Welcome to the compendium of regional synergy examples. The purpose of the CSRP Global Synergy Database is to provide a publicly available database of synergy examples from around the world, which can be easily searched and accessed to aid in the development of synergies worldwide.
Regional resource synergies (or industrial symbiosis) concern the capture, recovery and reuse of previously discarded by-products (materials, energy and water) from one industrial operation by other, traditionally separate, industries operating in its close proximity. Regional synergies can achieve greater efficiencies in energy, water, and materials consumption and reductions in waste and emission generation. The realisation of such synergies can therefore contribute significantly towards the sustainable development in industrial areas.
The database is provided as part of an ongoing research programme conducted by Curtin University of Technology and the University of Queensland, for the Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing. The research is ongoing and as such the examples are provided on a 'work in progress' basis. In addition the examples are limited to information available in the public domain.
Synergies can be searched by any keyword or number of keywords. For example region, technology used or materials involved.
The synergies from different global regions can be accessed by clicking on the map below.
We would be interested to learn from other case study examples that could be added to this database:
This webpage was last modified on December 8, 2006
Disclaimer: The synergy information is provided for general use and although we believe all data to be correct, CSRP can accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. All presented case-study examples are retrieved from publicly available resources.
This Global Synergy Database is an outcome of the research project entitled 3A1 "Enabling Tools and Technologies for Capturing Regional Synergies", commissioned by the Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing to Curtin University of Technology (through its Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production) and the University of Queensland (through its Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining).
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