Navigating European policies for Toyota Boshoku Europe
Client: Toyota Boshoku Europe N.V. Date: 2023 Location: Europe & Africa We assisted Toyota Boshoku Europe (TBEU) – a manufacturer of high-quality car interior components – in comprehending and adapting to the forthcoming End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive proposed by the European Commission, which aims to improve the circularity of vehicles in Europe. This collaboration has […]
Pioneering circularity in offshore wind: the IJmuiden Ver Alpha wind farm
Clients: SSE Renewables, Pensioenfonds ABP, APG Date: 2024 Location: Dutch North Sea Bax’s Circular Industry team is proud to have supported Noordzeker—a consortium of SSE Renewables, Pensioenfonds ABP, and APG—in securing a permit to develop a 2 GW wind farm at the IJmuiden Ver Alpha site in the Netherlands, capable of generating enough energy to […]
Bax’s Battery Circularity Game: innovative roleplay to unlock real-world solutions
Date: 2023 – ongoing Location: Europe-wide With the looming challenge of managing an exponentially growing number of end-of-life EV batteries with over 100,000 tonnes by 2030, Bax’s Battery Circularity Game equips stakeholders to understand and navigate complex sustainability and business demands through immersive role-play scenarios. By simulating real-world decision-making and partnerships, the game enables participants […]
Building Europe’s first network of sharing stations for everyday goods
Collaborators: City of Saint-Quentin, Wandsbek District of the City of Hamburg, City of Amersfoort, Familjebostäder, Hogeschool Utrecht, Ghent University, Euratechnologies, The City of Bergen, The City of Sint-Niklaas, The Municipality of Vesthimmerland, Kringwinkel Antwerp, and Holland Circular Hotspot (HCH). Date: September 2024 – ongoing Locations: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Bax is […]
Helping cities stimulate the new sharing economy in the GOOD CITIES project
Clients: Region of Western Macedonia, CluBe, City of Jyväskylä, City of Tilburg, Ujbuda (District XI) of Budapest, City of Malmö, Tartumaa, Eutropian Date: 2024 – ongoing Location: Europe-wide Bax’s Circular and Sharing Economy team is coordinating GOOD CITIES: ‘Cities stimulating new shared economy services for consumer goods in urban environments’. Through public policies, this project builds […]
Accelerating circular economy through procurement power, alliance- and capacity building
Partners: The ProCirc Partnership Date: 2019 – 2023 Locations: Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, the UK, Sweden Procuring organisations play a key role in stimulating the circular economy by using their demand to change markets. The challenge is that procurement practices are typically linear by nature and not conducive to circular solutions. Procurement agencies are […]
Unlocking the full potential of Li-ion batteries
Partners: CEA, Denios, EIT Urban Mobility Foundation, Eurecat, Frontier Innovations, Renault, Skoda, Łukasiewicz – Poznań Institute of Technology, TES, batteries Date: 2023 – ongoing Location(s): Europe-wide Working with 11 partners, including automotive industry giants like Skoda and Renault, our Battery team initiated and guided the BatteReverse initiative – aiming to transform the landscape of Li-ion […]
Helping to build tomorrow’s circular cities
Clients: ACR, anci lazio, Gemeente Almere, biomass research, CETAQUA Galicia, cetenma, CSCP, CluBE, DRAXIS, Greenovate, ITENE, BIR, Lipor, PRO curement, RDA, SAV, SAVONIA, Science for Change, Stadt Münster, 2GO OUT, Ayuntmiento de Murcia Date: 2020 – 2024 Location(s): Europe-wide The HOOP project supports 8 lighthouse cities and regions in developing large-scale urban circular bioeconomy initiatives […]
Rethinking Composites: Circular Economy Strategies for Europe
Client: SusChem (The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry) Date: 2018 Location: Europe-wide Polymer composites play a crucial role in various industries, offering high strength-to-weight ratios and durability. However, the sustainability of these materials remains a challenge due to complex recycling processes and limited circularity pathways. On behalf of SusChem, Bax developed a white paper […]
Energy Storage for a Greener Europe: A White Paper for Europe’s Energy Transition
Client: SusChem (The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry) Date: 2018 Location: Europe-wide Battery energy storage is a critical enabler of Europe’s transition to a sustainable energy system. However, technological, regulatory, and economic barriers hinder its full potential. On behalf of SusChem, Bax developed a comprehensive white paper that outlines the current state, challenges, and […]
