The energy cluster in saxony
Climate protection requires not only an energy turnaround but also a raw materials turnaround. Therefore, the European Commission has defined the decoupling of economic growth from raw material consumption as a goal in its Green Deal. To establish a circular economy in Saxony, the two associations Energy Saxony e.V. and Circular MTC e.V. have initiated the innovation cluster CIRCULAR SAXONY, which is funded by the Free State of Saxony. The objective is the sustainable design of production and recycling cycles in order to counter the resource problem and to reduce the transformation costs towards climate neutrality. Together with actors from industry, science and politics, the circular economy is to be transferred from rhetoric to practice within the framework of topic-specific working groups.
The innovation cluster CIRCULAR SAXONY received the funding decision from Minister of State Martin Dulig on July 7, 2022 at the kick-off event at the Institute for Wood Technology Dresden. The Free State of Saxony is funding the project with 1.48 million euros.
Functioning networks and clusters play an important role in the industry to generate new added value and supply chains and to expand existing ones. CIRCULAR SAXONY gives you the chance to network with solution providers and achieve a sustainable increase in sales with innovative ideas, circular products and processes.
>> more information
Establishment of cross-industry and cross-technology cooperation between SMEs, large companies, research institutions, associations and politics in Saxony
Know-how transfer and joint utilization
Project initiation for members
Establishment of pilot plants and digital network technology
Development of new supply chains, supraregional and international value creation of the cluster members
Increase of the circular economy rate in all considered material types
Creation and preservation of jobs
Analysis and definition of megatrends
Organization of working groups, matching events and trainings
Biomass
for a circular bioeconomy
Water:
Sustainable circular use of minicipal and industrial wastewater
Circular construction:
Circular economy in the construction sector
Raw materials for the energy transition:
Recycling of assets from the energy industry
Automation, digitization and data management in the circular economy and cradle to cradle
Reuse and remanufacturing of automotive, aerospace and wind energy components incl. design for reuse, repair and recycling
Plastic components and fiber-plastic composite structures in the circular economy
Recycling of textiles
Battery reuse, repair and recycling
Sustainable medical technology: circular economy in hospitals and medical practices
Circular economy of smart structures
Business models for circular economy
more information
Register to participate in the working groups at:
https://eveeno.com/circular-saxony-arbeitskreise
Questions about participation in the funded project will be answered by the cluster coordinators Anne Geißler (Energy Saxony e.V.) and Susanne Kroll (Circular MTC e.V).
Anne Geißler
Plauenscher Ring 29
01187 Dresden
+49 179 5466104
E-Mail senden
Susanne Kroll
Nöthnitzer Straße 44
01187 Dresden
+49 351 4772-2061
E-Mail senden