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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
*** NEWS 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),
funded by FCT/FEDER. CIE-VALORMED project in the news
A study shows how to reduce the environmental
impacts of pharmaceutical packaging [+][+][+] Prize awarded by the prestigious IAEE to a CIE-UC researcher
Yvonne Vogt Gwerder,
MSc candidate at EfS-UC and researcher at CIE-UC,
won the 3rd prize awarded
by the prestigious IAEE (International Association for Energy Economics)
during the last edition of the Portuguese Association for Energy Economics
Conference, held in Braga on October 19, 2018. The
work is entitled "To what extent
do regulatory and market influence affect smart grid investment in Europe?”
and was co-authored with Nuno Figueiredo
and Patrícia Pereira da Silva. Congratulations,
Yvonne!
WEBINAR From citizen participation to local action: How cities pilot circular economy actions to fight urban waste 12
SEPTEMBER 2018 | 14h-15h30 To register, please click here
The CIE is organizing two events
in the scope of the UrbanWINS project: 1 - Conferencia nacional em Economia Circular e Gestão de Resíduos: A experiência do projeto UrbanWINS 25 JUNE 2018 2 -
Scientific Meeting on Circular Economy and Waste Management 26 JUNE
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