ETCE: Emerging Technologies for a Circular Economy

The catastrophic worsening of climate change, advancing pollution and the depletion of non-renewable resources are forcing our society to abandon the inefficient and destructive Linear Economy (LE) we have relied on to date. A Circular Economy (CE) addresses the shortcomings of the LE by "managing stocks of manufactured assets such as infrastructure, buildings, vehicles, appliances and consumer goods in a way that preserves their value and utility for as long as possible" (Walter R. Stahel (2019) - The Circular Economy: A User's Guide).

The ETCE research group designs and develops digital technology solutions that utilize autonomous and/or cooperative smart machines and also enable and support a circular economy and the corresponding interoperable, open and distributed ecosystems. Our research focuses include the Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, Blockchain Technology and Wireless Sensor Networks.

Link to the ResearchGroup website: etce-lab.com