COMETHE

 

 

Orée coordinates the COMETHE project 

 
Having won the 2007 Call for projects of the Eco-technology and Sustainable Development Research Programme (PRECODD) launched by the National Research Agency, the COMETHE project, coordinated by Orée, began its operational phase on 9 April.

 
The primary objective of the COMETHE project is to design a methodology and tools for the implementation of industrial ecology approaches on a business park scale.  


For three years, in 4 French regions, pilot tests enabling the capitalisation of knowledge in technological and social science domains will be performed in seven business parks to develop, as part of a comprehensive decision-making aid tool, a range of methodological modules and complementary techniques targeting both businesses and trading estate managers. 

 
The following tools will be developed during the 3 years of the COMETHE project:

 

  • Creation of an integrated tool supporting four independent methodological modules, for reporting the implementation of an industrial ecology approach (Functional Specifications):
  • Methodology for the diagnostic of the trading estate and territory;
  • Methodology for the feasibility and impact study of eco-industrial synergies; 
  • Methodology for the prospective study and establishment of development scenarios;
  • Methodology for the sustainable management of the trading estate;

To develop and capitalise the required knowledge, COMETHE relies on 7 test territories with different characteristics, derived from 4 French regions:   

 

  • Territories without any development and/or marketing plan:
  • Maritime industrial development site of Le Pouzin (Ardèche département);
  • Torvilliers industrial estate (Aube département);
  • Greater Troyes industrial park (Aube département).

  • Requalified trading estates or territories:
  • Trading estate of the Marne and Gondoire conurbation committee (Seine-et-Marne département);
  • Deux-Synthe industrial estate (Nord département);

  • “Advanced” trading estates or territories:
  • Deux-Synthe industrial estate (Nord département);
  • Savoie Technolac Technopole (Savoie département);
  • Industrial estate of the Nogent region (Aube département);
  • Greater Troyes industrial park (Aube département).

COMETHE is supported by a consortium of twelve partners with varied and complementary competences:
    
Research-expert centre:
Orée (association – coordinator), CREIDD (laboratory), CEIA (association), Clersé-Ifresi (laboratory), Auxilia (association), Systèmes Durable (very small business) and Evéa (small / medium-sized business).