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The CENTRE
FOR INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (CIE) at the University of Coimbra is a research
group in the multi-disciplinary field of Industrial Ecology. The CIE develops
and applies tools to enhance the sustainability of products and systems
supported by life-cycle thinking. The CIE is actively involved in the Energy
for Sustainability Initiative at the University of Coimbra and is part of
ADAI-LAETA (Associated
Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics). The CIE promotes scientific
research, development and innovation to support industry, public authorities,
organizations, and consumers towards sustainable production and consumption.
The CIE takes a holistic and systematic approach to the analysis of
sustainable systems by exploring trade-offs and synergies between economy,
environment and society. The CIE has assembled a
multidisciplinary team of faculty, researchers,
doctoral/Master’s candidates, and visiting scholars. Research is carried out
in collaboration with other Portuguese institutions and with international
partners mainly in Europe, the United States and Latin America. The CIE team has
experience in both research and technical projects in the field of Industrial
Ecology and provides expertise in: • Life-cycle
management • Life-cycle
sustainability assessment (LCSA) • Environmental
life-cycle assessment (LCA), Social LCA, and Life-Cycle Costing (LCC) • Dynamic
LCA, multi-objective optimization, and other extended life-cycle approaches • Carbon,
water, and environmental footprints • Eco-design • Urban
metabolism • Circular
Economy Our expertise is applied
in the following areas: • Energy | renewables (bio-energy, bio-fuels,
solar, and others), natural gas, electricity • Transportation | sustainable mobility,
vehicle components and systems (electric vehicles, trains, fleet analysis,
batteries), power trains • Buildings and Sustainable Architecture | building
components, pre-fabricated architecture, sustainable construction and
retro-fit, thermal insulation, sustainable urban development • Agri-food and Forestry | fruits, vegetables,
vegetable oils, animal-derived products, sustainable diets, wood-based
materials, land-use change • Waste Management | waste cooking oil, beef
tallow, demilitarization, anaerobic digestion, building waste management • Packaging The CIE provides the
following services: • LCA studies and critical
reviews (ISO 14040/44) • Environmental Product
Declarations (EPDs), including DAPHabitat • Product Carbon Footprint
(PAS 2050, GHG Protocol, ISO 14067) • Assessment of
sustainability criteria for bio-fuels • Sustainability assessment
of buildings • Development of eco-design
tools (improvement of resource and energy efficiency, and waste minimization) • Training and scientific meetings O CENTRO PARA
A ECOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (CIE) na Universidade de Coimbra é um grupo de
investigação na área multidisciplinar da Ecologia Industrial. A investigação
do CIE visa promover a sustentabilidade de produtos e sistemas através do
desenvolvimento e aplicação de abordagens de ciclo de vida. O CIE tem um forte envolvimento na Iniciativa Energia para a Sustentabilidade da
Universidade de Coimbra e faz parte da ADAI-LAETA (Associação para o
Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial – Laboratório Associado em
Energia, Transportes e Aerodinâmica). O CIE reúne uma equipa
multidisciplinar de docentes, investigadores, doutorandos, mestrandos e
investigadores visitantes. A investigação é realizada em colaboração com
outras instituições portuguesas e parceiros internacionais, principalmente na
Europa, Estados Unidos e América Latina. A
equipa do CIE tem experiência em projetos
técnicos e de investigação na área de Ecologia Industrial, nomeadamente
em: • Gestão do
Ciclo de Vida • Avaliação
da Sustentabilidade de Ciclo de Vida • Avaliação
Ambiental de Ciclo de Vida (ACV), Avaliação Social de Ciclo de Vida,
Avaliação Económica de Ciclo de Vida • ACV
dinâmica, otimização multiobjectivo, e outras abordagens de ciclo de vida • Pegada de
carbono, pegada da água e pegada ambiental • Eco-design • Metabolismo
urbano • Economia circular Aplicações: • Energia | renováveis (bioenergia, biocombustíveis, solar e
outras), gás natural, eletricidade • Transportes | mobilidade sustentável, sistemas de veículos e
componentes automóveis (veículos elétricos, transporte ferroviário, análise
de frotas, baterias) • Edifícios e Arquitetura Sustentável |
componentes de edifícios, arquitetura pré-fabricada,
construção e remodelação sustentável, isolamento térmico, desenvolvimento
urbano sustentável • Agro-indústria e Florestas | frutas, vegetais, óleos vegetais, produtos de origem
animal, dietas sustentáveis, produtos de madeira, alteração de uso dos solos • Gestão de Resíduos | óleos alimentares usados, gordura animal,
desmilitarização, digestão anaeróbia, gestão de resíduos de construção e
demolição • Embalagens Serviços: • Estudos
de ACV e revisões críticas (ISO 14040/44) • Elaboração
de Declarações Ambientais de Produto (DAP), incluindo DAPHabitat • Avaliação
da Pegada de Carbono do Produto (PAS 2050, GHG Protocol,
ISO 14067) • Avaliação
de critérios de sustentabilidade de biocombustíveis • Avaliação
da sustentabilidade de edifícios • Desenvolvimento
de ferramentas de eco-design • Formação
e organização de encontros científicos |
*** OPEN POSITIONS *** Call for
one RESEARCH GRANT for MSc degree holder Call for
one POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP NEWS Plastics and the Environment: Partners or Enemies?
Fausto Freire participated in the conference “Plásticos e Ambiente – Parceiros ou
Inimigos?” (Plastics and the Environment: Partners or Enemies?), on the 4th
of July, at the Leiria Museum, Leiria,
which brought together personalities from various quarters in a serious and
constructive reflection about plastic use and pollution. A news article about
the conference can be found here: [+] OPTIMA project on the news!
The OPTIMA project
featured on several news channels in Portugal: [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+].
OPTIMA team at the UC met Prof. Roland Clift Meetings of OPTIMA Work
Package 6 (WP6) took place at the University of Coimbra with the various team
members and the participation of Professor Roland Clift, Emeritus Professor
of Environmental Technology in the Centre for Environment and Sustainability
of the University of Surrey, and widely known for his work and contributions
to the topic of sustainability. In two consecutive meetings, researchers from
WP6 presented and discussed the work to be carried out in OPTIMA. Prof. Clift
gave his insights on the approach to be taken and emphasized the
opportunities that arise from the convergence of Life Cycle Assessment, Risk
Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis representatives working
together for the integrated assessment of crop protection systems. Seminar LIVING WITH PLASTICS By Prof. Roland Clift 8 May 2019, 11h30 Amphitheatre II, DEM-UC
Kick-off meeting of OPTIMA at UC
In January
14, 2019, the kick-off meeting for the Work Package 6 "Human Health, Environmental and
Socioeconomic Life-Cycle Analysis & Risk Assessment" of the OPTIMA project took place at the
University of Coimbra. Researchers from the three research groups at UC
participating in WP6 (Center for
Industrial Ecology, Center for Functional Ecology and Center for Business and
Economics Research), respectively with expertise in the fields of Life
Cycle Assessment (LCA), Human Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA)
and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) will join forces to develop a
framework to assess the sustainability
of the pest management solutions developed by OPTIMA.
Vanessa Tavares, PhD
candidate in SES-UC, won the Best
Poster Award at the XII Encontro Iniciativa EfS: Mesa Redonda dedicada ao tema "As oportunidades da Economia
Verde", which took place on March 13th 2019, at the Auditorium Laginha Serafim, DEC-UC. Congratulations,
Vanessa! New R&D projects at CIE-UC in 2018 Life Cycle
Assessment and eco-design of medicine packaging, funded by VALORMED (starting in
January 2018, 12 months); OPTIMA – Optimised Pest Integrated Management to precisely detect
and control plant diseases in perennial crops and open-field vegetables, funded by H2020 funds (starting
in September 2018, 40 months); StreamLAB – Streamlined environmental and cost lifecycle
assessment of building retrofits: a decisionsupporting
tool (MIT-EXPL/SUS/0013/2017) funded by FCT, a
collaboration between CIE-UC, INESC-Coimbra and the MSL-MIT (starting later
in 2018, 12 months); SET-LCA –
Streamlined Ecodesign Tools based on Life Cycle
Assessment incorporating uncertainty (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-030570),
funded by FCT/FEDER; T4ENERTEC –
Tools for supporting the selection of energy efficient technologies
(POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029820),
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