INNOVATION CLUSTER RENEWABLE WASTE
MANAGEMENT
SHORT CONCEPT NOTE
GREEN INDUSTRY & WASTE MANAGEMENT
Starting with green industry consultancy from early 2013, Boost Global Innovation AS (BGI) has gained
significant experience in EEA & Norway Grants “Green Industry Innovation” programme, running with 6
approved projects worth nearly 5 MEUR, representing a dominant Norwegian player at the latest GII
programme calls in Romania, focused mainly on waste management projects.
Since then, BGI has expanded its consultancy capacities by networking with over 20 Norwegian leading
public and private R&D institutes, companies and industrial associations, joined in an informal Norwegian
Network for Climate Expertise TM (NNCE).
Our services cover a range of clients in the waste and recycling sector, from waste producers, utilities and
corporations, developers, R&D sector, waste management industry, its regulators and investors.
From instructing public authorities on regional environmental protection policies, actualizing waste
minimization programs for SMEs and large establishments, designing innovative waste management
solutions for new developments, projecting new energy-from-waste facilities and technologies or
undertaking technical feasibility studies of new waste technologies, BGI delivers results and introduce
innovation culture among the clients.
Our global manifestation implies we are acquainted with major global and close-by waste regulations,
built up best practices and all the most recent advancements and innovations.
OUR FOCUS
We focus on the following range of clients:
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Public Sector Waste Administration (all levels governments, regulatory agencies)
Private Sector Waste Companies
Waste Technology Providers
INTEGRATING ADVICES
BGI team has broad experience of working in the waste management division providing them with an
exhaustive comprehension of the inter-related market, regulatory, technical, environmental, operational
and financial issues included in the configuration of advanced waste management systems and solutions.
Starting from a waste strategy and plan development, over waste treatment technology and disposal
advice and regulatory endorsements for all facility types, waste logistics and directing, to very specific
instructions when designing, building and overseeing contract.
We exhort our private clients on development, procurement and operational matters, including business
plan development, waste stream modeling and options feasibility studies for a scope of contract types.
Knowing international and local regulations in the subject field, we provide support through the regulatory
approvals process for waste facilities, including planning, permitting and environmental impact
assessment.
WASTE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
BGI with partners covers the full waste management resource supply chain, as follows:
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Waste recovery – including all forms of residual waste treatment such as energy from waste (EfW)
technologies, Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) and other fuel preparation facilities (SRF/RDF)
and advanced thermal treatment (ATT).
Recycling and reprocessing technologies – such as clean or dirty materials recycling facilities (MRF’s).
Organics treatment – either aerobically (composting) or anaerobically (anaerobic digestion producing
biogas).
Landfill and transfer – including all landfill classes and types, as well as leachate treatment facilities
and waste transfer stations.
Waste collection systems – including bins, boxes, vehicles as well as automated underground
collection, diversion and storage systems.
Hazardous waste management
Electronic waste management
BGI provides management advice services, project and contract management, technology selection,
design and audit, and assessment of renewable and carbon credentials. After the technology design part is
completed, we assist the client in procurement and tender specification, followed by a process
optimization, general training and short-mid-term technical support.
BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Establish or strengthen Innovation Cluster based on renewable energy to encourage the innovative activity
through the promotion of the common use of equipment and specialized knowledge and through effective
contributions towards knowledge transfer, contact setting, information dissemination and collaboration
between enterprises and the other organizations within the cluster.
GOAL AT THIS STAGE
Analyze, discuss and find partners for strengthening or establishing an innovation cluster on renewable
energy.
OUR NETWORK AND SOME RELEVANT REFERENCES
GREEN INDUSTRY
Twenty years ago, it was common to landfill most of the waste in Norway. Since then, the proportion of the
waste that is landfilled has decreased due to ban on landfill of organic waste - while the proportion that is
recovered has increased correspondingly. In 2011, approximately 87 per cent of all waste was recovered
(SSB, 2013)
From 1984, Norway started separation of hazardous waste. Research and analysis of waste has shown that
a lot of the waste in a society is hazardous waste. Around 11% of the waste in Norway is classified as
hazardous waste. Norwegian hazardous waste companies have gained a lot of experience and knowledge
in treatment of hazardous waste and around 300.000 ton of hazardous waste is imported yearly. Several
companies are also working abroad.
From 1999, collection, treatment and recycling of electric and electronic waste (WEEE) started. The
collection rate of 29 kg/inhabitant is far beyond EU’s goal of 4 kg/inhabitant. 86% of this waste stream goes
to material recycling. In WEEE, you will find both hazardous waste and valuable metals like gold, silver,
copper and REM (rare earth minerals). Recycling of this waste is often called urban mining.
Waste contains resources, both energy and materials, which can be recovered in the recycling process.
Material recovery involves using the materials as raw material in new production of goods and energy is also
saved by not using virgin materials. Aluminum recycling is a good example of such practices, recycled
aluminum is produced with 95% lower energy consumption compared with traditional methods. If the
waste is not landfilled, but used to replace fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions are further reduced.
Norway has approximately 2704 registered wastewater treatment plants with a hydraulic capacity of
at least 50 person equivalents. Municipal authorities own most of them. These plants treat the wastewater
from 96% of the population.
Effective Chemical/biological treatment plants treats the wastewater for 60 per cent of Norway's
population, mechanical plants for 19%, and 17% are connected to smaller treatment plants. (SSB 2013)
Norwegian water companies are among the best in Europe and they have gained their skills through
development of this infrastructure – and of course by working for the oil & gas companies.
We are already involved in 8 projects within Green Industry Innovation in Romania including different
partners with different knowledge within Waste in Norway. We also have a range of businesses and
instututions that would like to deliver know –how and invest in the waste sector in Romania.
PARTNERS AND INTEREST IN SLOVAKIA?
With the above short introduction BGI will discuss possible ways into cooperation to help reach the goals
for Slovakia in this sector. At this stage the financing scheme for EEA in Slovakia seems relevant.