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30/06/2011 1© 2010, VITO NV

Towards and India – Belgium S & T

collaboration

VITO – TERI partnership as a case

Ludo Diels, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium

Awareness Raising and Information campaign in India

13 - 24 June 2011

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Peak fossil fuel ~ 2010

“Our prosperity model has

been powered by fossil

fuel. We have based our

entire existence on the

extraction and use of

resource that are going to

be gone in a relatively

short time” Richard

Heinberg

“During lifetime of baby

boomers half of the

world’s important non-

renewable resources are

used up.” Richard

Heinberg

Minerals & metal ores – not renewable

Ecological footprint

2 planets by 2030

Source: WWF International living planet report (2008)

Source: Earth Audit, David Cohen(2007)

VITO aims to support the urgent transition to sustainability, badly needed as our planet is facing extreme challenges

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Energy Production & Distribution

Transport & Mobility

Industrial Processes (Materials/ Chemicals)

Urban development

• Security of Supply issues• High Fossile Fuel prices• Inefficient distribution and storage

• Traffic Jams• Car/ship/plane emissions

• Water pollution; Waste• Inefficient useage of materials• Production inefficiencies

• Deforestation• Water scarcity and wastewater• Food supply

Scarcity of Resources

Climate Change

Environmental Contamination

Decreasing Biodiversity

Growing Population

& Way of Living 1)

..STATE of Key Societal systems

Notes: 1) Way of Living is directly related to degree of Development

DRIVERS lead to.. PRESSURES on....ultimately leading to respective visible

IMPACTS ( illustrative examples)

While Solutions or “Responses” are at hand at each s tage, a transition will really be successful when t he need of acting end-of-pipe disappears

RE

SP

ON

SE

S

Lifestyle Changes

Cleantech solutions

PolicyRemedial Cleantech/ Cleaning solutions

Rural development

• Low energy efficiency in housing• Waste and wastewater

Successful structural changes need radical transitions in central societal systems

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Walloon Region

Brussels-Capital Region

Flemish Community

French Community

German Community

Flemish Region

The Interministerial Conference on Science Policy • The International Cooperation Commission• The Federal Cooperation Commission

BELGIAN COOPERATION AND CONSULTATIONBELGIAN COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION

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Public R&D Budgets per authority

VITO enables the S&T collaboration between India and Belgium

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» Collaboration on:

» Astronomy & Astrophysics (ARIES telescope)

» Environment (strong emphasis on waste and wastewater treatment

including water production)

» Climate Change (strong emphasis on biomass and biomass-based

economy)

» Water Management

» Clean Technology (with strong emphasis on green chemistry, white

biotechnology and energy)

» Exchange of researchers

» Organisation of networking and conferences

» Support to joint Commission BLEU-India

» Support to EU-India initiatives

Belgium-India Joint Committee on Cooperation in

Science and Technology (New Delhi, April 13, 2011)

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» Joint Programm Initiative on Water Challenges for a Changing World

» EU/MS-India Pilot Initiative on Water- and Bio-resources related changes

» Biomass & biowaste (DBT)

» Water purification and urban waste water reclamation and reuse (DST)

» Waste Water treatment and reuse in agronomical systems (DBT)

» Strategic Research Agenda

» Water

» Health

» Energy

» NEW INDIGO (DST) on networking

» Green Chemistry

» Waste Water Treatment

Joint EU – India initiatives

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» VITO – TERI (as a case)

» Transition development & modelling

» Joint Research Centre on biomass and biotech (chemistry)

» Joint Initiatives on energy

» FCA (Flanders Cleantech Association) – India

» Energy production & distribution

» Transport & mobility

» Urban development

» Rural development

» Industrial processes (materials, chemicals, …)

» Cleaning soil, air, water, waste

VITO – India collaboration

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» Transition development & modelling

» Land use modelling for Urban and transport planning

» Integration of Clean Technologies in rural villages (combination with

INSTEP program)

» Integrated waste and wastewater treatment initiative generating

energy

» Water quality and quantity management

VITO – TERI collaboration as a case

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Each cell: 2,25 ha

Runs 2005-2030

+/- 15000 km2

28 Classes

Modelling land use change in Flanders

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» Joint Research Centre VITO-TERI on biomass and biotech (JEIRIBIO)

» Definition of Strategic Research Agenda on biomass and biowaste

(SAHYOG)

» Biomass production and processing

» IPBO (International Plant Biotechnology Research Centre)

» VALBIOM (Wallonian Initiative on Valorisation of Biomass)

» FISCH (Flanders Initiative for Sustianble Chemistry)

» Ports of Ghent and Antwerp focusing on biomass energy (Ghent

Bio Energy Valley) and biomass-based chemistry (Non-energables

Ghent, Antwerp)

» Sewage plus (MWH, Waterleau, HCC-Lavasa, …)

» CASCADE approach:

» Food/feed – materials/chemicals – energy

� Cleantech development for a biomass-based economy


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» Joint initiatives on energy

» Solar, wind and biomass energy

» Geothermy leading to electricity production

» Integration of local energy production systems in (mini) smart grids

» Energy efficiency in buildings and industrial processes

» Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM)


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» ENV.2012. EU-India cooperation in water technology: research and

innovation

» Energy.2012.: Biofuels from microalgae or macroalgae

» NMP.2012.: Fine chemicals from CO2

» KBBE.2012.: Multipurpose crops for industrial bioproducts and biomass

» KBBE.2012.: Innovative marine biodiscovery pipelines for novel industrial

products

» KBBE.2012.: Mastering integration and intensification of bioprocesses

» KBBE.2012.: Conversion of bio-waste in developing countries – SICA

» KBBE.2012.: Biotechnology for novel biopolymers

» KBBE.2012.: Biotechnological waste water treatments and reuse in

agronomical systems

» NEW INDIGO: Green chemistry and wastewater

Looking for new collaborations

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» Marie Curie post doc grants

» Belgian grants for PhD exchange

» 10 months stay grants for PhD

» S&T conferences

» SAHYOG (Strengthening networking on BiomAss researcH and biowaste

conversion – biotechnologY for EurOpe India inteGration)

» Twinning of projects

» Exchange of students

» Involvement of stakeholders in strategic research agenda on biomass

& biowaste

» EU-IN STI HOUSE (FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE OPENING OF AN EU-INDIA

JOINT HOUSE FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION)

New S&T collaborations

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What FCA can offer

» Search Engine cleantech

companies Flanders

» Footprint of international projects

» International promotion(partner

to FIT) & support

» Cases cleantech implementation

frontrunners

» Overview cleantech actors in

Flanders

» Open communication platform:

LinkedIn discussions, events,..

Within VITO, Flanders Cleantech Association promotes the Flanders cleantech industry internationally

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» i-SUP2012 (Innovation for Sustainable Production) 6 – 9 May 2012

» India Night

» Joint conference India – Belgium Joint comite in cooperation on

Science & Technology

» Brussels Sustainable Development Summit (October 2012)

» Co-organisation (TERI-VITO) in DSDS 2012 (2-4 Feburary 2012)

» November 2011 visit of Flemish Prime Minister to India

Belgium – India collaborations: agenda

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» Joint biomass Biotech Centre + overall contacts

[email protected]

» Transition Management

[email protected]

» Land use modelling

[email protected]

» Joint wastewater and waste treatment

[email protected]

» Joint initiatives on energy

[email protected]

» Flanders Cleantech Association

[email protected]

You can contact us

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• Spatial environmental

impacts related to

human health

Expertise

• Smart systems and energy

networks

• Energy efficient buildings

• Smart mobility and transport

• Sustainable building materials

• Closed resources cycles

• Water and waste water

WATER AND WASTE WATER

MANAGEMENT

- Controlled rainwater buffering

and soil infiltration avoiding

flood risks and long term

drought risks

- Rational use of potable water

supplies: limiting primary use by

consumers, ensuring use of

water fit for purpose

- Waste water treatment

technologies for closed water

cycles with nutrient and

energy/waste heat

recuperation

- SEWAGE PLUS

WATER AND WASTE WATER

MANAGEMENT

- Controlled rainwater buffering

and soil infiltration avoiding

flood risks and long term

drought risks

- Rational use of potable water

supplies: limiting primary use by

consumers, ensuring use of

water fit for purpose

- Waste water treatment

technologies for closed water

cycles with nutrient and

energy/waste heat

recuperation

- SEWAGE PLUS

• Indoor air quality

Water and waste water

• Transition management

• Sustainability assessments

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impacts related to

human health

Expertise


networks






CLOSED RESOURCES CYCLES

- Innovative design an policy

support on all levels of built

environment, minimizing use of

primary resources, maximizing

use of renewable resources :

+ reconversion (districts)

+ adaptability & flexibility (building)

+ deconstruction for reuse (element)

+ dismantling for recycling (material)

- Enhanced landfill mining: re-

using of discarded resources from

landfill sites for building

applications

- New business models and

concepts: Cradle to Cradle,

product service systems, leasing

agreements, platforms for

material pooling,…

CLOSED RESOURCES CYCLES

- Innovative design an policy

support on all levels of built

environment, minimizing use of

primary resources, maximizing

use of renewable resources :

+ reconversion (districts)

+ adaptability & flexibility (building)

+ deconstruction for reuse (element)

+ dismantling for recycling (material)

- Enhanced landfill mining: re-

using of discarded resources from

landfill sites for building

applications

- New business models and

concepts: Cradle to Cradle,

product service systems, leasing

agreements, platforms for

material pooling,…


Closed resources cycles



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impacts related to

human health

Expertise


networks






Biomass and Biowaste as

resources

- Inventarisation of biomass and

biowaste in Belgium and via

harbours overseas

- Mapping of large chemical

industry and replacement of

fossil resources by biomass (Non

energables)

- Process intensification of new

biorefineries.

- Flanders Initiative for

Sustainable Chemistry (FISCH)

Biomass and Biowaste as

resources

- Inventarisation of biomass and

biowaste in Belgium and via

harbours overseas

- Mapping of large chemical

industry and replacement of

fossil resources by biomass (Non

energables)

- Process intensification of new

biorefineries.

- Flanders Initiative for

Sustainable Chemistry (FISCH)


Biomass and biowaste

as resources



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impacts related to

human health

Expertise

Sustainable building materials

and infrastructures


networks






SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

MATERIALS AND

INFRASTRUCTURES

- Development of LCA-based

databases and calculation

methods for the selection of

sustainable building materials

following CEN TC350

- LCA of building products com-

missioned by industrial players

analyzing resources, emissions

and environmental impacts

- Assessment of environmental

performance of innovative

solutions and concepts

- Policy support on environmental

product labels and declarations

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

MATERIALS AND

INFRASTRUCTURES

- Development of LCA-based

databases and calculation

methods for the selection of

sustainable building materials

following CEN TC350

- LCA of building products com-

missioned by industrial players

analyzing resources, emissions

and environmental impacts

- Assessment of environmental

performance of innovative

solutions and concepts

- Policy support on environmental

product labels and declarations


BBF



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impacts related to

human health

Expertise

Smart mobility and transport


networks






SMART MOBILITY AND

TRANSPORT

- Monitoring driving and travel

behavior and conducting

experiments on innovative

mobility concepts

- Developing and testing solutions

for increasing the share of clean

vehicles and active modes

-Enhancing market introduction of

hybrid and electric vehicles

-Examining long-term scenarios

for land use and related transport

energy use and emissions towards

e.g. 2020/2050 targets

- Analysis of impact of transport

related air quality measures (e.g.,

low emission zones)

SMART MOBILITY AND

TRANSPORT

- Monitoring driving and travel

behavior and conducting

experiments on innovative

mobility concepts

- Developing and testing solutions

for increasing the share of clean

vehicles and active modes

-Enhancing market introduction of

hybrid and electric vehicles

-Examining long-term scenarios

for land use and related transport

energy use and emissions towards

e.g. 2020/2050 targets

- Analysis of impact of transport

related air quality measures (e.g.,

low emission zones)


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impacts related to

human health

Expertise

Energy Efficient Buildings


networks






ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS

- Market instruments and policy

measures for Energy Efficient

Buildings: implementation of near

zero energy buildings and energy

upgrade of the existing housing

stock

- Policy support through energy

modeling and scenario analysis

towards e.g. 2020/2050 targets at

regional or national level

- Cost optimization approaches

for energy and emissions at

regional and national level e.g.

based on Markal/Times models.

ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS

- Market instruments and policy

measures for Energy Efficient

Buildings: implementation of near

zero energy buildings and energy

upgrade of the existing housing

stock

- Policy support through energy

modeling and scenario analysis

towards e.g. 2020/2050 targets at

regional or national level

- Cost optimization approaches

for energy and emissions at

regional and national level e.g.

based on Markal/Times models.




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impacts related to

human health

Expertise

Smart systems for intelligent

energy networks


networks






SMART SYSTEMS FOR

INTELLIGENT ENERGY

NETWORKS

- Smart systems for intelligent

energy networks in a smart grid

market: energy in buildings

combined with mobility and

energy markets.

- Intelligent thermal and electrical

systems based on renewable

energy sources, electrical and

thermal energy storage

- System integration and control of

different components at the level

of a building to a complete

district

- Interconnected lab

infrastructures

SMART SYSTEMS FOR

INTELLIGENT ENERGY

NETWORKS

- Smart systems for intelligent

energy networks in a smart grid

market: energy in buildings

combined with mobility and

energy markets.

- Intelligent thermal and electrical

systems based on renewable

energy sources, electrical and

thermal energy storage

- System integration and control of

different components at the level

of a building to a complete

district

- Interconnected lab

infrastructures


European network KIC-EIT



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impacts related to

human health


networks






INDOOR AIR QUALITY

- Research on indoor air quality

and the influence of building

materials, energy efficient

building methods (low energy or

passive buildings) and ventilation

systems and controls

- Healthy building materials and

in-house consumer products:

focus on low emission products,

identification and measurement of

impact of emerging pollutants

- Product emission tests,

evaluation of existing product

labels and translation of research

towards policy measures

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

- Research on indoor air quality

and the influence of building

materials, energy efficient

building methods (low energy or

passive buildings) and ventilation

systems and controls

- Healthy building materials and

in-house consumer products:

focus on low emission products,

identification and measurement of

impact of emerging pollutants

- Product emission tests,

evaluation of existing product

labels and translation of research

towards policy measures


Expertise

Indoor air quality



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Land use and spatial

environmental impacts


impacts related to

human health


networks






SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACTS RELATED TO HUMAN

HEALTH

- Outdoor air quality monitoring

and modeling via atmospheric

models at district, urban or

regional scales focussing on

impacts of human activities on

human health and

environmental consequences

- Spatial modeling of urban

environments to predict impact

of spatial planning measures

e.g. introduction of new traffic

routes, green zones/parks on air

quality, noise pollution and

urban heat island effect

SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACTS RELATED TO HUMAN

HEALTH

- Outdoor air quality monitoring

and modeling via atmospheric

models at district, urban or

regional scales focussing on

impacts of human activities on

human health and

environmental consequences

- Spatial modeling of urban

environments to predict impact

of spatial planning measures

e.g. introduction of new traffic

routes, green zones/parks on air

quality, noise pollution and

urban heat island effect


Expertise



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impacts related to

human health


networks






SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS

- Existing sustainability assessment

schemes for buildings (BREEAM,

LEED, DGNB, HQE,…) and

communities (One Planet

Principles, BREEAM Communities,

LEED-ND)

- Life Cycle Assessment and LCA-

based tools on the EU market

- Ecological footprint, carbon

footprint, Input-Output modelling

-SuFiQuaD methodology

optimizing environmental

impacts/costs, financial costs and

building qualities through LCA,

LCC and Multi-Criteria Analysis

(MCA)

SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS

- Existing sustainability assessment

schemes for buildings (BREEAM,

LEED, DGNB, HQE,…) and

communities (One Planet

Principles, BREEAM Communities,

LEED-ND)

- Life Cycle Assessment and LCA-

based tools on the EU market

- Ecological footprint, carbon

footprint, Input-Output modelling

-SuFiQuaD methodology

optimizing environmental

impacts/costs, financial costs and

building qualities through LCA,

LCC and Multi-Criteria Analysis

(MCA)


Expertise

Sustainability assessments

Certified Assessor



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impacts related to

human health


networks






TRANSITION MANAGEMENT

- Guiding transition processes on

a systems level, comprising

technological, policy and societal

subsystems, through broad

stakeholder involvement from

policy makers, industry, ngo’s,

midfield organisations,…

- Collective envisioning of desired

future sustainable solutions and

construction of pathways; starting

from the analysis of the current

system

- Shared governance mobilizing

stakeholders involved: dealing

with willingness to use, pay and

invest; new collaborative forms

and market models; smart urban

development policies

TRANSITION MANAGEMENT

- Guiding transition processes on

a systems level, comprising

technological, policy and societal

subsystems, through broad

stakeholder involvement from

policy makers, industry, ngo’s,

midfield organisations,…

- Collective envisioning of desired

future sustainable solutions and

construction of pathways; starting

from the analysis of the current

system

- Shared governance mobilizing

stakeholders involved: dealing

with willingness to use, pay and

invest; new collaborative forms

and market models; smart urban

development policies


Expertise

Transition management



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