Raw materials & Eco-Innovation
3 International Partnerships
6 year plan and commitment
5 Projects €2million invest
Raw Materials @ UL
Urban mining
LCD/Votechnik
European Innovation Partnership
BRAVO
Raw Materials KIC
Innovation Business
Education
14 Priority Areas
Manufacturing Competitiveness
(L)
Process Tech and Novel
Materials (M)
Innovations (N)
Technologies to reduce costs, eliminate waste, drive resource efficiency & improve product quality for increased competitiveness
Enabling the Irish manufacturing base to transition into one with enhanced capabilities in processing technologies and materials science and engineering
Manufacturing base to innovate their business processes, business model innovation, supply chain and risk governance
Education and Learning
Urban Mining
• 2009 Awarded an EPA research project
• Automated recycling of LCDs
• Approx. 350,000 units of TVs are dumped every year
• New LCDs had no associated recycling technology
• WEEE Directive compliance
Technology Development
ReVolv
EC ReVolv Pilot Action
• State of art EC €1.6M pilot
for LCD recycling
• Location: Denmark
• Kick off: April 2015
Project Overview
ReVolv committee and Advisory Board
Steering committee Advisory board
DanWEEE DELL
University of Limerick ERA
WEEE Forum ERP
Votechnik Viridor
EPA Ireland
Supporters WEEE Ireland
Project Officer Van tech
Enterprise Ireland KMK
Environmental Protection Agency Cladil
Correns
• EU Aluminium Sector
• Innovations to market
• Secure EU CRM • EU jobs
Research
Innovation
BRAVO
Cooperation
Al-Source Al-Ore Al-Build
Al-Chain Al-Aware
Raw Materials KIC