A book inspired by the experiences and insights gained from the Use-It-Wisely project has been published and is now available for purchase and download from the Springer web site. “Dynamics of Long-Life Assets: From Technology Adaptation to Upgrading the Business Model” was edited by Stefan Grösser, Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona and the Use-It-Wisely project coordinator Göran Granholm.
“Dynamics of Long Life Assets – From Technology Adaptation to Upgrading the Business Model”, a book published from the experiences and insights gained from the Use-It-Wisely project, is now available for download and purchase.
Leading manufacturing experts from research, academia, industry and policy presented the research results of the EU FP7-funded Use-it-Wisely project at an event in Neth-ER (Netherlands House of Education and Research) today, 18th October 2016. Results will have widespread impact for European manufacturers, enabling the adaption of high investment complex products and services in rapidly changing […]
Use-It-Wisely (UIW) partners Göran Granholm (VTT) and Karin Verploegen (representing Gispen) pitched UIW at the recent EFFRA Factories of the Future (FoF) Conference, 15th and 16th September 2016, in Brussels.
On Tuesday 18th October 2016, Use-It-Wisely will hold a final dissemination event in order to present project innovations and breakthroughs to key influencers and decision makers across policy, industry and research.
Collaboration between previously unconnected sectors has emerged as one of the main benefits of the Use-It-Wisely project. Industrial, SME, academic and research partners have connected their thinking and ways of working to address challenges and objectives they didn’t even know they had in common. This has inspired UIW partners to think outside the box and […]
In this article which was initially published by www.euractiv.com and authored by Simon Wilson of the Green Alliance, the role of design in circular economy is addressed. The author believes ‘Designing out’ resource inefficiencies means that products can be used and re-used for longer, repaired more easily, and ultimately recycled to provide new industrial inputs.
The following article is written by Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for the Environment, Martitime Affairs and Fisheries. It outlines clearly the actions taken by the European Commission to promote circular economy practices across Europe.
