EPESUS LAYMAN S REPORT

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1 EPESUS LAYMAN S REPORT

2 PROJECT OVERVIEW Ec-Industrial Park Envirnmental Supprt System - EPESUS - is a Ec-innvatin prject under the Cmpetitiveness and Innvatin Framewrk Prgramme (CIP) cmpnent f Enterpreneurship and Innvatin Prgramme (EIP). The main aim f the EPESUS Prject is t fcus n the applicatin f tls and methds in rder t create a shift fr industrialists frm reactive regulatry apprach t practive envirnmental decisin making. There are many tls and methds that can be used by industries; hwever EPESUS Prject mainly fcuses n the visin f establishment f the Ec-Industrial Parks in rder t increase the envirnmental perfrmance f the industries. What is the prject abut? EPESUS prject stands fr develpment f an Ec-Industrial Park Envirnmental Supprt System. EPESUS prject aims t serve Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) within an industrial park r any cmmunicatin netwrk, in imprving their envirnmental requirements, managing their resurce usage and waste treatment and imprving their energy efficiency. The prject aims at supprting the SMEs regarding their resurce and energy efficiency by the aid f a sftware tl. Wh are the partners invlved? Gvernmental and private partners frm Turkey, Bulgaria and Germany have cntributed t the prject develpment and disseminatin activities. Prject crdinatr is Ekdenge Envirnmental Engineering and Cnsultancy Ltd. frm Ankara, Turkey. General Directrate f Renewable Energy f Ministry f Energy and Natural Resurces, Turkey Turkish Natinal Cmmittee n Slid Waste, Turkey General Directrate f Prductivity f Ministry f Energy and Natural Resurces, Turkey TEKPORT Ltd., Turkey Dicn Grup Ltd., Bulgaria Bulgarian Business Netwrk (BBN), Bulgaria LVI Beratungs und Service GmbH., Germany Ankara Chamber Of Industry 1.Organized Industrial Zne (ASO 1. OSB), Turkey Small and Medium Enterprises Develpment Organizatin (KOSGEB), Turkey

3 COMPONENTS OF EPESUS SYSTEM A Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) study prvides the measurement f the material flws, energy flws, and envirnmental releases fr the prductin f a defined amunt f a prduct. LCA is als knwn as a cradle-t-gate and is a standardized scientific methd fr the systematic analysis f all material and energy flws, as well as envirnmental impacts attributed t a prduct frm raw material acquisitin t end-f-life management. EPESUS system depends n the methdlgy and terminlgy f LCA cnsidering the gatet-gate system bundary. Within the defined system bundary EPESUS system encurages the industrial facilities t see their envirnmental impact supprting: balancing industrial input and utputs fr the defined system prductin flw diagram cmparisn with Best Available Technlgy Reference Dcuments f Eurpean Unin suggestin f cleaner technlgy mdels fr the functinal unit bservatin f envirnmental impact cnsidering the best case and current situatin Mrever, EPESUS Knwledge Mdule gives infrmatin n related envirnmental legislatin t the facility wners. Each facility can reach legislative, plicy and strategy dcuments related with its prductin. This mdule is arranged cnsidering the EU legislatin and ther dcuments. EPESUS sftware has an incentive advantage fr the industrial sectrs by integrating the participants int web-based apprach. Users are able t see envirnmental ptimizatin ptentials f prducts at an early stage and may have a chance t srt apprpriate green technlgies t their cmpany. This web-based integratin apprach is essentially imprtant fr industrial znes. Industrialists in the rganized znes are able t determine strategic risks and decisins and spur envirnmental innvatin by implementing LCA. Bearing this in mind, The EU ec-industries will be a strng and diverse sectr and a majr glbal player and trade with respect t increasing envirnmental services.

4 THE POTENTIAL MARKETS FOR THE USE OF EPESUS Being a platfrm fr any type and frmatin f industrial cmmunities, EPESUS system has the ptential t serve all EU members and ther cncerned cuntries. By the influence f netwrking via EPESUS, SMEs will be equipped with infrmatin exchange and ptimizatin capabilities in rder t meet the demands f grwing cmpetitiveness in glbal markets. The ptential markets f EPESUS will depend n the lcal cnditins such as: - Invlved industries - Lcatin f the EIP/netwrk - Ecnmic prfile f the regin - Openness f the lcal develpers t a new develpment strategy - Lcal plitical and regulatry envirnment - Willingness f the industry cmmunity t wrk tgether Bearing this in mind, EPESUS system is expected by t be able t fulfill all f the pssible majr cmbinatins and peculiarities f such integrated SME clusters thrughut the pssible markets. What are the pssible barriers and hw t handle it? SMEs are rarely anticipate changes in their business envirnment, such as future regulatins r increasing csts f waste dispsal. The acceptable payback time fr investments is relatively lw, which is usually disadvantageus fr cleaner technlgy ptins EPESUS system prvides supprt t this cmmn bttleneck by prpsing a slutin which can be applied frm tp t bttm (industrial park managements, prmting the invlvement f SMEs) as well as bttm t tp (a grup f SMEs frming a netwrk fr ptimized prductin technlgies and trading). In bth cases, cmmn barriers, bth technlgical and ecnmical will be tackled in cperatin and synergy. This capability is ging t make the services prvided by EPESUS, interesting t bth cmpanies individually as well as netwrks f industrialists. The brad ptential fr the marketing f EPESUS shall be accmpanied by larger netwrks f cmpanies within EPESUS system which lead better ecnmical ptimizatin and imprved benefits fr the envirnment.

5 What are the cmpetitive advantages f EPESUS? EPESUS is advantageus since it imprves the services f Ekdenge. Ekdenge uses the EPESUS sftware in a wide variety f prjects as supprt system since EPESUS is adaptable t be integrated int new sectrs and it is a cmpsitin f envirnmental infrmatin/knwledge. What are the prpsed slutins and services supprted by EPESUS? EPESUS Sftware will be used as an envirnmental supprt system as being an infrmatin system. EPESUS system supprts bth industrialists and industrial znes regarding t green business by integrating them int web based pl. Raised awareness f the industrialists n the ptential fr imprvement is ging t increase the demand fr implementing such techniques and benefiting frm this ptential. Especially fr industrial znes, EPESUS system allws t integrate firms int a web based tl. By ding this, cmpanies have a chance t share pssible successful green slutins with each ther by creating a symbisis. On the ther hand, web-based tl let industrialists t cmpare their data with ISO and Eurpean standards supplied frm Ec-Invent. Pssible slutin are prpsed frm EPESUS system including green technlgy if necessary. On the ther hand, thanks t administrative management f EPESUS system, pssible slutins can be supplied t the industrialists by the assigned administrative. General services supplied by EPESUS is the fllwing: Life Cycle Assessment: Practitiners can analyse and cmparisn the prduct, prcess and services accrding t the set f standards cvering the whle life cycle frm the prductin f raw materials t the end f life. Carbn Ftprint: Calculatins f greenhuse gas emissins including bth prducts, services r cmpanies. Critical Review-Pssible Slutins: Prpses practitiners t cmpare LCA studies cmpliance with ISO standards. In additin t this, prpses pssible green technlgy in accrdance with cncerning criterias. Life Cycle Csting (LCC): Analysis and illustratin f the life cycle csts f a prduct. Material Flw Analysis (MFA): Recrd, stre, analyse the energy and material flws and prpses pssible substitute flws in accrdance with prcess, prduct r cmpany.

6 EPESUS system lead practitiners t determine the strategic decisins and envirnmental slutin ptentials f prducts at an early stages. Thrugh the prduct life cycle, users can identify each individual step within the prduct life cycle by deeply anaylsis t detect the envirnmental burden stage/step. EPESUS system allws practitiners t mdel their life cycle prceses in rder t prmte an awareness f prductin effects and cnnect them t use as a system r a prcess chain. Setting life cycle bundaries at a system allws fr cmprehensive envirnmental and ecnmic accunting t be used in a meaningful way t measure and mnitr perfrmance. These infrmatins let decisin makers t manage and assess the system r prduct. On the ther hand, as indicated in ISO 2006, setting prper bundaries and managing them can help identify pprtunities t imprve envirnmental perfrmance f prducts at varius pints in prduct life cycle. Wh are the target custmers f EPESUS? EPESUS Infrmatin System aims t deliver the infrastructure t all grups f SMEs and industrialists wh: - are willing and bliged t fulfill envirnmental legislatins and requirement - have a ptential t ptimize the waste management and resurce channels in rder t have beneficiary symbitic relatins with related industrialists - have a gal twards the use f green technlgies and sustainable industrial activities - are aiming t frm a cluster f cmpanies such as an EIP f Ec Industrial Netwrk - wish t mnitr and mdel the waste generatin and trading, carbn ftprint, energy cnsumptin within a netwrk f industries As a Life Cycle Assessment Prject Manager r Sustainability Cnsultant, yu need t have a brad understanding f LCA cncepts, inventry, impact assessment, data quality management, pst impact calculatins, mdeling, sftware, statistics and the ISO and ISO standards. Life Cycle Assessment is ne f tday's fastest grwing prfessinal fields with certificatin frm the American Centre fr Life Cycle Assessment thrugh an exam prcess. EPESUS prject supprts yu t achieve yur sustainability expectatins by prviding yu brad range f recmmendatins and t get in tuch with ther practitiners in rder t swap infrmatin and increase knw hw.

7 What are the market pprtunities? Nwadays, mre and mre cmpanies are beginning t realize the business benefits f greening their prduct supply chain. As a result, it is expected that t see cmpanies sharpening their fcus n green business. Life cycle assessment (LCA) sftware fferings are ready t help firms analyze supply chain data t enhance sustainability perfrmance. The EPESUS system is expected t play an imprtant rle in the develpment f cmpetitive, knwledge-based regins with cmpetitive cmpanies by linking between the ideas f reginal develpment, innvatin and EIP. In the system, cnsideratin is given t public institutins, including EIPs, supprt services within EIPs bundaries and is defined by linkages and cmplementarities acrss institutins and industries. Cnsidering the imprvement n the sustainability f prducts, prcesses and services, businesses and gvernments are taking mre attentin n LCA related envirnmental studies. Large scale businesses and ther cmpanies are passinately using LCA t reduce prduct csts, increase market share and mitigate envirnmental risks. These appraches make cmpanies t have great chance t gain legitimate entry int the green market by the help f LCA. On the ther hand, regulatry and plicy develpment barriers arise fr the gvernment. By cntrast with businesses, life cycle apprach has been seen as plicy making and maintenance tl. This cnditin makes gvernments t priritize their prgrams n helping t custmers and increase their knw-hw. On the ther hand, increased knw hw n gvernmental agencies may handle this barriers as EPESUS develpers did. Clsed relatinships with the gvernmental agencies and increased awareness n their needs make EPESUS mre pen fr plicy making and maintenance tl fr gvernments.

8 EPESUS Cntact Infrmatin Dr. Zeynep Yöntem General Manager, Ekdenge Ltd. Tel: Fax: GSM: Think I Live I G G R E E N Fr mre infrmatin abut the EPESUS prject, please check the prject web site at: