recovered will affect the system. The influence of excess heat recovery and the trade-off between heat recovery for heating or cooling applications and electricity production has been investigated using the energy systems modeling tool reMIND. The model has been optimized by minimizing the system cost. The results show that it is favorable to recover the available excess heat in all the investigated energy market scenarios, and that heat driven electricity production is not a part of the optimal solution. The trade-off between use of recovered excess heat in the heating or cooling system depends on the energy market prices and the type of heat production. The introduction of excess heat reduces the CO2 emissions in the system for all the studied energy market scenarios.

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“…The impact of industrial collaborations has been studied in several studies, e.g. [23,[30][31][32]. Martin and Eklund [32] have studied how excess heat from an ethanol plant can be used to improve the environmental performance of first generation biofuels.…”

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“…Martin and Eklund [32] have studied how excess heat from an ethanol plant can be used to improve the environmental performance of first generation biofuels. Wolf and Karlsson [30] have evaluated the environmental impact of possible industrial symbiosis in the forest industry compared to a stand-alone system, and found reduced CO2 emissions. Ellersdorfer and Weiss [31] have studied the effects of industrial cooperation where excess heat from a cement plant was used in a biogas production plant and where the biogas replaced fossil fuels in the cement plant, and found large CO2 emissions savings.…”

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Algae-based biofuel production as part of an industrial cluster

Andersson

Viklund

Hackl

et al. 2014

Biomass and Bioenergy

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This paper presents study on the production of biofuels from algae cultivated in municipal wastewater in Gothenburg, Sweden. A possible biorefinery concept is studied based on two cases; Case A) combined biodiesel and biogas production, and Case B) only biogas production. The cases are compared in terms of product outputs and impact on global CO2 emissions mitigation. The area efficiency of the algae-based biofuels is also compared with other biofuel production routes. The study investigates the collaboration between an algae cultivation, biofuel production processes, a wastewater treatment plant and an industrial cluster for the purpose of utilizing material flows and industrial excess heat between the actors. This collaboration provides the opportunity to reduce the CO2 emissions from the process compared to a stand-alone operation. The results show that Case A is advantageous to Case B with respect to all studied factors. It is found that the algae-based biofuel production routes investigated in this study has higher area efficiency than other biofuel production routes. The amount of algae-based biofuel possible to produce corresponds to 31 MWfuel for Case A and 26 MWfuel in Case B.

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Evaluating the environmental benefits of industrial symbiosis: discussion and demonstration of a new approach

Cited by 35 publications

References 21 publications

Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Industrial excess heat use: Systems analysis and CO2 emissions reduction

Algae-based biofuel production as part of an industrial cluster

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