Simbiosy
The magazine of the Barcelona neighborhood “El Poblenou” is 20 years old. The 94th edition of the magazine, published by the neighborhood’s residents association, reviews the history and evolution of the local publication. This latest issue also deals with the urban, mobility, and social changes that the neighborhood has undergone in the last year. Anna … Read more
The City Councils of Viladecans and Gavà are launching an industrial symbiosis project to promote the circular economy in their industrial estates. Last Wednesday, November 23, around 50 companies and industries from the two towns attended the first meeting of the supramunicipal industrial symbiosis project at the Centre de Suport a l’Empresa in Gavà. Representatives … Read more
The first edition of the Circular Economy European Summit, which took place in Barcelona on November 15, 16, and 17, featured the participation of more than 60 key speakers for the development of the circular economy, including Ellen MacArthur from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The event was structured around presentations, panels, debates, and workshops, with … Read more
The results of the Manresa en Simbiosi project were presented during the CEES (Circular Economy European Summit) in Panel Session 3 “Symbiotic Urban Systems”, dedicated to industrial symbiosis. There was also the opportunity to present them during block 3 of the CIM (Municipal Engineering Congress), dedicated to the circular economy.
On July 14, Notebook 14 “Guide to local initiatives for the energy transition in industrial estates” was presented The conference included the participation of, among others, Eloy Álvarez, director of the Energy Chair of Orkestra – Basque Institute of Competitiveness; Carles Riba, professor at the UPC and president of the CMES association (Col·lectiu … Read more
SÍMBIOSY presents industrial symbiosis in the academic curriculum of the postgraduate course “Industrial & Technical Management” at the Institut Químic de Sarrià
The “Pacte Industrial de la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona” has published the guide written by SÍMBIOSY. The aim of the publication is to provide municipal officials and local economic actors with guidance to help them develop the great potential they have to promote the energy transition process, starting with actions in their industrial estates.
The 26 partners of the European H2020 Fissac project meet in Madrid to share progress on the project. The second assembly of the FISSAC project (Fostering industrial symbiosis for a sustainable resource intensive industry across the extended construction value chain) was held on May 18 and 19 at ACCIONA’s headquarters in Madrid. https://fissacproject.eu/en/ … Read more
Verónica Kuchinow will introduce industrial symbiosis in various UPC courses. Verónica Kuchinow from Símbiosy is conducting several training sessions during the month of May for students of Environmental Technologies and Sustainability in the Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and in the Master’s Degree in Natural Resources Engineering at UPC Manresa. These sessions … Read more
Símbiosy in El Mundo in an article by CARLOS FRESNEDA. On Sunday, May 1st, an extensive and detailed article about the circular economy was published in El Mundo domingo, highlighting Símbiosy’s role in the introduction of this concept in Catalonia. https://www.elmundo.es/economia/2016/05/02/57227d5eca4741a9378b4645.html
