Industrial Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency in European Process Industry: State of Art and Future Scenario

The objective of this deliverable is to describe the current state of the implementation of the Industrial Symbiosis (IS) and Energy Efficiency (EE) concepts in the European Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) (Task 2.1) and the possible scenario for a sustainable industry cluster, following the upcoming developments in Circular Economy (CE) (Task 2.2) and allowing their evolution to enhanced cross-sectorial cooperation for a sustainable growth and combined strengthening of competitiveness in the global market. In addition, a future scenario describing the process industries operation in five to ten years, incorporating the main categories of technological developments together with the related required skills and competencies, is developed (Task 2.3). The achieved results will provide the foundations for industry skills requirements in WP3 and VET system in WP4.