Southeast Lower Saxony
Updated on 13.04.2023
The territorial cluster is formed of multiple stakeholders, including:
- municipalities (cities, districts)
- regional authorities
- companies (Salzgitter AG, VW, Electrocycling, H.C. Starck)
- scientific organisations (universities, research centres, Fraunhofer)
- civil society actors
- existing networks and communities of interest (REWIMET)
The transformation to a sustainable circular economy (CE) is the common motivation of the members of the territory.
More information
The Braunschweig Regional Development Office (ArL, responsible interdepartmental, state authority) represents the cluster and employs people in research, education, and administration.
The Clausthal University of Technology (TUC, mandated to develop the circular region) is responsible for organisation and employs people from the fields of regional state development and structural support.
The municipalities and companies of corresponding representatives are also involved in the development of the circular region.
Leading organisation
Unit/department/section
Clausthal University of Technology - Vice-President for Research, Technology Transfer and Transformation
Main partners/stakeholders
- Braunschweig Regional Development Office
- Clausthal University of Technology
- City of Braunschweig
- City of Salzgitter
- City of Wolfsburg
- District of Goslar
- District of Gifhorn
- District of Peine
- District of Helmstedt
- District of Wolfenbüttel
- Technical University Braunschweig
- Salzgitter AG
- REWIMET e. V.
- Electrocycling GmbH
- H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
- VW AG
- Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
- Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
- Automotive Research Centre Niedersachsen (NFF)
Link to existing circular economy action plan
The Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) is under development. Representatives from politics, municipalities, science, business, and society are involved in the process and local conditions and characteristics for the region are taken into account.
Objectives
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Other activities
Sustainable energy storage is an important part of the energy transition and thus of the CE. The ProZell cluster combines activities for circular battery cell production, including the Battery Lab Factory Braunschweig. Building on the approaches of this cluster, the greenBatt cluster was established, focussing on recycling and the circular flow of recyclable materials. More than 15 projects are running in this cluster as association of the Technical Universities of Clausthal and Braunschweig and the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.
In addition to material and process development, automated process chains for circular production are also being considered. Regional companies are developing processes along the entire after-use chain, from Second Life applications to the recovery of raw materials.
Link to Circular Systemic Solution
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Circular economy good practices
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Key publications, policies, legislations and initiatives
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Support from CSO
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