Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 30/11/2021 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Environmental technology verification (ETV) Document Information Report name Environmental technology verification (ETV) Version number 2.0 Document number D8.6 Due date for deliverable Actual submission date 31/08/2021 Lead beneficiary CONENOR 29/11/2021 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730456 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Document Control page Author Co Author Version number Date Modified by Comments Status Emilie Bossanne Markku Vilkki 2.0 29/11/2021 Submitted Accepted Action requested To be revised Deadline for action: Revision History Version Date 2.0 x.x x.x x.x x.x 27/11/2021 dd-mm-yyyy dd-mm-yyyy dd-mm-yyyy dd-mm-yyyy Author/Reviewer Emilie Bossanne (FCBA) / Markku Vilkki (Conenor) [name surname] / [Beneficiary acronym] [name surname] / [Beneficiary acronym] [name surname] / [Beneficiary acronym] [name surname] / [Beneficiary acronym] Notes Final draft [comments] [comments] [comments] [comments] 2 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Executive Summary This deliverable is an outcome of Subtask 7.2.3, the aim of which is to validate the environmental performance and claims of ECOBULK solutions through the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) scheme. The objective of an ETV is to promote environmental technologies by providing technology developers, manufacturers and investors access to third-party validation of the performance of innovative environmental technologies. This deliverable has been provided in two versions, the initial version at M32 and this final version. This version includes the initial version introducing the ETV tool and verification process, Accredited ETV Verification Bodies and the process of selecting them for ECOBULK, as well as the main characteristics of the ECOBULK technology being proposed for ETV. Technology proposed for ETV is Conenor’s Agglomeration process for manufacturing raw materials from recycled and waste feedstock materials; and extruded single- and multilayer products (e.g. planks and panels) thereof for the construction industry. The technology has been proposed for ETV due to its ability of recycling complex polymeric waste e.g. fibre reinforced composites (GFRP) and construction & demolition waste (wood, wool insulations) by manufacturing into new circular raw materials to improve the materials efficiency, as well as their sustainability. A first form was filled in, in order to collect information about the technology proposed to verification in order to evaluate whether it is eligible for verification under the EU ETV Programme and to provide a first indication of the costs involved. The result of this process was successful but for financial and technical reasons, the process did not go on to the next step. Technically speaking, since Conenor is a research & development centre with pilot scale equipment only, the technology needs to be implemented at an industrial level to submit a file to the ETV Programme to become verified in due course at real manufacturing conditions and adequate representative up-scaled equipment at a Conenor client having acquired a license from Conenor. Currently this is not yet existing. However, ETV is not the only solution to valorise what has been developed by the company. Environmental Production Declaration is an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products. Benchmark of different EPD database show very few cladding solutions involving the recycling of post-consumer waste. EPD appears to be a solution to valorise the environmental performance of the composite products developed by Conenor. 3 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 5 2. Introduction to Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) tool...................................... 5 3. ETV first round evaluation..................................................................................................... 8 3.1. Selection of verification body for ECOBULK project ........................................................ 8 3.2. ECOBULK technology selected for ETV .......................................................................... 11 3.3. Results of the eligibility assessment .............................................................................. 14 4. Valorisation of Conenor’s solution ...................................................................................... 14 4.1. Issue: recycling end of life wind blades.......................................................................... 14 4.2. LCA results and potential comparisons .......................................................................... 16 4.2.1. LCA results of CONENOR’s material ............................................................................ 16 4.2.2. EPD for building materials ........................................................................................... 17 5. Conclusions and next steps ................................................................................................. 20 Appendix 1 Quick Scan form ....................................................................................................... 22 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Steps of ETV verification procedure .............................................................. 7 Figure 2 Agglomerated material formulations in plastic bags ............................ 12 Figure 3 Example of multi-extrusion board with the core being coarse and cascaded material and surface primary scrap and recycled material. ............ 13 Figure 4 Examples of construction applications of Conenor’s multi-extrusion boards and panels ................................................................................................................ 14 Figure 5: European wind energy generation, 2020 (Source: WindEurope) ... 15 Figure 6: Growth in numbers of Construction Product EPD to EN 15804 (source: ConstructionLCA) ................................................................................................ 18 Figure 7: Databases and countries publishing verified EN 15804 EPD (source: ConstructionLCA) ................................................................................................ 18 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Accredited verification bodies for the ETV programme ........................... 8 Table 2: LCA results for 1kg of composite ................................................................. 16 Table 3: List of most important EPD databases worldwide.................................. 18 Table 4: List of EPD for cladding solutions in main databases ........................... 19 Table 5: Comparison of Conenor’s composite and other materials with an EPD ............................................................................................................................................. 20 4 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 1. Introduction This deliverable is an outcome of Subtask 7.2.3, the aim of which is to validate the environmental performance and claims of ECOBULK solutions through the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) scheme. The objective of an ETV is to promote environmental technologies by providing technology developers, manufacturers and investors access to third-party validation of the performance of innovative environmental technologies. This deliverable has been provided in two versions, the initial version at M32 and this final version. This version includes the initial version introducing the ETV tool and verification process, Accredited ETV Verification Bodies and the process of selecting them for ECOBULK, as well as the main characteristics of the ECOBULK technology being proposed for ETV. Technology proposed for ETV is Conenor’s Agglomeration process for manufacturing raw materials from recycled and waste feedstock materials; and extruded single- and multilayer products (e.g. planks and panels) thereof for the construction industry. The technology has been proposed for ETV due to its ability of recycling complex polymeric waste e.g. fibre reinforced composites (GFRP) and construction & demolition waste (wood, wool insulations) by manufacturing into new circular raw materials to improve the materials efficiency, as well as their sustainability. A first form was filled in, in order to collect information about the technology proposed to verification in order to evaluate whether it is eligible for verification under the EU ETV Programme and to provide a first indication of the costs involved. The result of this process was successful but for financial and technical reasons, the process did not go on to the next step. However, ETV is not the only solution to valorise what has been developed by the company. Environmental Production Declaration is an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products. Benchmark of different EPD database show very few cladding solutions involving the recycling of post-consumer waste. EPD appears to be a solution to valorise the environmental performance of the composite products developed by Conenor. 2. Introduction to Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) tool The problem of innovative technologies providing solutions to environmental problems can face difficulties in penetrating the market due to lack of independent and credible evidence of its advantages. On the other hand, technology purchasers or investors committed to finding the best solution for their situation are often faced with non-comparable, incomplete or non- 5 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 trustworthy performance information when assessing the available choices on the market.1 The concept of the Environmental Technology Verification programme is to offer a verification procedure to cutting edge environmental technologies that may otherwise find it difficult to establish their environmental added value. The verification procedure allows for an independent assessment and validation of the manufacturer's claims on the performance and environmental benefits of their technology. The information produced by the verification is public and can be used to compare performance parameters and therefore becomes an extremely useful tool to convince third-parties of the merits of a technology, potentially enhancing its market value and acceptance. ETV is neither a label nor a certification scheme; it ensures that the claims are as structured and complete as possible so as to present a clear assessment of the entire technology's potential and value, but it does not evaluate the technology's performance against standard or pre-defined criteria. The information provided, in the form of a Statement of Verification, gives the possibility for direct and objective comparison between different technologies reducing the risk on adopting new technologies and encouraging informed and sound investments. ETV results could be used to prove compliance with any relevant legislation, to underpin a bid in public tendering, to convince investors or customers of the reliability of performance claims and to avoid having to repeat demonstrations for different users. The verification process incorporates the key procedures of the ETV provided in Clause 5 of ISO 14034 and follows the general principles and requirements provided in Clause 4 of ISO 14034. The process itself is divided in a few (sequential) steps or phases, which is shown in Figure 1. 1 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoap/etv/about-etv_en 6 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Figure 1 Steps of ETV verification procedure2 Contact phase: The starting point for verification is a contact between the proposer and a Verification Body. Before sending a full proposal for verification, the proposer first provides a quick scan document outlining the main characteristics of the technology to be verified, following the template provided in Appendix 3 in the European Commission guiding document3. The aim of the quick scan is to enable the Verification Body to make an initial assessment of the eligibility of the technology for verification under EU ETV Pilot Programme and to give an early indication of the complexity and potential range of costs of a full verification. Where appropriate, the Verification Body provides advice on the drafting and completeness of the quick scan. Proposal phase: After the contact phase, if the technology is potentially eligible and if the proposer decides to perform the verification, the second step is the proposal phase. The proposer provides the information needed by the Verification Body to conclude a verification contract and, under the following step, draft the specific verification protocol. The proposer submits a proposal for verification to the Verification Body, following the template 2 European Commission, 2014. EU Environmental Technology Verification pilot programme Version 1.1 – July 7th, 2014 General Verification Protocol, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoap/etv/publications_en 3 European Commission, 2018. Environmental Technology Verification pilot programme – Version 1.3, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoap/etv/publications_en 7 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 provided in Appendix 4 in the European Commission guiding document4. At this stage, if the proposer decides to proceed, the Verification Body provides a detailed cost estimate for the verification procedure (excluding tests) together with a list of potential tests and/or analyses to be performed Specific verification protocol phase: Upon successful completion of the contact phase and proposal phase the next steps in the process are related to the establishment of the specific verification protocol. The specific verification protocol explains how the verification is to be conducted, including a definition of the parameters covered by the verification and all relevant requirements on tests and test data (e.g. test method selection, test design, test data quality, test data assessment, etc.). Testing including test plan: After completion of the specific verification protocol preparation phase and if additional tests are needed, the testing phase is entered into. The testing phase corresponds to and complements ISO 14034, Section 5.4.3 'Generation of additional test data'. Steps to be undertaken as part of the testing phase are: test site selection, test plan, testing and test report. Assessment of all data and verification of performance: Upon completion of the testing phase and the collection of all relevant data, the verification body proceeds with the assessment and verification phase. The assessment and verification phase corresponds to and complements ISO 14034, Section 5.4.4 'Confirmation of performance'. This consists of several steps: test report review, conclusion of the test system assessment; assessment of all test data and verification. Reporting and publication phase: Based on the outcome of the assessment of test data and verification, and provided that the verification procedure is not interrupted by the proposer or the Verification Body, the next phase includes drafting the Verification report, drafting the Statement of Verification and publication of the Statement of Verification. 3. ETV first round evaluation 3.1. Selection of verification body for ECOBULK project A Verification Body is an organisation accredited as fulfilling the requirements of ISO 17020 to perform verifications under the EU ETV Pilot Programme and complying to the requirements specified in the General Verification Protocol document. Each Verification Body is accredited for at least one subset of the specific technological areas included in the ETV pilot programme: "Water Treatment and Monitoring", "Energy Technologies" or "Materials, Waste and Resources". The list of accredited verification bodies is in Table 1. Table 1 Accredited verification bodies for the ETV programme 8 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Title Status Accreditation Scope Contact BRE Global (GB) Accredited by The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) • • Materials, Waste & Resources John Holden etv@bregroup.com Certiquality (IT) Accredited by Accredia Italian Accreditation Body • • • Energy Technologies Accredited by French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC) on 15/03/2018 • • Energy Technologies Environmental Technology Verification Body Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (PL) Accredited by Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA) • Water Treatment & Monitoring Izabela Ratman - Kłosińska i.ratman-klosinska@ietu.pl ETA-Danmark (DK) Accredited by DANAK The Danish Accreditation and Metrology Fund • • • Energy Technologies Thomas Bruun tb@etadanmark.dk • • • Energy Technologies • Production of heat and power from renewable sources of energy: wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass, solar, biogas • Energy efficiency technologies: micro-turbines, hydrogen and fuel cells, heat pumps, combined heat and power, logistics, storage and recovery of energy • Recycling of batteries, accumulators and chemicals • Recycling of industrial byproducts and waste into secondary materials • Reuse of energy from waste: fuel from waste, combustion technologies • Recycling of construction waste into building materials CSTB (FR) EUROFINS EXPERT SERVICES OY (formerly VTT) (FI) Accredited by FINAS Finnish Accreditation Service Institute of Environmental Protection National Research Institute (IOS-PIB) (PL) Accredited by Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA) Energy Technologies Materials, Waste & Resources Sabrina Melandri S.Melandri@certiquality.it Water Treatment & Monitoring Water Treatment & Monitoring Materials, Waste & Resources NGUYEN Coralie etv@cstb.fr Water Treatment & Monitoring Materials, Waste & Resources Matti Lanu MattiLanu@eurofins.fi Water Treatment & Monitoring Bartosz Malowaniec bartosz.malowaniec@ios.edu.pl etv@ios.edu.pl 9 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 • Separation or sorting techniques for solid waste, materials recovery • • Products made of biomass • Separation or sorting techniques for solid waste, materials recovery • Recycling of construction waste into building materials • Production of heat and power from renewable sources of energy: wind (wind turbines), hydro (power plants and turbines), geothermal (heat pumps, ground heat exchangers, heat recovery unit), biomass, solar (collectors, accumulators, photovoltaic cells) • Materials, waste and resources: Products made from biomass (bioplastics, biofuels) • Energy technologies: Production of electricity and heat from renewable sources (biomass) • Energy technologies: The use of energy from waste (Fuel 3rd generation) • • • Energy Technologies • • • Energy Technologies • • Materials, Waste & Resources French National Laboratory for Metrology and Testing (LNE) (Accreditation expired) (FR) • • • Energy Technologies National Physical Laboratory • Energy Technologies Institute of Technology and Life Sciences (ITP) (PL) PIMOT (PL) RESCOLL (FR) RINA Services (IT) The Czech Environment Management Center (CEMC) (CZ) Accredited by Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA) Accredited by Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA) Accredited by French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC) Accredited by Accredia Italian Accreditation Body Accredited by Czech Accreditation Institute (CAI) Recycling of industrial byproducts and waste into secondary materials Materials, Waste & Resources Agnieszka Wawrzyniak a.wawrzyniak@itp.edu.pl Roman Nadratowski r.nadratowski@pimot.eu Sandrine Ausset sandrine.ausset@rescoll.fr etv@rescoll.eu Water Treatment & Monitoring Materials, Waste & Resources Water Treatment & Monitoring Water Treatment & Monitoring Materials, Waste & Resources Giovanni D'Angelo giovanni.dangelo@rina.org Laura Severino laura.severino@rina.org Vladimír Študent studentv@cemc.cz .. etv@lne.fr Water Treatment & Monitoring .. etv@npl.co.uk 10 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 (NPL) (Accreditation expired) (GB) Considering that the Verification Body cannot be part of the ECOBULK consortium, this task has been foreseen for subcontracting in the DoA. Following the rules of implementation of action tasks by subcontractors (see Art 13 of the Horizon 2020 Annotated Model Grant Agreement4), the beneficiaries must award the subcontracts ensuring the best value for money or, if appropriate, the lowest price. In doing so, they must avoid any conflict of interests. No specific quality criteria have been defined for the selection of Verification Body; therefore, the subcontract will be awarded to the company that meets the conditions and quotes the lowest price. Three companies in the area of "Materials, Waste and Resources" were contacted (RINA Services, EUROFINS EXPERT SERVICES OY, RESCOLL) to initiate the process. 3.2. ECOBULK technology selected for ETV Conenor, with the cooperation with Virol (wind turbine blade recycling company), has developed a new composite material made of wind turbine blade Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer GRFP) waste. This is a first time ever when GFRP-waste is being recycled and used as reinforcing material fraction in manufacturing circular thermoplastic composites. Complex polymeric waste, such as fibre reinforced composites (GFRP) and construction & demolition waste (wood, wool insulations) are first shredded down mechanically into smaller particle and thereafter used in Conenor’s invented and patented agglomeration technique in Europe, USA, Canada and China (see Figure 2 for agglomerated material formulations). European Commission, 2018. H2020 Programme AGA – Annotated Model Grant Agreement – Version 5.1 4 11 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Figure 2 Agglomerated material formulations in plastic bags The developed material is used in the production of multi-extrusion boards, panels and decks (see Figure 3 for example), which offer an alternative to wooden planks and pillars in outdoor use, with the core layer containing GFRP waste and the surface layer being primary scrap and recycled material (e.g. recycled HDPE- or PP-plastic from consumer packaging). This new weather resistant composite material is new with no market uptake as so far; however, it’s performance will be tested in ECOBULK in various outdoor furniture and structural construction applications, examples of which are presented in Figure 4. 12 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Figure 3 Example of multi-extrusion board with the core being coarse and cascaded material and surface primary scrap and recycled material. 13 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Figure 4 Examples of construction applications of Conenor’s multi-extrusion boards and panels created during the project Conenor’s technology is proposed for ETV due to its ability of recycling complex polymeric waste e.g. fibre reinforced composites (GFRP) and construction & demolition waste (wood, wool insulations) by manufacturing into new circular raw materials to improve the materials efficiency, as well as their sustainability. 3.3. Results of the eligibility assessment The Quick Scan document for Conenor’s technology was completed in October 2020 to provide the main characteristics of the technology to the ETV Verification Bodies (see Appendix 1), which is a starting point of the verification process. The evaluation run by Eurofins Expert Services Oy came to the conclusion that the technology was eligible to ETV. 4. Valorisation of Conenor’s solution 4.1. Issue: recycling end of life wind blades The lifetime of a wind turbine is around 20 to 30 years. The oil crisis in 1973 rekindled interest in large-scale wind power so the first wind farms appeared in the USA and in Europe in the 1970’s. The first large European wind turbine was built in Tvind, Denmark, in 1975 and it is still running and producing electricity for a school. Nowadays, wind energy represents 16% of the European energy demand. 14 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Figure 5: European wind energy generation, 2020 (Source: WindEurope) 85-90% of the total mass of a wind turbine can be recycled because most of the components – including steel, cement, copper wire, electronics and gearing – have established recycling circles. However, wind turbine blades are more challenging to recycle. They contain complex composite materials – a combination of reinforced fibres (usually glass or carbon fibres) and a matrix made of thermosets, typically either polyester or epoxy. Only four countries in Europe have banned the disposal of wind turbine blades: Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Finland. In France, from 1 July 2022, at least 90% of the weight of dismantled wind turbines must be reused or recycled, including at least 35% for the most complex part to recycle, i.e. the rotors, i.e. the part above the mast, consisting of the nacelle and the blades. And the requirements will rise rapidly: 95% of the total weight in 2024 and up to 55% of the rotors in 2025. WindEurope released a position paper in June 2021, calling for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2025. 15 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 The number of blades that have been decommissioned so far remains low. But it will increase over the coming years. WindEurope expects around 25,000 tonnes of blades to reach the end of their operational life annually by 2025 and the annual decommissioned volume could double to 52,000 tonnes by 2030. Conenor’s technology offers another new and innovative solution to tackle the issue of recycling wind turbine blades made of complex composite materials. ETV was one solution to bring to the fore the technology developed by the company. Environmental Production Declaration is another way to communicate on the Environmental Performance of the final product. 4.2. LCA results and potential comparisons 4.2.1. LCA results of CONENOR’s material Within the deliverable D7.2, a Life Cycle Assessment was performed on one composition of the material developed by Conenor. The whole results are available in D7.2 and the main results are recalled here. Table 2: LCA results for 1kg of composite Impact category Unit Total global warming (GWP100) kg CO2 eq Fossil global warming (GWP100) kg CO2 eq Biogenic global warming (GWP100) kg CO2 eq Carbon dioxide storage kg CO2 eq Ozone layer depletion Total 2,7E+00 A1 & A2 A3 A4 & A5 C&D 1,7E-01 7,0E-01 5,5E-02 3,1E+00 6,0E-01 6,6E-01 5,5E-02 1,8E+00 -4,0E-01 -4,3E-01 4,5E-02 4,1E-05 -1,1E-02 -4,0E-01 -4,4E-01 4,5E-02 4,0E-05 -1,1E-02 kg CFC-11 eq 9,9E-08 7,8E-08 6,3E-08 9,9E-09 -5,2E-08 Acidification kg SO2 eq 2,0E-03 2,1E-03 1,2E-03 1,4E-04 -1,5E-03 Eutrophication kg PO4--- eq 6,0E-04 4,3E-04 1,6E-04 2,3E-05 -1,7E-05 Photochemical oxidation kg C2H4 eq 1,3E-04 1,5E-04 5,0E-05 5,2E-06 -8,2E-05 Abiotic depletion, non fossil ressources kg Sb eq 2,5E-07 1,6E-07 8,1E-08 2,3E-09 1,6E-08 Abiotic depletion, fossil ressources MJ 1,4E+01 1,8E+01 4,2E+00 8,1E-01 -8,7E+00 Renewable energy MJ 5,6E+00 5,0E+00 9,6E-01 1,1E-03 -3,9E-01 Non renewable energy MJ 1,6E+01 1,9E+01 5,6E+00 8,2E-01 -1,0E+01 Use of secondary material kg 4,7E-01 4,7E-01 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 Use of renewable secondary fuels MJ 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 Use of non renewable secondary fuels MJ 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 Net use of fresh water m3 1,3E-02 5,8E-03 4,1E-03 1,4E-06 2,9E-03 Hazardous waste disposed kg 1,5E-01 1,0E-02 9,0E-02 2,5E-05 5,1E-02 Non hazardous waste disposed kg 6,0E-02 9,7E-02 6,7E-02 2,7E-04 -1,1E-01 Radioactive waste disposed kg 6,1E-05 5,2E-05 3,5E-05 5,6E-06 -3,2E-05 Components for reuse kg 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 Materials for recycling kg 2,3E-06 2,3E-06 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 16 1,8E+00 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Materials for energy recovery kg 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 Exported heat MJ 6,2E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 4,7E-04 6,2E+00 Exported electricity kWh 3,0E-01 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 2,3E-05 3,0E-01 CML abiotic depletion 2002 kg Sb eq 6,6E-03 8,5E-03 2,2E-03 3,6E-04 -4,4E-03 ADP, non fossil ressources, V1 kg Sb eq 4,7E-07 3,0E-07 1,4E-07 3,8E-09 3,4E-08 Unspecified input kg 1,5E-15 1,5E-15 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 Air pollution m3 6,1E+01 5,1E+01 2,1E+01 4,6E+00 -1,6E+01 Water pollution m3 4,5E-01 2,1E-01 1,8E-01 1,6E-02 5,5E-02 Renewable energy, used as raw mat MJ 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 Non renewable energy, used as raw mat MJ 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 0,0E+00 4.2.2. EPD for building materials An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products. In the field of construction materials and components, the requirements of the standard EN 15804 are used to perform the environmental evaluation. Specific databases exist to promote EPDs for building materials and components. According to the expert Jane Anderson, "At the start of January 2021, there are just over 10,000 Verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) to EN 15804 for construction products registered globally. In addition, use of concrete EPD generators in the United States means there are now over 36,000 EPD for concrete there, mostly using ISO 21930." 17 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Figure 6: Growth in numbers of Construction Product EPD to EN 15804 (source: ConstructionLCA) Figure 7: Databases and countries publishing verified EN 15804 EPD (source: ConstructionLCA) According to ConstructionLCA, five database provide nearly 80% of the verified EN 15804 EPD: FDES (France), UL Environment (USA), IBU (Germany), EPD Norge (Norway), International EPD. Table 3: List of most important EPD databases worldwide 18 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Database name Geography Website Organization France Number of registrations (oct.2021) 3082 INIES www.inies.fr Alliance HQE-GBC EPD® International 1070* SPOT USA 1574* EPD International AB (Sweden) UL Environment ÖKOBAUDAT Germany 944 www.environ dec.com https://spot. ul.com www.oekoba udat.de EPD Norge Norway >1500 www.epdnorge.no Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (Displays the EPD of IBU) EPD Norge * Source: ConstructionLCA In the Finish national database RAKENNUSTIETO there are 174 EPD for construction products that are registered. Table 4: List of EPD for cladding solutions in main databases Database name Cladding products INIES (France) EPD® (International) SPOT (USA) ÖKOBAUDAT (Germany) EPD Norge (Norway) 207 6 3 0 0 In the Finish national database RAKENNUSTIETO there is one cladding reference. Among the cladding products with a verified EPD, two references are interesting to look at: - EnviroBuild Hyperion Composite Products (Decking, Cladding, and Fencing), in EPD® Source:https://portal.environdec.com/api/api/v1/EPDLibrary/Files/84fe2 85b-20f2-466c-55dc-08d9149663be/Data - Silvadec wood composite cladding slat - Atmospheric cladding, in INIES Source: https://www.base-inies.fr/iniesV4/dist/infos-produit 19 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Hyperion offers innovative ranges of wood-polymer composite (WPC) products, produced by extruding lengths composite material. The Sentinel Cladding range is produced using a composite of 60% FSC® certified wood reclaimed from postindustrial manufacturing and 30% recycled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). The exact origin of the HDPE is not given but it is claimed to be a 100% post-consumer material coming from China. For the Silvadec product, there is 7% of HDPE regenerated (25% of the HDPE content), coming from the internal recycling of the scraps of the company. Moreover, it is said that the company offers a take back service of end of life claddings in order to recycle them in their manufacturing process. Table 5: Comparison of Conenor’s composite and other materials with an EPD Impact category Climate change Number of years Climate change Unit Conenor Silvadec Hyperion kg eq CO2 / kg / year 2,7 0,73 2,59 years 1 40 30 kg eq CO2 / kg 2,7 29,1 77,7 /!\ It is important to keep in mind that the comparison is limited to the only climate change indicator and further investigation should be needed to confirm that these materials are really usable for the same functions and that methodologies are strictly equal. In the context of the project ECOBULK, the results are very favourable for the Conenor composite. The end of life scenario is quite different in the three evaluations: an incineration scenario is taken into account for Conenor whereas landfilling is the scenario used for the Silvadec and Hyperion product. This landfilling scenario is the default scenario chosen by the organization who realized the EPD for the materials of Silvadec and Hyperion. On the contrary, given the information provided by CONENOR, an incineration scenario seems consistent. 5. Conclusions and next steps Technology proposed for ETV was Conenor’s Agglomeration process for manufacturing raw materials from recycled and waste feedstock materials; and extruded single and multilayer products (e.g. planks and panels) thereof for the construction industry. The technology has been proposed for ETV due to its ability of recycling complex polymeric waste e.g. fibre reinforced composites (GFRP) and construction & demolition waste (wood, wool insulations) by manufacturing into new circular raw materials to improve the materials efficiency, as well as their sustainability. The first step of the verification process carried out by EUROFINS came to the conclusion that the solution was eligible to ETV. However, due to 20 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Conenor’s technical and financial reasons, the process of ETV didn’t move on to the next step. Nevertheless, Conenor’s technology offers another new and innovative solution to tackle the issue of recycling wind turbine blades made of complex composite materials. An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products. The analysis of the main worldwide databases for construction products show that there are very few EPD at present dealing with post-consumer recycled materials. In the future, there is an opportunity for CONENOR to develop either a general EPD for a range of similar products, emphasizing on the presence of recycled content and the origin of this content, or individual EPD to show the main difference according to the composition of the composite. 21 Circular Approach for Eco-Composite Bulky Product GA NUMBER: 730456 Start: 01/06/2017 - End: 31/05/2021 Appendix 1 Quick Scan form 22 EU Environmental Technology Verification Quick-Scan Purpose: This form intends to collect sufficient information about the technology you would like to propose for verification in order to evaluate whether your technology is eligible for verification under the EU ETV Programme and to provide you with a first indication of the costs involved. This Quick Scan is to be completed by the proposer and assessed by the Verification Body. The boxes for responses, in grey, may be extended but the responses should remain brief (no more than one halfpage each). Verification Body Proposer Name: Eurofins Expert Services Oy Contact person: Mr. Matti LANU Address: P.O Box 47 FI-02151 ESPOO FINLAND Telephone: +358 400 813 611 Telefax: Email: MattiLanu@eurofins.fi Date Quick Scan: Name: Conenor Oy Contact person:Markku Vilkki Address: Kaitilantie 30A FI-16300 Orimattila Code NACE: 28990 Number of employees:1 + hired work force Telephone: +358407534605 Telefax: Email: n/a markku.vilkki@conenor.com Quick-Scan date: 9.10.2020 Previous Quick Scan performed: x No Yes, date: Indicate if you have already submitted a quick-scan on the same or similar technology to be evaluated by this Verification Body All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 1/17 Identification of the Technology Name of the Technology: Agglomeration process for manufacturing raw materials from recycled and waste feedstock materials (e.g. NB : A technology can be a product, a cured thermoset glass fibre polymer GFRP-waste and thereafter extruded process or a service single- and multilayer products e.g. planks and panels made thereof) Technology Area: Water Treatment and Monitoring If the technology could fit in more than one area, please signal this and insert a clarification in the comment section. x Materials, Waste and Resources Energy Technologies Other: Comments: Technology includes thermo-mechanical recycling of cured thermoset glass fibre plastic (GFRP) waste e.g. from EoL wind turbine blades and boats and other sources acting as reinforcements in recycled and/or virgin thermoplastic polymer (PE/PP) materials Market readiness Is the technology already on the market? x No Yes, number years: If no, is there a prototype or a demonstration unit available? No x Yes x Pilot scale Full-scale A verification will check whether the technology matches the claimed performance. Ideally this verification should only be done once the product is finished, so as to reduce costs of new verifications with changes or upgrades to the technology. When transforming the prototype/ demonstration unit into a marketable The intention is to determine if the product, will any changes affect the technology's performance? technology is ready to market: "is it available on the market or at least at a stage where no substantial x No reason: only scale-up needed in known bigger volume available change affecting its performance will be manufacturing equipment existing in the market implemented before introducing the Yes How substantial will the changes be? technology on the market (e.g. full-scale or pilot scale with direct and clear scaleup instructions)". Comments: All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 2/17 General description of the Technology Briefly explain the specific problem(s) or opportunities your technology wishes to Introduction or context: Recycling of complex polymeric waste e.g. fibre address reinforced composites (GFRP) and construction & demolition waste (wood, wool insulations) by manufacturing into new circular thermoplastic PE/PP based raw materials to improve materials efficiency and sustainability. see pitch presentation http://www.conenor.com/s/ConenorFRP-waste-processes-mfx6.pdf Glass fiber reinforced thermoset composite (GFRP) is the type of composite most produced in Europe. In 2018, according to the “Composites Market Report 2018” published by AVK and Carbon Composites, its production reached 686.000 tons Europe. In comparison, the demand for carbon fiber composite for any type of matrix material was of 52.500 tons the same year. However, these materials have a major drawback, they are very difficult or better say impossible to recycle. The cured nature of the thermoset polymer prevents this type of composite from being re-melted or reshaped. Considering the significant amount of glass fiber reinforced thermoset composite products being produced every year in Europe, recycling solutions for these products need to be implemented on an industrial and European scale. How does this technology address the Main purpose of the technology: Complex polymeric waste e.g. fibre problems or opportunities? reinforced composites (GFRP) and construction & demolition waste (wood, wool insulations) can be easily and at low cost first shredded down mechanically into smaller particle and thereafter used in Conenor invented and patented (Europe, USA, Canada, China pending) technique into new circular raw materials together with recycled post-consumer and –industrial and/or virgin thermoplastics PE and PP. Especially the rapidly growing wind energy sector has a major environmental problem how to recycle the massive turbine blades sustainably where the European umbrella organization WindEurope as well as lately the president of International Solid Waste Association ISWA have presented their concerns, see https://windeurope.org/newsroom/news/blade-recycling-a-top-priority-forthe-wind-industry/ Furthermore on national level the same recycling problem besides of wind energy industry is also present in other GFRP-material using industries like e.g. boating, see in Finland https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2019/12/17/batindustrins-avfall-gravsfortfarande-ner-ingen-vill-investera-i-atervinningen Use of the GFRP-waste in recycled thermoplastic PE/PP polymers is besides of opening a sustainable low-cost technology and solution how to effectively recycle complex cured fibre reinforced thermosets (GFRP/CFRP) also is enhancing the recycling rate and use of common bulk thermoplastics PE and PP in new volume structural applications where the reinforcement effect is needed to allow these materials becoming used. All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 3/17 Relevant alternatives – but not equal material recycling in full gasification, high voltage fragmentation, co-production in cement kiln, solvolysis, pyrolysis but they all are disposal routes for GFRP-waste, not circular, lower TRL and investment intensive The ‘relevant alternative’ helps to determine the environmental advantages and disadvantages of each new technology through a qualitative comparison (quantitative if data is available). It should perform an identical or similar function than the technology under verification but can correspond to different technologies working in sequence, e.g. a sorting procedure including dismantlement can be an alternative to a crusher. It should refer to a technology that is both current and commercially available, should be legal and accepted by the end-users on the specific targeted market, should also be effective in achieving a high general level of protection of the environment as a whole. All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 4/17 Principle used: Agglomeration in the following process steps at semimolted stage of the matrix polymer PE or PP and additives, see below An industrial scale agglomeration equipment for commercial use for outputs exceeding 1ton/h with closed loop cooling water circulation and vacuum filtering and extracting of volatiles shown in figures below. Which are the scientific or technical principles and techniques used by this technology All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 5/17 as much as possible verifiable, Which are the main claim(s) on the technology's performance that would Consider quantifiable features, expressed in need to be verified? (Initial performance claim) absolute (i.e. not comparative) terms. Please note that the initial performance • utilization of complex “non-recyclable” composite waste typically claim is starting point for the verification and may evolve during the verification becoming landfilled or incinerated such as cured thermoset process based fibre composites (GFRP/CFRP) up to levels >50%-w. of the total material composition • total recycled and waste material content can be up to 95%-w. of the total composite material composition with recycled PE and/or PP • simple continuous batch process with commonly known existing equipment in the market working at relatively 1. energy consumption (electrical) and 2. cooling water becoming in contact with materials being processed) produced kg composite material composition • as the process is parallel removing moisture from the feedstock materials used, there is no need for separate pre-drying those material fractions containing water which is saving energy and costs • the process can utilise also contaminated waste materials without sorting where only metals and other hard materials have been removed • depending on alternative sources for feedstock materials and their pricing, certain composite material formulations produced in the process come at as low cost of manufacture as less than 500 Euro/tonne • performance characters of most composite material formulations produced in the process are adequate for new volume applications (e.g. construction, infrastructure, transportation) where those neat polymeric materials PE/PP are not applicable • the composite material formulations produced in the process are circular and recyclable more than once back into the same product manufacturing process using simple low cost and low energy consumption grinding process and equipment without significant reduction of key performance properties (depending on product structure and application requirements in full or part of the new material formulation) and low (not per All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 6/17 Detail the key operational parameters and limits in order for the technology to perform as described in the claim. Under which conditions is this performance(s) achieved? • metals, rocks, concrete, sand etc. alike hard and abrasive materials need to be removed from the feedstock materials • feedstock materials shall be substantially free of biobased and synthetic contaminants like oil, grease, food etc. • all bulky feedstock products (e.g. for GFRP-waste wind turbine blades, boats, tanks and vessels, construction profiles etc.) as well as thermoplastic products for recycling need to be downsized into shredded smaller particle sized materials at about not longer than 200mm, not wider than 10mm and not thicker than 10mm • moisture content is feedstock materials shall not exceed 20%-w. • cooling water temperature shall preferably not exceed 20 deg. C • recycled thermoplastic materials PE/PP being used have preferably not been continuously exposed to excessive sun light over some 10 years • depending on target application criteria adequate processing and product performance additives are being used and at proper dosing levels Are there already standards that cover of) this technology? What would be Main technical standards, regulations or references applicable to this (parts the main regulations relevant for this technology: technology? Are you aware of any guidelines that would be useful for the verification of this technology? REFERENCE WORK GROUPS FOR MATERIALS; CEN/TC 249/WG 11 Plastics recycling CEN/TC 249/WG 13 Wood Plastics Composites (WPC) ISO/TC 61/SC 11/WG 11 Wood-plastic composites REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION WITH WOOD-PLASTICS; FORMULATION ISO/WD 20819-2 Plastics — Wood-plastic recycled composites (WPRC) — Part 2: Test methods (under development) EN 15534-1:2014+A1:2017 - Composites made from cellulose-based materials and thermoplastics (usually called wood-polymer composites (WPC) or natural fibre composites (NFC)). Test methods for characterisation of compounds and products CEN/TS 15534-2:2007 - Wood-plastics composites (WPC) - Part 2: Characterisation of WPC materials All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 7/17 Innovation level Description of the innovation provided by the technology, in comparison Novelty presented by the technology in terms of design, raw materials involved, with relevant alternatives on the market: Simple, patented, low cost (both CAPEX and OPEX) unique novel technology to convert GFRP-waste in minimal sorting and energy consumption with recycled and/or virgin common thermoplastic PE/PP into new reinforced circular composite raw materials for volume industry products (e.g. construction, infrastructure, transportation and furniture) with commonly existing and available equipment, all production waste can be re-manufactured back to products i.e. zero material waste process. production process, use, recyclability or final disposal, when compared with the alternatives identified above Raw materials up to 95% from recycled and waste origin depending on targeted product performance and application criteria. Final disposal after optional re-manufacturing by incineration where >70%-w. of materials providing energy recovery. In the whole world there is not existing more competitive sustainable technology to recycle GFRP/CFRP-waste to respond to the existing and ever increasing environmental problem. Other like pyrolysis and solvolysis are investment incentive recovery techniques at lower TRL with high energy consumption, producing complex chemical waste and far from being as environmentally friendly as Conenor invented technique. There is only one technique and company in the world to compare with and it is with Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. in the USA, see https://www.globalfiberglassinc.com/ However, what GFS is doing in the USA is merely downsizing wind blades in shredding operation for disposal routes like in Europe companies e.g. Roth and Neocomp in Germany are doing. In the shredding process obviously some fine glassy dust is generated as side product in minor relative quantities (maybe <5%-w. of the total mass) and separated from the main stream becoming disposed. This glassy dust is used by GFS in conventional plastic compounding process in ratios about 50/50 together with thermoplastic polymers PE/PP to produce granules for sales. The difference is found there that GFS is utilising just a tiny meaningless fraction of the GFRP-waste quantity derived from the blade waste in dust form where Conenor technique is using all of it in shredded particles (which are disposed by GFS) and also the dust ! All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 8/17 Environmental added-value Please provide a short overview of the major positive and negative environmental aspects resulting from your technology in each of the four main life-cycle stages identified below: • sustainable, circular and material resource efficient and low energy consumption volume recycling technology for complex cured thermoset based glass- and carbon reinforced GFRP/CFRP-waste first time ever in the world • resolving the need of landfilling or incineration of GFRP/CFRP-waste seen ahead in coming years globally from various industries and wind energy expansion in particular – there cannot be Green Deal with wind energy without resolving now the existing recycling problem of the blades ! • promoting further wider use of recycled and waste plastics such as PE and PP in recycled composites in new volume application areas earlier not accessable for these materials • new recycled composite materials being the outcome from the Conenor invented novel process are long lasting over decades, maintenance free and recyclable and reducing CO2 emissions vs. incineration of the waste • positive LCA result by RINA/Italy existing on similar Conenor processing technique from earlier H2020-project HISER http://www.hiserproject.eu/ using construction & demolition waste with PE and PP • besides of providing a sustainable recycling solution for EoL waste in GFRP/CFRP, it is also the solution for the manufacturing industry waste of these materials which today becomes mostly landfilled in Europe though it has been banned by EU legislation already 2016 You are expected to provide as much information as possible, especially for the manufacturing and use phases. Qualitative or quantitative information may be given on emissions, waste streams, consumption or use of raw materials, energy and water. The information provided will help the Verification Body assess whether ETV is the best tool for you. If you have no detailed information you are encouraged to provide any generic information you may have useful to the evaluation. In some cases you may limit the amount of information, in particular when: i) the technology will lead to environmental pressures/impacts that are not significantly different than those of the relevant alternative ii) those environmental pressures/impacts are negligible compared to those of the other phases iii) the information cannot be obtained – please provide a short justification in this case All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 9/17 Natural resources (raw transformation phase: materials, energy) Is this stage under your direct control? x Yes extraction and No Extraction, refining, processing, Do you have information concerning environmental aspects for this transformation and transport of natural resources including every aspect of all stage? Yes No x Partial activities involved before the manufacture of the technology's equipment, sub- In terms of environmental performance, are there significant differences assemblies or products. By definition, this in this stage between your technology and relevant alternatives? also includes all of the raw materials, the x Yes energy and water used and all waste or emissions released to the environment during these activities. No Major positive and negative environmental aspects: See the technology description Manufacturing phase: Is this stage under your direct control? x Yes No Do you have information concerning environmental aspects for this stage? x Yes No Partial In terms of environmental performance, are there significant differences in this stage between your technology and relevant alternatives? x Yes Manufacturing of parts, components, machinery and of products including every aspect of the production of the technology. In general, it is expected that this will include the production of most if not all sub-assemblies. This also includes all of the water, energy and consumables used, together with all of the emissions and all of the products and wastes. This will generally occur on production sites under control of the proposer. No Major positive and negative environmental aspects: There are really no equal relevant alternatives in the market. A recovery method called “co-processing in cement kiln” is an option for disposal but not recycling as presented at Suchem White Paper (see below) which is not promoting full material resource efficiency as Conenor method. Furthermore cement is not circular product, manufacturing process consuming a lot energy and in incineration of GFRP/CFRP environmentally harmfull gases are generated. http://www.suschem.org/publications All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 10/17 Use phase: Is this stage under your direct control? Yes x No Do you have information concerning environmental aspects for this stage? Yes No x Partial Use and maintenance phase of a product, a process or a service including estimates of its use by the client/end-user refers to consumables, maintenance, and all raw materials, energy and water used for its functioning, as well as all the emissions, products and waste streams. In terms of environmental performance, are there significant differences in this stage between your technology and relevant alternatives? x Yes No Major positive and negative environmental aspects: End of life phase: Is this stage under your direct control? Yes No x Do you have information concerning environmental aspects for this End of life of a technology including every stage? x Yes No aspect of all activities involved in the ‘End of Life’ of a product or an equipment, In terms of environmental performance, are there significant differences when it is discarded by the client/enduser, including its recycling, dismantling in this stage between your technology and relevant alternatives? and/or disposal of all components. This x Yes No Major positive and negative environmental aspects: also includes all of the water, energy and consumables used, together with all types of emissions, all of the products and wastes. Potential to meet user needs All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 11/17 Does the technology have the potential to meet user needs? x Yes No What specific user needs is the technology addressing? How does this technology meet the user needs? Does this technology address a need in the market? Are the advantages provided a real advantage to the user? If the technology is already on the market provide general information on its success in addressing user needs. Products manufactured with the patented agglomeration technique are recyclable, does not absorb moisture, does not swell nor promote bacteria growth, maintains original properties in use, does not split nor splinter, no harmful substances to environment (e.g. formaldehyde), no leaching, can be worked with normal standard tools in the field and in all weather conditions, colored online thus no need for painting or maintenance Large scale demonstrations are being constructed in 4y. H2020-project Ecobulk www.ecobulk.eu in Finland, UK, France and Portugal where Conenor has produced and supplied several tons of recycled composite materials. The technology was participating this award competition “EGP’s Sustainable Challenge: New Life for Wind Turbines Opened on Wednesday, 12 December 2018” by one the world largest wind farm owners Enel Green Power (EGP) with winning outcome, see email received 20.5.2019 from the organizer InnoCentive copied below https://openinnovability.enel.com/projects/Recycle-and-reuse-ofwind-turbine-blades All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 12/17 Fulfilment of legal requirements What is the target market for this technology? x EU Specific country/countries: x Other: primarily USA, Canada and China, India, Korea, Japan Does the technology fulfil the legal requirements in the targeted market(s)? Yes No Comments: ? no information available on legal requirements in target markets Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 13/17 Are you the sole and full owner of the technology? x Yes No If no, do you detain intellectual property or other rights on the technology? x Yes Description of the license or other contractual arrangement giving you the legal right to ask for the technology to be subject to a verification procedure: not existing yet at the moment… No Are there any Intellectual Property issues in respect of this technology or any part or aspect of the technology that might prevent its development and/or which could result in any legal or other issues for the ETV Programme? Yes Comments: x No the applicant is not aware such existing All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 14/17 Existing test results Are there available test results to back-up the technology's performance? x Yes No Comments: Please include in our comments, if a test plan was followed, if standard methods were used, if testing was done by accredited testing bodies, i.e. ISO 17025 or ISO 9001. initial material and product test reports from CNR/Italy, UEF and If test results are not available, please indicate if you have a test plan prepared Muovipoli in Finland additional product testing ongoing in the UK at Warwick University and/or if there are test methods available, including standard methods. physical large scale structural assemblies e.g. outdoor benches, shelters, cabins using such products are being installed in project Ecobulk www.ecobulk.eu demonstrations in Finland (KymiRing), UK (3 universities), France (FCBA) and Portugal (Lipor) All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 15/17 Assessment of Quick-scan (for the Verification Body) Assessment of the technology description The technology fits within the scope of the EU ETV programme? Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Comments: Description/principles clear? Comments: Clear and verifiable performance claim(s)? Comments: Some modifications may be done Ready-to-market? Comments: Pilot scale available Prototype in advanced stage of development? Comments: Technology shows innovative characteristics? Comments: Potential to meet user needs? Comments: Fulfilling legal requirements (limited to VB's expertise)? Comments: Technology shows environmental benefits? Comments: Life-cycle aspects described? Comments: Test results are available? Comments: Preliminary results are available Further testing would/could be necessary? Comments: All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 16/17 Conclusions of quick scan by the Verification Body Enough information is provided to conclude? Yes No If no, indicate the information that needs to be provided: If yes, is the technology recommended for ETV? Yes No Why? Novel and address to a problem having environmental impact Technology in the scope of VB ? Yes No Comments / remarks / recommendations: Estimated cost range for a verification: To be negotiated with the proposer. Proposer: Conenor Ot Name: Markku Vilkki Date: 9.10.2020 Signature: Verification body: Eurofins Expert Services Oy Name: Matti Lanu Date: 9.10.2020 Signature: All information shared in this quick-scan is treated in a confidential way. For more information please contact the Verification Body. page 17/17