- During the meeting, the partners presented the first results of the the first results of the project concerning the Mapping of European ports.
- Circular economy activities The circular economy activities identified in the 480 European ports analyzed include the main and secondary ports of the Ten-T network, fishing ports and marinas. ports of the Ten-T network, relevant fishing ports and marinas, and other ports of interest. and other ports of interest.
April 12, 2019 - The second internal meeting of the European project "LOOP-Ports - Circular Economy Network of Ports" took place yesterday in Copenhagen on the premises of the Port of Malmö. Copenhagen at the premises of the Port of Malmö.
The LOOP-Ports project, coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation and financed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) through the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) through EIT Climate-KIC. Climate-KIC, has as its main objective to facilitate the transition to a more circular economy in the port sector, where products circular economy in the port sector, where products, materials and resources are not considered as waste, but rather as a resources are not considered as waste but can be turned into sustainable business models that can be sustainable business models that can be replicated in ports of similar characteristics.
During the During the meeting, the partners discussed the first results of the project on the Mapping of the Mapping of European Ports project. In particular, they presented the circular economy activities identified in the 480 ports analyzed, from 23 countries. from 23 countries were presented. This list includes the main and secondary ports of the ports of the Ten-T network, fishing ports and relevant marinas, and other ports of interest. and other ports of interest. More than 100 circular economy activities have been have been identified in areas such as waste management, shipbuilding, shipbuilding waste management, shipbuilding, dredging activities dredging activities, industrial symbiosis, etc.
One of the objectives of this One of the objectives of this meeting was to analyze the progress made in the creation of a Port Network that will benefit from the results of the project, among which are the following the development of replicable business models replicable business models in ports with the same needs as well as tailor-made training activities for port cluster professionals. professionals of the port clusters. The network currently has 31 members and is expected to continue to grow significantly. members and is expected to continue to grow significantly in the coming months. months.
On the other hand, Petra König In addition, during the meeting - and as external participation - Petra König, Head of the Environment Area of Copenhagen Malmö Port and Irene del Barrio, representative of the Water and Marine Group of the Environment Agency of Copenhagen Malmö Port. Irene del Barrio, representative of the European Environment Agency's Water and Marine Group the European Environment Agency, explained to the partners the initiatives that they have implemented in circular economy from a port approach.
The next steps of the project will be oriented to analyze the main drivers (legal, political, regulatory, market, financial, etc.) that drivers (legal, political, regulatory, market, financial, etc.) that can facilitate the transition to a circular facilitate the transition towards a circular economy of the activities linked to the port sector. activities linked to the port sector. In addition, it is foreseen that 30 seminars will be organized within the 30 seminars (20at the port level and (20 at the port level and 10 at the institutional level) between the end of 2019 and the end of 2020. These seminars will be at least 6 countries: Denmark, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany and Italy. and Italy and will address all the results of the project so far and will also receive feedback from stakeholders. feedback from the stakeholders members of the network will also be received.
Loop-Ports involves 13 partners from 6 EU member states (Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands): Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands): Valenciaport Foundation (coordinator); EIT. Climate-KIC S.L.; Climate-KIC S.r.l.; Climate-KIC GmbH; Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU); NTU International A/S; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO); Università di Bologna; Universität Hamburg; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Universitat de València; Eco Environ València; Eco Environnement Ingenièrie (2EI) and Veolia Innove.
The project will be carried out over a period of just over 2 years (26 months), ending in November 2020.
About EIT Climate-KIC
EIT Climate-KIC is the EU's largest public-private partnership for tackling climate change through innovation and through innovation and to build a zero-carbon economy by boosting entrepreneurship. zero-carbon economy by boosting entrepreneurship. EIT Climate-KIC is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. of the European Union.
Its focus on improving the way of life in cities, that industry produces those products that are environmentally and environmentally friendly products while optimizing the use of land and resources to produce the while optimizing the use of land and its resources to produce the necessary food. necessary food.
It has Europe-wide programs to accelerate startups in climate action topics, as well as training programs to inspire and train and training programs to inspire and empower the next generation of low-carbon economy leaders. next generation of leaders in the low-carbon economy.
EIT Climate-KIC currently has a presence in 28 European countries.
