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CEN and CENELEC, together with DIN start the elaboration of the Industrial Symbiosis (IS)  Standardisation Roadmap as part of the Horizon Europe RISERS project. The development of the Roadmap is a collaborative effort with stakeholders. Are you interested in: Join the Working Groups to create the Industrial Symbiosis Standardization Roadmap. More information about the Call … Read more

The Horizon Europe RISERS project, led by Ghent University with key partners, is driving forward industrial symbiosis (IS) by identifying 10 high-potential and high – impact synergies. As part of this initiative, RISERS has also released a series of 10 fact sheets, offering practical insights into the 10 identified impactful IS synergies across Europe. To … Read more

The European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass, published on January 29, 2025, outlines several key legal initiatives that may have an impact on the promotion, upscaling and standardisation of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) – central themes of the RISERS project. The Competitiveness Compass highlights the role of the circular economy in enhancing the EU industry’s competitiveness and decarbonisation … Read more

On 24th January 2025, RISERS participated in the first LIAISE COST ACTION webinar of the year, focused on “Policy Frameworks for Industrial Symbiosis: Navigating Regulations and Incentives.” The event featured key speakers: With around 30 participants, the discussion centered on legislation, waste definitions, and regulatory challenges impacting industrial symbiosis. A key takeaway was the critical … Read more

On 21 January 2025, the European Aluminium Innovation Hub hosted a webinar on industrial symbiosis in the aluminium industry as part of the Horizon 2020 CORALIS project, which actively collaborates with the RISERS project. The event showcased innovative strategies for resource efficiency, focusing on how industries can transform by-products into valuable resources, reduce waste, and … Read more

The Horizon Europe project RISERS and the Horizon 2020 project CORALIS (Creation Of value chain Relations through novel Approaches facilitating Long-term Industrial Symbiosis) have joined forces to promote industrial symbiosis (IS) across Europe. CORALIS focuses on implementing IS solutions in real-world settings, creating value chains through the exchange of materials, energy, and by-products among industries. … Read more

RISERS had the honour of participating in the STAND4EU Final Event in October 2024, co-hosted with HSbooster. This event was a dynamic gathering aimed at strengthening the integration of standardization in research and innovation, focusing on improving the pathways from research outputs to actionable standards. The event gathered a diverse group of stakeholders, including researchers, … Read more

As part of the RISERS project, the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) has released an innovative interactive graphic, that maps more than 800 international and European Technical Committees (CEN, CENELEC, ISO and IEC TCs) allocated to the most critical sectors for industrial symbiosis (IS). This powerful tool provides a comprehensive overview of how broadly technical … Read more

The standardization of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is both challenging and crucial for establishing IS as a common industrial practice, essential for achieving the EU’s circularity goals and “zero” ambitions. The EU-funded RISERS project addresses this challenge by developing a comprehensive roadmap for IS standardization. The approach focuses on optimizing existing standards, such as those for … Read more

Within the RISERS project, the selection of high-potential and high-impact industrial symbiosis (IS) cases to support Europe’s transition towards climate and resource neutrality is a key task in work package 3, led by Ghent University. The objective of task T3.2 is to select 6-10 priority synergies as use cases for developing the standardisation roadmap for … Read more