EIT RawMaterials Alumni attended EIT Alumni CONNECT in Budapest
23 members of EIT RawMaterials Alumni attended the EIT Alumni CONNECT event at Brody Studios in Budapest on 14 October. The theme of the event was the 11th Sustainable Development Goal, “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. At the event, they joined members of Climate-KIC Alumni, CommUnity by InnoEnergy, EIT Digital Alumni and EIT Health Alumni. 155 attendees came together for a whole day of informal networking, interactive workshops and inspiring keynote speeches. Participants heard from the CEO of the newly launched innovation community EIT Urban Mobility, Maria Tsavachidis, and Niclas Holmberg from Nasdaq, who [...]
EIT RawMaterials publishes Sustainable Discovery and Supply Lighthouse Position Paper
Enabling smart, sustainable and innovative solutions to boost Europe’s exploration, mining and processing activities Minerals and metals are essential to modern society and the key to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future. Europe is facing the challenge of increasing demand for raw materials combined with a high import dependency and increasingly demanding exploration, mining and processing scenarios. […]
New Innovation Test Center in Örebro, Sweden will create opportunities for exploration drilling
Innovation project I-EDDA-TC will establish a leading test center for drilling and drilling-related equipment to foster innovation in mineral exploration This month, a new Innovation Test Center is set to start drilling to be used for mineral exploration testing in Örebro, Sweden. The Innovation Center will offer testing opportunities for different types of exploration drilling and data acquisition. The Test Center is a close collaboration between industry, research institutes and academia. […]
EIT RawMaterials RIS Hub Adria will host ADRIA Innovation Day to enhance the raw materials network in South-East Europe
Innovation in primary and secondary raw materials sector in South-East Europe ADRIA Innovation Day 2019 will present opportunities for the business sector under the EIT RawMaterials and the Regional Center ADRIA to enhance raw materials network in South-East Europe. […]
EIT RawMaterials supported innovation project SUPRIM brings results to a broader audience
How better to account for your primary raw materials in your LCA EIT RawMaterials supported innovation project SUPRIM stands for SUstainable management of PRIMary raw materials through a better approach in Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment. It is a three year-funded EIT RawMaterials project that will offer solutions and services to address impacts of resource use in sustainability assessments in the raw materials sector. […]
EIT RawMaterials supported start-up Circularise partners with Domo and Covestro on full plastics traceability
Transparency achieved through blockchain technology DOMO, Covestro and Circularise have announced a new collaborative project for circularity in the plastics industry through the use of blockchain technology. The newly formed Circularise PLASTICS project group aims to set up an open standard for sustainability and transparency within this field. Cicularise protocol enables trusted data exchange in fragmented supply chains without public disclosure of datasets or supply chain partners. […]