sps conference essen 2009 wi lettenmaier

Resource Efficiency Atlas – current project gathering good examples

The Future of Sustainable Products & ServicesInnovation ConferenceInnovation Conference

Essen, GermanySeptember 28th-29th 2009

Michael Lettenmeier, Wuppertal Institut

OutlineOutline

• Background• Background

• The Resource Efficiency Atlasy

• Methodologies, aims and results

• Call for participation

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... as if we had four planets ...... as if we had four planets ...

"The industrial countries act as if there were l th il bl Th ith t several earths available. Thus, without a

radical increase in resource productivity there will be no sustainable development."

Schmidt-Bleek (2009): The EarthSchmidt-Bleek (2009): The Earth.

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Source: Wuppertal Institute 2009

Technologies with resource efficiency potentials10 Sept 2009

Sustainable economy: targets for 2050Sustainable economy: targets for 2050


Source: Wuppertal Institute 2009

Potentials: production and consumption!Potentials: production and consumption!


Source: Kotakorpi, Lähteenoja & Lettenmeier (2008). Household MIPS. www.environment.fi/publications

The Project

Basic idea: Resource efficiency counts - it‘s a competitive advantagey p g

Intention: Boosting resource efficient technologies and products

R lt R Effi i Atl i t ti l ll ti f Result: Resource Efficiency Atlas - an international collection of efficient technologies and products

For more informationligo online to

www.wupperinst.org/rea


Project DataProject Data

Resource Efficiency Atlasy- International examination of resource efficiency potentials of technologies

and products as a part of an innovation policy Duration from September 2008 – August 2010 Duration from September 2008 – August 2010 Promotion

- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research entitled ” f ff f”International examination of resource efficiency potentials of technologies and products as a part of an innovation policy for sustainable development” within the innovation and techniques analysis (FKZ 16l1585)16l1585)

Project Partners- Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy- Fraunhofer - Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO- IAT - Institute for work science and technology management of the

Unversity of Stuttgart


- Trifolium - Beratungssgesellschaft mbH

Project GoalsProject Goals

Elaboration of resource efficiency potentials in Europe and Elaboration of resource efficiency potentials in Europe and other selected countries (USA, Japan, …)

Id tifi ti f d t d t h l i ith hi h Identification of products and technologies with high resource efficiency potential

Analysis of possible contribution to a sustainable development

Ranking of lead technologies and products

Development of strategies for a better use in Germany Development of strategies for a better use in Germany

Identification of potential lead markets


Methodology

Gathering the current state of research and development Gathering the current state of research and development- Desk research: identification of technologies, products, experts- Interviews: 20-25 experts,

Collection of ideas: experts networks etc- Collection of ideas: experts, networks etc.- Synergies with other projects like MaRess (national focus)

Analysis and evaluation of relevant technologies and y gproducts

- Ranking of lead technologies and productsDiscussion and evaluation with experts and stakeholders- Discussion and evaluation with experts and stakeholders

=> Strategy development and identification of lead markets

Presentation of results- Resource efficiency atlas with short presentations and descriptions- Synergies with project “Sustainability atlas“


Project planj p

W k k 1 D k hWork package 1: Desk research

WP 2:Expert interviewsinternational

WP 3: Expert consultationinternational

WP4: Evaluation of results and strategy development

WP5: Expert-WS WP6: Stakeholder-WS

WP7: Dissemination and utilitisation


The Atlas: International collection of efficient technologies and productsefficient technologies and products

P d i d M f i• Production and Manufacturing• IT and communication• Automation• Optics• Environmental technology• Energy technologygy gy• Textiles• Foodstuffs• Micro systemsMicro systems• Biotechnology• Nanotechnology• Materials• Materials• Buildings and Housings• Transportation


Wanted: your best examples of resource efficient technologies and productsefficient technologies and products


Use the questionnaire template at www.wupperinst.org/reaat www.wupperinst.org/rea


Thank you for your attention!

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