Industrial Symbiosis Tools and Platforms Directory
The following 24 ICT tools presented below in an interactive table were selected from 69 identified by LIAISE COST Action WG1 members as best representatives of ICT tools used in Industrial Symbiosis. These tools were identified during the preparation of the D1.2 Identification of existing databases and other IT tools for monitoring Industrial Symbiosis streams report, which is available here. The other 45 ICT tools are presented in an Excel sheet, which can be also found here.
Symbiosis
- Platform
The platform is a tool aimed at businesses and other operators in the area. It aims to match supply and demand for resources, including materials, energy by-products, water, services, and skills, and facilitate their transfer between businesses. The goal is to identify and connect local businesses and operators, according to the principles of Industrial Symbiosis.
Sfridoo
- Platform
Sfridoo is a platform that enables companies to buy and sell industrial waste, by-products, and secondary materials, aligning with Circular Economy principles. Sfridoo promotes Industrial Symbiosis by fostering collaboration among businesses to exchange useful materials, ultimately seeking to redefine waste as a resource instead of a discarded product.
Industrial Wastes Matchmaking Tool
- Toolkit
The “Industrial Wastes Matchmaking Tool” is a digital tool designed to alleviate the information barrier that exists between business-as-usual and the Industrial Symbiosis paradigm, with an emphasis on financial benefits as a driver for Industrial Symbiosis.
iNEX circular
- Platform
iNex instantly shows you local potential synergies for your wastes or resources. It allows direct collaboration between « givers » and « takers ». As a “third party trustee” iNex remains neutral and allows cooperation ; it is not a broker and doesn’t imply in logistics.
iNex platform instantly shows synergy potentials and simulates savings. It uses big data techniques and a comprehensive knowledge base on wastes reuse.
Industrial Symbiosis Data Repository (ISDATA)
- Database/Platform
Online repository of industrial symbiosis projects and input-output matching resources. The Industrial Symbiosis DATA repository is an open platform for collecting and supplying structured information on industrial symbiosis. In addition to providing a source of best practice activities, the platform has been established to enable various user segments to utilize this data on industrial symbiosis in conjunction with other open or proprietary data sets. A collection of tools to support the utilization of the various data sources has been created to assist platform users according to their various interests and goals.
Example Applications:
– Symbiosis input-output matching websites
– Market and technology analysis in conjunction with internal data
– Automatic suggestions for classification codes
Floow2
- Platform
FLOOW2 has specialized in developing sharing marketplaces since 2012. With FLOOW2.Community we bring all this experience together in 1 low-threshold tool for every organisation, network, or region.
With a FLOOW2.Community you can have your own professional sharing marketplace for employees, partners, or colleagues to make supply and demand transparent. Equipment, consumables, furniture, services, facilities and knowledge; by optimizing usage of available capacity, you enhance efficiency, collaboration and sustainability.
FLOOW2.Community is perfect for: Universities, Cities, Area management, Business networks, Large organisations for internal usage, Market sectors
Cyrkl
- Platform
Cyrkl is an international technology and consulting company specialising in circular waste management. Thanks to advanced technological solutions, Cyrkl helps companies turn waste into resources and thus into revenue with Europe’s largest digital marketplace for waste and residuals. In the area of consulting, we rely on our team of waste management experts. With our Circular Waste Scans, we analyze your company’s waste streams and identify potential for CO2 and cost savings. Cyrkl provides market analyses and helps transfer recycling technologies and legislation. With these activities, Cyrkl brings innovation and circular economy principles to the world of waste management.
UNIDO Industrial Symbiosis Identification Tool (V2)
- Toolkit
The objective of the tool is to support the identification of industrial symbiosis opportunities (by-product and waste exchanges) between companies. This tool can be used in existing industrial parks (brownfields) to provide stakeholders with an indication of the symbiosis opportunities related to companies operating in the park. Alternatively, the tool can be used for new industrial parks (greenfields) to highlight possible industrial symbiosis between companies locating in the park and thereby assist in the planning of infrastructures and utilities to enable these connections.
SYNERGie®
- Marketplace
Users enter resources they have and want to identify cross-sector reuse opportunities. Match records can be made and progressed through a series of stages. Outcomes can be recorded against each match, and various reports can be produced and exported.
Algorithms enable both manual and system-generated analysis to identify potential match partners. Users can also set up alerts to receive automatic notifications when resources of interest are added to the system.
Operates in two modes, facilitator and direct company access, both using the same information but with different levels of access to the data and functionality.
SYNER (SÍMBIOSY Platform and Tools)
- Marketplace
Digital tools for resource mapping and facilitation of industrial symbiosis projects. Automatically identify potential collaborations between companies based on surplus materials. Identify and define waste streams in the area with potential for reuse, and determine their producers. Explore innovative methods for converting waste into valuable raw materials and identify suitable partners for exchange. Analyze the territory with detailed data and visualized resource flows to better understand the agro-industrial potential of the ecosystem. Access a curated library of cutting-edge solutions and real-world success stories in waste recovery. Seamlessly integrate with existing systems through API technology to uncover new synergies and accelerate industrial symbiosis projects.