BEWI Energy receives support for developing a circular value chain for patented protectors
BEWI Energy is awarded NOK 8 million for its project to establish a circular value chain for the company’s patented protectors made from plastic. The project also aims at raising competence and awareness about the circular economy, reuse, and material recycling.
The Norwegian Government is, through the Research Council of Norway, mobilizing companies the private sector to carry out Research & Development projects (R&D) contributing to the green shift and sustainable value creation.
The protector will be part of a subscription that includes production, logistics, reuse, and recycling.
The R&D project BEWI Energy has received support for will also increase competence and interaction between partners in the value chain. The project is carried out in close collaboration with the research institute SINTEF, BEWI Norplasta, which will produce the protectors, and Norsea, who contributes with logistics services.
«To create a sustainable and circular value chain, the players must collaborate and share the responsibility for the products throughout the life cycle,” says Geir Skjevik, CEO BEWI Energy.
“Our pipe protector is designed to increase safety and reduce the use of resources, thus reducing our customers’ CO2 footprint. To achieve that, we need to establish a good value chain, including a sustainable collection and cleaning process, related to the reuse of materials. The support from the Research Council of Norway is a vote of confidence and means that we can start this project now,” says Kai Thrones, CMO BEWI Energy.
Awarded by DOGA💡
Innovative design
“BEWI Universal Protector is perhaps the opposite of flashy design, but it’s brilliant either way. It is cleverly designed and with solid execution. Everything indicates that this will be a commercial success in an oil and gas industry that is screaming for solutions that can reduce both climate impact and costs. BEWI Universal Protector is awarded the DOGA Award for design and architecture for dealing with a fairly invisible, but nevertheless significant, environmental issue. This is a top-notch innovative industrial design based on a solid business model. In other words, exactly what Norway needs.”
The R&D project BEWI Energy has received support for will also increase competence and interaction between partners in the value chain. The project is carried out in close collaboration with the research institute SINTEF, BEWI Norplasta, which will produce the protectors, and Norsea, who contributes with logistics services.
«To create a sustainable and circular value chain, the players must collaborate and share the responsibility for the products throughout the life cycle,” says Geir Skjevik, CEO BEWI Energy.
“Our pipe protector is designed to increase safety and reduce the use of resources, thus reducing our customers’ CO2 footprint. To achieve that, we need to establish a good value chain, including a sustainable collection and cleaning process, related to the reuse of materials. The support from the Research Council of Norway is a vote of confidence and means that we can start this project now,” says Kai Thrones, CMO BEWI Energy.
See the Norwegian Press Release from the Research Council of Norway (in Norwegian).
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BEWI Energy AS is a global provider of smart and sustainable solutions to the energy sector. The company targets to enable its customers to work safer and more efficient, reducing both time and cost. All BEWI Energy’s solutions are re-usable and recyclable, resulting in lower CO2 emissions.
