Abstract within the field of industrial ecology, industrial symbiosis is has emerged as a body of exchange structures to progress to a more ecoefficient industrial system. Kalundborg, is next to its historical centre, famous for having the worlds first largescale industrial symbiosis. Industrial symbiosis in kalundborg on nordregio one of denmarks largest concentrations of industrial companies outside copenhagen is located in kalundborg. It goes without saying that the model of industrial symbiosis system e kalundborg eco industrial park, in which industries in the area based on collaborative exchange with using each others by. Industrial symbiosis industrial symbiosis in kalundborg the symbiosis is based upon commercial agreements between independent partners may 2005 8. Within the academic discipline of industrial ecology, kalundborg has become a textbook example of effective resource saving and cycling of materials in industrial production. It goes without saying that the model of industrial symbiosis system e kalundborg ecoindustrial park, in which industries in the area based on collaborative exchange with using each others by. The keys to industrial symbiosis are collaboration and the synergistic possibilities offered by geographic proximity. The vision of kalundborg symbiosis is to be the worlds leading industrial symbiosis with a circular approach to production. Kalundborg industrial symbiosis utilising byproducts. Case studykalundborg 1 the industrial symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark. The kalundborg symbiosis is an industrial ecosystem, where the residual product of one enterprise is used as a resource by another enterprise, in a closed cycle.
Industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis, as seen in. Applications and implementation industrial symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark a quantitative assessment of. Structure and morphology of industrial symbiosis networks. Now, the symbiosis model will be used to create similar exchanges in other danish industrial parks. The industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark the. Industrial symbiosis a subset of industrial ecology.
Applications and implementation industrial symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark a. It describes how a network of diverse organizations can foster ecoinnovation and longterm culture change, create and share mutually profitable transactions and improve business and technical processes. The word symbiosis is usually associated with relationships in nature, where two or more species exchange materials, energy, or information in a mutually beneficial manner. The forces that led to its evolution and to the interdependencies are described and analyzed. The primary partners in kalundborg, including an oil refinery, power station, gypsum board facility and a. The kalundborg symbiosis will be the worlds leading industrial symbiosis with a circular approach to production. A quantitative assessment of economic and environmental aspects journal of industrial ecology, 10 12 2006, pp. Kalundborg symbiosis is the worlds first working industrial symbiosis. Kalundborg, denmark have followed many paths, some with much success and some with very little.
The kalundborg symbiosis exemplifies the idea that through collaboration it is possible to find common solutions to specific problems. Pdf within the field of industrial ecology, industrial symbiosis is has emerged. Unep environmental management for industrial estates. 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. Economic and environmental impacts from industrial. During the day you will meet people from clean, the project furgy clean innovation, symbiosis center denmark and interreg. Industrial symbiosis is a form of brokering to bring companies together in innovative collaborations, finding ways to use the waste from one as raw materials for another. October 2017 per moller head of symbiosis center denmark symbiosis center denmark, kalundborg kommune, udvikling. The industrial symbiosis complex in kalundborg, denmark is the. Is is where coordination among different kinds of industrial operations enables the use of each others byproducts and wastes, closing loops of energy, water, materials and waste. Uncovering industrial symbiosis in sweden exploring a. Oct 28, 2017 industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis, as seen in kalundborg, denmark the city of kalundborg, denmark has used the concepts theorized in industrial ecology to create the first fully integrated eco industrial park in the world and produce zerowaste while using coal and oil to generate energy.
One of the favorite cases presented by industrial ecologists is the story of the spontaneous but slow evolution of the industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark. Kalundborg symbiosis is the worlds first industrial symbiosis and has evolved over the past 50 the cooperation between the companies in the symbiosis provides mutual benefits, economical as well as environmental. This study compares the potential of an enisn with the existing kalundborg symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark, a long established example of industrial ecology and the use of an eco industrial. In the uk, national companies saw a clear financial benefit in engaging in industrial symbiosis activities. Denmark is home to the worldleading kalundborg industrial symbiosis, a municipalitydriven partnership that has been around for more than four decades and includes several private companies as well as the municipal wastewater treatment plant. This article examines the industrial district at kalundborg, denmark, often labeled as an industrial ecosystem or industrial symbiosis because of the many links among the firms. Case study kalundborg 1 the industrial symbiosis i n kalundborg, denmark. Kalundborg symbiosis the worlds first industrial symbiosis. During the day you will meet people from clean, the project furgy clean innova. The kalundborg center for industrial symbiosis was established and financed by symbiosis partners with the following objectives followup on the current kalundborg symbiosis. One of the favorite cases presented by industrial ecologists is the story of the spontaneous but slow evolution of.
The collaboration and its environmental implications arose unintentionally through private. Industrial symbiosis reduces waste and pollution kalundborg, denmark, is a leading example of industrial symbiosis is. The principle behind industrial symbiosis is quite simple. Pdf structure and morphology of industrial symbiosis networks. Jul 24, 2019 the relationships among the firms comprising the kalundborg eco industrial park form an industrial symbiosis. Already in the 1972, the first real symbiosis project was launched. In industry this logic of nature are added to an industrial symbiosis, and this creates a number of benefits. Kalundborg, denmark is the city of the original and most studied example of industrial ecology.
The industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark the industrial. Ie uses nature as a reference to study resource productivity and environmental burdens of industrial and consumer products and their production and consumption systems. In the ancient harbor town of kalundborg, denmark, various processing companies, a waste handling company, and the municipality of kalunborg participate in industrial symbiosis. Kalundborg in denmark was a pioneer in the field when it started in 1961, long before the term industrial symbio sis came into use in 1989. An opportunity to increase production without consuming more energy, water or natural resources. The main principle is that a residue from one company becomes a ressource in another. Symbiosis means coexistence between diverse organisms in which each may benefit from the other.
Kalundborg symbiosis effective industrial symbiosis. It is the symbiosis of kalundborg, located in denmark. As a subdiscipline of industrial ecology, industrial symbiosis is concerned with resource optimization among colocated companies. Industrial ecology is a concept that has emerged in response to growing public concern about. Examples of industrial symbiosis are wide ranging and include the use of waste heat from one industry to warm greenhouses for food production, the recovery of car tyre shavings for use in construction materials, and the use of sludge from fish farms as agricultural fertiliser. Consequently, during its first 7 years, companies participating in the nisp saved over 1.
Read chapter the industrial symbiosis at kalundborg, denmark. Kalundborg, denmarks worldclass industrial symbiosis clean manufacturing park, they recognized the important business and economic development opportunities that spokane could realize by embracing a similar model. Denmark is the seminal example of industrial symbiosis in the industrial ecology. Oct 01, 2016 symbiosis means coexistence between diverse organisms in which each may benefit from the other. The kalundborg eco industrial park is the first full realization of industrial symbiosis. Symbiosis center denmark an industrial symbiosis uses the same principle as a symbiosis in nature, where two different species cooperate for mutual benefit. Denmark as it helps to reinforce the green image of the refinery. Industrial ecology ie is a relatively new field that is based on the ideology of nature. Kalundborg industrial symbiosis facilitates the possibility for companies to cooperate and utilise each others residuals and byproducts. 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. Social network analysis of industrial symbiosis networks.
By symbiosis, we understand a local partnership where you provide, share and reuse resources to create a shared value. This article provides a historical view of the motivations and means for pursuing industrial symbiosisde. The industrial symbiosis complex in kalundborg, denmark is the seminal example of industrial symbiosis in the industrial ecology literature. Besides being home to the worlds first working industrial symbiosis, the kalundborg municipality is the largest industrial area in the zealand region, outside of copenhagen. Developing a database for kalundborg symbiosis and other successful case studies.
Industrial symbiosis a means to power regional growth and the green transition the 6th csir conference, southafrica ideas that work for industrial development 56. The worlds first fully functional industrial symbiosis. Kalundborg, denmark and followup enquiries were conducted by email or. The history of kalundborg industrial symbiosis activities began in 1961 when a project was developed and implemented to use surface water from lake tisso for a new oil refinery, to save the limited supplies of. Nyborg the newest industrial symbiosis nordic symbiosis parks how to start an industrial symbiosis utilities as drivers to industrial symbiosis why not more industrial symbiosis. Economic and environmental impacts from industrial symbiosis. Jacobsenindustrial symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark. A classic example of this kind of thinking used in industrial ecology is kalundborg industrial park in denmark, where an integrated network of factories shares what in other contexts would have been waste products, but are in this case the valuable raw materials for other factories processes. In the danish town of kalundborg, a number of industrial companies exchange waste and resources with each other in an elaborate network of pipelines. Large energy and processing industrial companies and some pharmamedico and cleantech companies. Industrial symbiosis engages traditionally separate industries in a collective approach to competitive advantage involving physical exchange of materials, energy, water, andor byproducts.
Industrial symbiosis is is a subset of industrial ecology with a particular. Kalundborg, denmarks worldclass industrial symbiosis clean manufacturing park, they recognized the important business and economic development opportunities that spokane could realize by embracing a. Situated in kalundborg, denmark, the symbiosis is based on publicprivate partnerships, with exchanges of energy, water and materials in closed loops. Industrial symbiosis in kalundborg, denmark citeseerx. Kalundborg is a town in east denmark, located in kalundborg municipality in west zealand subcategories this category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. For example, the model of is was first fully realized in the ecoindustrial park at kalundborg, denmark chertow, 2000. Sna has been adopted here as the main methodological framework and has been applied to the is network in kalundborg denmark, proving useful in the analysis of the structural characteristics of the network and the understanding of the role that different. Objective the national industrial symbiosis programme nisp was developed in 2005 as an independent facilitator to help businesses in various sectors and of various sizes come. Kalundborg municipality has approximately 20,000 inhabitants, and its network is the most published example of industrial symbiosis. Jun 08, 2017 frederique vincent, professor at minesparistech, presents an example of the implementation of an industrial ecosystem. 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 the kalundborg eco industrial park is the first full realization of industrial symbiosis.
The industrial symbiosis is of great importance to statoil refining. Key has been a sequence of independent, economically driven. By establishing a collaborative web of knowledge, material and energy exchanges among different organisational units, is networks aim to reduce the intake of virgin materials and lower the production of waste by the. Dyrehoj vineyard on the rosnaes peninsula near kalundborg, denmark. Located 110 km 68 miles west of denmarks capital copenhagen, kalundborg is a city with a population of 16,343 1 january 2015 and home to worlds first fully working industrial symbiosis. The term industrial symbiosis was coined in the small municipality of kalundborg, denmark, where a welldeveloped model of dense firm interactions was encountered. Symbiosis center denmark is a national knowledge center working to identify and facilitate industrial symbiosis projects between industrial.