LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Development of knowledge-based web services to promote advance Industrial Symbiosis in Europe (eSYMBIOSIS) 5th Meeting with the LIFE+ Monitoring Team Library Building, NTUA Campus, July 2013

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ eSymbiosis Project

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ eSYMBIOSIS LIFE09ENV/GR/ Development of knowledge-based web services to promote advanced Industrial Symbiosis in Europe LOCATION: Greece, UK BUDGET :1,763, € EC Co-funding: 49.8% DURATION: Start: 01/10/2010 End: 30/06/2014

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ eSymbiosis Partners National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Region of Sterea Ellada (RSE) University of Surrey (UoS) Paul Innes Consulting (PIC) CLMS HELLAS SA (CLMS) Envireco Consulting SA (ENVI) Coordinating beneficiary: Associated beneficiaries: AVCO Systems ltd (AVCO)

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Industrial Symbiosis Can be defined as: An innovative approach which brings together companies from all business sectors, aiming at improving cross industry resource efficiency, through the commercial trading of material, energy, water and sharing assets, logistics and expertise. Can be defined as: An innovative approach which brings together companies from all business sectors, aiming at improving cross industry resource efficiency, through the commercial trading of material, energy, water and sharing assets, logistics and expertise. 5

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Main Objective of eSymbiosis To produce a Web Based platform for Industrial Symbiosis communities, offering automation, supporting SMEs considering regional priorities and enabling the public administrators (municipalities, regional offices) to implement their environmental policy and to monitor environmental and economic consequences To produce a Web Based platform for Industrial Symbiosis communities, offering automation, supporting SMEs considering regional priorities and enabling the public administrators (municipalities, regional offices) to implement their environmental policy and to monitor environmental and economic consequences

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ The eSymbiosis innovative environmental practice will contribute to: a)trade waste as feedstock among companies, build environmentally integrated and efficient communities b)cost savings in raw materials and discharge fees c)waste reduction across a wide range of industrial activities d)the development and assessment of environmental policies at local and regional level. The eSymbiosis innovative environmental practice will contribute to: a)trade waste as feedstock among companies, build environmentally integrated and efficient communities b)cost savings in raw materials and discharge fees c)waste reduction across a wide range of industrial activities d)the development and assessment of environmental policies at local and regional level. Background and Aims

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ /2002/EC: Waste Statistics Regulation Joint Ministerial Decision 50910/2727/2003 (Official Gazette, B 1909/2003), (OJG 1909/2003): Solid Waste Management in compliance with European Waste Framework Directive 91/156/EEC 6th Environmental Action Plan Goetenberg strategy and the Lisbon process Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP), Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation 2150/2002/EC: Waste Statistics Regulation Joint Ministerial Decision 50910/2727/2003 (Official Gazette, B 1909/2003), (OJG 1909/2003): Solid Waste Management in compliance with European Waste Framework Directive 91/156/EEC 6th Environmental Action Plan Goetenberg strategy and the Lisbon process Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP), Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation MAIN EU POLICIES TARGETED

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Project Objectives Consolidate practices and valuable knowledge base (UK experience) in a form (service) running on an autonomous basis Build features to support innovative policy approaches, facilitating the IS implementation as an environmental policy at a local-regional-national level Formulate a knowledge-based approach with a potential to report measurable social, environmental and economic benefits Consolidate practices and valuable knowledge base (UK experience) in a form (service) running on an autonomous basis Build features to support innovative policy approaches, facilitating the IS implementation as an environmental policy at a local-regional-national level Formulate a knowledge-based approach with a potential to report measurable social, environmental and economic benefits 9

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Further Project Objectives Prepare and train industries to embark on IS and utilize the service Deploy the widest possible application of scientifically verified technologies for IS upgrade Provide means to disseminate IS in the region of Viotia, but also in other regions in Greece and Europe Improve and increase the participation of Small and Medium business enterprises (SMEs) into IS market– oriented activities Reduce the natural resources consumption (raw material, energy, utilities) Establish Industrial Symbiosis networks, recruit champions to disseminate IS in Greece, Balkans and all regions deprived of government support for IS Prepare and train industries to embark on IS and utilize the service Deploy the widest possible application of scientifically verified technologies for IS upgrade Provide means to disseminate IS in the region of Viotia, but also in other regions in Greece and Europe Improve and increase the participation of Small and Medium business enterprises (SMEs) into IS market– oriented activities Reduce the natural resources consumption (raw material, energy, utilities) Establish Industrial Symbiosis networks, recruit champions to disseminate IS in Greece, Balkans and all regions deprived of government support for IS 10

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Looking to the long-term, the project hopes to generate a critical mass of champions to support the new paradigm and its extended use. A dedicated IS forum will be created to facilitate this. The project hopes to engage with research and development groups with capabilities to advance the platform’s innovative features. Expected results:  An automated web platform to enable effective matching of companies in IS;  New champions for the IS paradigm, through an IS forum;  Reduced consumption of natural resources in Viotia;  Reduced volume of waste streams disposed to landfill in Viotia.  Dissemination materials in IS for industrial partners; Benefits & Expected Results

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Technology Advantage

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ IS vs. eSymbiosis Current IS Practice Manual Cost Intensive Expertise Required Only exact matches discovered Static Process eSymbiosis Practice Automated Cost Effective User Friendly Process Partial Matches discovered Dynamic Process 13

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ IS Portal The IS Portal is alive. It facilitates membership registration, member IS profiles, IS partnership forming, buy side and sell side support with intelligent seek and interest matching. It will supports Business Relationships Managements Business Transactions Members support via Consulting and Training.

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ IS Portal Technology Advantage eSymbiosis employs Artificial Intelligence Knowledge modelling to support the forming of Successful Industrial Partnerships Ontologies classify all relevant information to Industrial Symbiosis, eg. Materials, Technologies, Production Workflows, Geographical Information. Registration and Matching are supported by sophisticated algorithms.

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Distribution of Industrial Sectors in Viotia

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Prioritizing Industrial Sectors in pilot region Metallurgical Industries Mineral Industries Chemical Industries Food Industries

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Project Organisation

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Project Organisation Management – Executive Committee: formed at the kick-off meeting, is composed from representatives of all beneficiaries of the project. The Committee has defined managing representative for each action/activity responsible for respective outcome, discuss the progress of the project, resolve any potential problems, enhance communication among the participants, ensure the on time submission of reports and deliverables. Steering Committee: promotes more active stakeholder involvement during the project resulting in the wider dissemination level of the project. The Committee is composed of working groups members off all beneficiaries, representatives from beneficiary countries competent authorities, representatives of the project’s target groups (e.g. private companies, industries). External auditing: verifies the respect of national legislation and accounting rules, the expenditure incurred by each beneficiary with respect to LIFE+ Common Provisions. 19

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Project Organisation Management Committee CLMS SA Dr. I. Zorgios PIC Paul Innes NTUA Prof. N. Markatos Prof. M. Loizidou Prof. A. Kokossis RSE Ms. K. Kotsifi UoS Dr. F. Cecelja AVCO Dr. R. Kanza ENVIRECO CONSULTING SA A. Georgiou Project Manager Project Coordinator (NTUA) Steering Commitee Beneficiary Representatives Beneficiary 1Beneficiary 7 Regional Representatives Local Interested Partner

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Project Actions 21

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/000300Timetable Actions Respo nsible Main : Service and user requirements NTUA L2E 2: Service architecture and implementation UoS AVCO CLMS 3: Integration, validation and demonstration CLMS NTUA L2E 4: Capacity building NTUA 5:Dissemination of project activities and results NTUA ENVI 6: Project management NTUA 7: Monitoring of project progress & effectiveness evaluation NTUA 8: After – LIFE communication plan NTUA, RSE

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Timetable

Action 1: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 9 months Activities Activity 1.1: Review regional profile for the target region by evaluating clusters of companies involved and types of data available. Selection of sample cases for validation of the web platform performance (NTUA) SERVICE & USER REQUIREMENTS Deliverables Activity 1.2: Review Best practices from the viewpoint of waste and solution representation (All beneficiaries) Recording, analysis, assessment of existing practices & operation in terms of IS in the UK and internationally Date of completion: Milestones Completion of requirements specification for the components and the system (service) Date of completion: Activity 1.3: Review Best practices from the viewpoint of workflows and metrics used (L2E) Activity 1.4: Identification of user requirement and web service functionality (NTUA) Recording, analysis, assessment of industrial clusters in target countries Date of completion: Requirements set for the components, web platform Date of completion:

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ In Action 1.1 the eSYMBIOSIS team reviewed the regional situation in Viotia, evaluated clusters of companies, the types of information available and selected sample cases for validation. A report comprising of analysis and classification of 25 different industrial sectors that were combined into 11 general sectors and 378 industrial units was produced as Deliverable D1.2. The industrial clusters selected for the verification were the metallurgical, food and chemical. These clusters include about the 62% of the industries located in the Viotia region. In Action 1.2, best practices in the UK concerning waste and solution representation, workflow and metrics were reviewed, so to drive the analysis and design of the platform characteristics. In Action 1.3, the user requirements and web service functionalities were prepared. Action 1: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 9 months

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Action 2: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 27 months Activities Activity 2.1: Design and implementation of knowledge based support for user description in both waste stream and solution provider domain (UoS) SERVICE ARCHITECTURE & IMPLEMENTATION Activity 2.2: Design and implementation of semantic web service platform to support symVIOTic matching among users (AVCO) Waste stream, solution provider knowledge models, ontologies Date of completion: Design and implementation of semantic web service platform Date of completion: Deliverables Milestones Implemented waste stream & solution provider knowledge models, ontologies Date of completion: Implemented systems tools ( ) & implemented semantic web portal ( ) Activity 2.4: Design and implementation of semantic web operation and portal (CLMS) Activity 2.3: Design and implementation of analysis, feedback and interface tools (AVCO) Design and implementation of all systems tools for analysis, feedback, interface Date of completion: Design and implementation of semantic web service portal Date of completion: Implemented semantic web service architecture: repository, inference engine & service matchmaker Date of completion:

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Action 2.1 Design and implementation of knowledge models. In this Action Ontology concepts have been created (in both Greek and English) and enhancements to peripheral concepts. All the concepts available at present have been annotated in Greek with the main ontology developed in English. T he ontology is used for enabling creation of web pages dynamically. Furthermore, an external ontology has been imported for the capture of geographical information. Action 2.2 Design of service description facility and repository and the Design and Implementation of the MatchMaker, has been constructed to demonstrate the fundamental functionality of IS. All platform functionalities have been defined. Action 2.3 Design and implementation of analysis, feedback and interface tools. Analysis on the platform architecture and design of the platform components. The Portal functionality passed over several cycles of enhancement, and now comprises of multiple information pages that present Sites, Resources information through intuitive controls (Maps, Graphs, etc.) to the user. User registration is fully supported, involving GIS information. Various types of user queries are supported, and statistics reports are generated by the system. The platform has been enriched with automated tools (wizards) to assist users. Action 2.4 Design and implementation of semantic web operation and portal The User Registration Portal enhanced with the Ontologies. The portal provides a means to combining database constructs with semantic Ontology based concepts. Action 2: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 27 months

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ A2.1 : Design and implementation of knowledge based support for user description in both waste stream and solution provider domain (UoS) Design and implementation of knowledge models 28 Lightweight ontology models for IS Advanced Ontology Models Include the processing technology classification and resource characterization. Include concepts, Processing Technologies, Waste Streams, Material Streams, Product Streams

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Activity 2.2: Design and implementation of semantic web service platform to support symVIOTic matching among users (AVCO) Design of service description facility and repository 29 Design and Implementation of MatchMaker Design of web facility The MatchMaker has been constructed to demonstrate the fundamental functionality of industrial symbiosis which, as intended, will be completed and tested in Viotia. All platform functionalities have been designed and their implementation has passed significant testing within the consortium, and is progressing.

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ A2.3 Design and implementation of analysis, feedback and interface tools (AVCO) Infrastructure for data collection 30 Graphical Presentation of Metrics Geographical Information User Feedback, Collecting data from the users The Portal functionality passed over several cycles of enhancement, and now comprises of multiple information pages that present Sites, Resources information through intuitive controls (Maps, Graphs, etc.) to the user. User registration is fully supported, involving GIS information. Various types of user queries are supported, and statistics reports are generated by the system. The platform has been enriched with automated tools (wizards) to assist users.

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ A2.4 Design and implementation of semantic web operation and portal (CLMS) 31 User Registration Portal Portal Enhanced with ontologies for the Design and implementation of semantic web operation and portal significant work has been done for the User Registration Portal enhanced with the Ontologies. The ontology components have been integrated with providing advanced Knowledge Based behaviour, the portal provides a means to combining database constructs with semantic Ontology based concepts. Action 2.4 is progressing leading towards completion.

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ SERVICE ARCHITECTURE & IMPLEMENTATION 32 Expected ResultsStatusComments A verified waste stream and solution provider knowledge models, ontologies needed for the service operation in Action 3, minimum 5 different waste streams and 10 different technologies included. Achieved 1649 different waste types and 110 different technologies in eSYMBIOSIS Implemented inference engine and service matchmaker. Achieved Is available for Action 3 Design and implementation of the system tools. Achieved Implemented Implemented semantic web service and web portal, minimum one service implemented at RSE beneficiary. Achieved Implemented Action 2

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Action 3: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 16 months Activities Activity 3.1: Web service platform integration (CLMS) INTEGRATION, VALIDATION & DEMONSTRATION Activity 3.2: Testing and validation of service performance (NTUA) A fully integrated and tested web platform Date of completion: Demonstration workshops Date of completion: Deliverables Milestones A fully integrated and tested platform Date of completion: Demonstration workshops completed Date of completion: Activity 3.3: Demonstration of service in operation (PIC)

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Activity 3.1: Web service platform integration Service Integration The knowledge models, the inference engine and service matchmaker, feedback and interface tools and web portal are being integrated into web platform and implemented in a cloud facility, and are available for validation 34 Limited Validation Testing The performance of the web platform is currently in the phase of validation testing Platform is prepared for excessive testing with known use cases selected from the large database of cases available from the collected data of the Region Activity 3.2: Testing and Validation of Service Performance

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Action 4: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 12 months Activities Activity 4.1: Training sessions on a corporate (competent authorities) and individual (personnel) basis CAPACITY BUILDING Activity 4.2: Forum with participants for fine tuning of the platform when in operation Set of comments for improvement Date of completion: Deliverables Milestones Training Sessions completed Date of completion:

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ A4. Capacity Building A4.1Capacity Building Important events so far : Awareness event in Viotia Activities include Training and Forum Organisation -Improvements to eSymbiosis Facility 36

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Action 5: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 45 months Activities PROJECT ACTIVITIES DISSEMINATION & RESPECTIVE RESULTS Final conference (NTUA) Dissemination activities (ENVI): Project Website Layman’s report Information boards Printed material (leaflets, brochures) Publications Meetings of working groups in person information desk Layman’s report Date of completion: Conference and journal papers Date of completion: Deliverables Milestones International conference completed Date of completion: International conference Date of completion: Final dissemination material (leaflets, brochures) Date of completion:

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ A5.1 Dissemination A5.1.1Dissemination of Project Activities and Results 38 A5.1.2Site and Dissemination Material

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Action 6: Deliverables & Milestones Start: , End: , Duration: 36 months (NTUA) PROJECT MANAGEMENT & REPORTING TO THE EC Mid-term report Date of completion: Deliverables Milestones Submission of Final report Date of completion: Inception report Date of completion: Progress report No. 1 Date of completion: Final report Date of completion: Minutes of kick-off meeting and setting the respective dated for other project meetings Within 2 weeks after the initial meeting External audit report At the end of the project Mid-term report Date of completion: Inception report Date of completion: Progress report No. 1 Date of completion: Final report Date of completion:

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ A6 Project Management 40 A6.1Project Management Technical and Management progress meetings using Skype are taking place. Demos and Presentation of Platform Building Progress Consolidation of Data/Knowledge Elicitation and Models Building – collaboration between partners Planning for the Platform deployment events

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Next Steps Action 2: Finalisation of tasks and report writing Action 3: Integration Validation and Demonstration Action 4: Capacity Building Action 5: Dissemination 41

LIFE+ Environmental Policy & Governance project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/ Thank you for your attention 42