Circular Saxony
Climate protection requires not only an energy transition but also a raw materials transition. This is why the European Commission has defined the decoupling of economic growth from raw material consumption as a goal in its Green Deal. In order to establish a circular economy in Saxony, the two associations Energy Saxony e.V. and Circular MTC e.V. have initiated the Circular Saxony innovation cluster, which is funded by the Free State of Saxony.
The aim is to design sustainable production and recycling cycles in order to tackle the resource problem and reduce transformation costs towards climate neutrality. Together with stakeholders from industry, science and politics, the circular economy is to be transferred from rhetoric to practice within the framework of topic-specific working groups.
Andreas Findeisen
Project coordinator
Plauenscher Ring 29
01187 Dresden
Project overview
Aims of the project
- Development of cross-industry and cross-technology cooperation between SMEs, large companies, research institutions, associations and politics in Saxony
- Know-how transfer and joint utilization
- Project initiation for members
- Construction of pilot systems and digital network technology
- Development of new supply chains, supra-regional and international value creation of cluster members
- Increase in the circular economy rate in all material types considered
- Creation and preservation of jobs
- Analysis and definition of megatrends
- Organization of working groups, matching events and training courses
Project duration
March 2022 to March 2026
Promotion
Program for the promotion of clusters and business networks in the Free State of Saxony (RL Cluster Promotion)
Starting signal for the establishment of a circular economy in Saxony:
The Cicular Saxony innovation cluster received the funding decision from Minister of State Martin Dulig on July 7, 2022 at the kick-off event at the Institute of Wood Technology Dresden. The Free State of Saxony is funding the project with 1.48 million euros.
Functioning networks and clusters play an important role in the industry in generating new added value and supply chains and expanding existing ones. Circular Saxony gives companies the opportunity to network with solution providers and achieve sustainable sales growth with innovative ideas, circular products, and processes.
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Circular Saxony working groups
The working groups on the circular economy aim to achieve the best possible utilization of by-products, residual materials and waste. The focus is on exchange, networking and cooperation between the players. Intelligent and value-adding processes and services are to be developed and implemented. Participants gain partners and skills and familiarize themselves with a wide range of best practice examples. The working groups are supervised by experts from Energy Saxony e. V. and Circular MTC.
Organized by Energy Saxony:
- Biomass: for a circular bioeconomy
- Water: Sustainable circular use of municipal and industrial wastewater
- Circular construction: Circular economy in the construction sector
- Raw materials for the energy transition: Recycling equipment from the energy industry
Organized by Circular MTC:
- Reuse and remanufacturing of vehicle, aviation and wind energy components
- Sorting and recycling of plastic components
- Repair and recycling technologies for fiber-reinforced plastic composite structures
- Textile cycle
- Battery reuse, repair and recycling
- Cycle of smart structures
- Business models for circular economy
- Sustainable medical technology: Circular economy in hospitals and medical practices
Automation, data management, and digitization play a role in all working groups.
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Energy Saxony
Andreas Findeisen
Project coordinator
Plauenscher Ring 29
01187 Dresden
Contact
Circular MTC
Susanne Kroll
Nöthnitzer Straße 44
01187 Dresden
+49 351 4772-2061
Participation in the working group
Register to participate in the working groups at:
Information on
- Launch of the Circular Economy Stakeholder Dialogue at the Saxon State Minister for Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture, Wolfram Günther, on 09.02.2023
- A second life for battery, gearbox and gears
- Stakeholder dialog on the circular economy
- How Saxon companies, municipalities and research institutions benefit from sustainability concepts