Presentation on Research and Innovation Needs and potential Impacts: H2020 WP2018-2020 - Dr. Lisa O’Donoghue, University of Limerick given at Session 3c at EPA H2020 SC5 Info Day 7.10.16

1. Research and Innovation
Needs and potential
Impacts:
H2020 WP2018-2020
Dr. Lisa O’Donoghue

2. 4 Perspectives
Different perspectives from different activities and experiences
 Research Academic: Materials Science and Engineering
 Running research projects in the field of Raw materials and specifically on
metals recovery and hydrometallurgy funded by EPA:
 Automated LCD recycling
 LCD-VAL: Indium recovery from LCDs
 Al-Source: CRM recovery from bauxite residue
 Raw Materials Ireland: CRM recovery synergies from multiple by-product sources
 Focus on early to mid TRL

3. Raw Materials Ireland

4. Spin Out Company Perspective
 Founder of Spin Out company: Votechnik
 5 patents: granted and pending
 Licence Agreements
 Investment
 Manufacturing
 European Eco-Innovation support: higher
TRL
 €1.6m ReVolv pilot to launch the
technology in Denmark

5. Mining
Refining &
smelting
Recycling and
recovery
Construction
Gov. Agency
& policy
Research
Coms
companies
European Innovation Partnership

6. BRAVO for – Circular Economy – €10M H2020 Bid
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7. EIT Raw Materials
 Member of the EIT Raw Materials
 Sat on Management Team as Innovation Strategist
for the Northern CoLocation
 Market impacts, Job creation, sustainable supply of
raw material sand CRM for Europe
 Set Target
 Funds higher TRL and close to market
 KIC is designed to short circuit good innovations to
market

8. H2020 WP2018-2020
 2.2 circular economy:
 “products” are a key focus while a focus on “products and processes” would widen the scope
 Integration of digital solutions could also be augmented with other technologies of the
future such automation and robotics
 Potential for a focus on the reuse business model/ more focus on business models to support
circular economy. How to companies make revenue if products last longer…
 Business models for closed loop CRM recycling with in EU – infrastructure requirements,
business case required, centralised activities for EU
 Legislation and specific barriers to circular economy – welcome more innovation deals
activities
 2.45 raw materials
 Augment the use of ICT enabled solutions with the potential for automation and robotics
integrations to – this would have the potential to reduce the cost of recovery operations and
aid the business case for recovery
 Continue to focus on the potential of secondary raw materials as well as primary
 Support funding for EIP activities – CSA , networking etc…
 Cross fertilisation: International strategy: the KIC Raw materials has an internationalisation
strategy as well. Synergies rather then replication!

9. In General
 EIT Raw Materials
 Funding aspects i.e. sc5 funds mid to high TRL while KIC funds high TRL
 Experience: industries have technologies developed that are not being publicised.
Academic journals and patents are always a true reflection of state of art.
 Impact of the EIPs:
 Benefits from networks, cross fertilizations and academic and industrial
engagement
 Potential for competitors with in a sector to engage each other
 Huge source of higher TRL technologies

10. Thank you