CIRCULAR INNOVATIONS AND PROJECTS : PAST PROJECTS

CIRCULAR URBAN RENOVATIONS – STAGE 2, for a social housing developers consortium (including Vilogia and Lille Métropole Habitat)

 

Assessment of the pioneering circular approach, recognised at the Social Housing Innovation Awards in 2025. First-of-its-kind study in France at this level of detail.

• 2020-24 assessment and 2027-29 forecast, sensitivity analysis

• Economic maturity – 26 offtake value chains and 22 supply ones

• Operational and strategic recommendations

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory

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​SEDISEINE, for the Paris-Le Havre-Rouen commercial port, partnership with Neo-Eco

 

Reuse of river sediment near Rouen, in civil engineering and agriculture, 3 years after marine sediment reuse near Le Havre (SEDINNOVE).

• Reaching out and building tangible off-takers interest

• Economic and financial assessments, sizing of target markets

• Strategic, operational and marketing recommendations

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory

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FUNDING PROPOSALS EVALUATIONS AND SOCIAL INNOVATION PRIZE, for the European Commission – European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

 

The EISMEA implements public policies, deploying European priorities: green-digital transition, Green Deal, NextGenerationEU.

• 222 funding requests relating to innovation, innovation ecosystems (Europe, Africa), SME/startups finance, green and circular innovation, regional development

• 86 consensus reports, 84 consensus meetings, 16 panel meetings

• Jury member and Rapporteur for the 2022 and 2024 Social Innovation Competitions

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ECOCIR, for SNCF Réseau (State railway works company), partnership with Neo-Eco

 

ECOCIR built on ballast screening to then process railway sleepers and deconstruction waste, developing a profitable aggregates production venture.

• Economic and financial assessments

• Operational and strategic recommendations

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory

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SEDICIM, for Eqiom, partnership with Neo-Eco

 

Inputting waterway sediments to cement production line enables ‘flash calcination’, cutting energy needs by 75%.

• Economic and financial assessments

• Operational and strategic recommendations

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory

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SEDINNOVE, for the Paris-Le Havre-Rouen commercial port, partnership with Neo-Eco

 

French largest port’s first circular economy initiative: sediments are now substituted for sand in road sub-layers or concrete.

• Local adoption of the ‘sediment-sand’

• Economic and financial assessments, sizing of target markets

• Strategic, operational and marketing recommendations

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory

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FUNDING PROPOSALS EVALUATIONS, for the European Commission – Executive Agency for Culture, Education and Audiovisual (EACEA)

 

The EACEA implements DG EAC public policies related to education, skills, support to civil society.

• Assessment of 216 funding requests

• 145 consensus reports

• Quality check of the 54 reports

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GREEN AND CIRCULAR REJUVENATION, for the Greater Lille Authority, partnership with Neo-Eco

 

The Greater Lille Authority implements a vast rejuvenation programme on 4 brownfield sites in Roubaix and Tourcoing.

• Place-based economic development strategy and roadmap

• Operations initiated, 16 ready-to-move SMEs secured

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory

• Outlining and mapping of 6 circular loops

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NEW GENERATION RECYCLING CENTRE, for the Pays Orne Moselle district council, partnership with Espelia and Recovering

 

Relocation, redesign and enhancement of its largest recycling centre, to offer a service most suited to the population.

• 224-respondents survey, 29 interviews

• Practices and needs analysis

• Study of current and coming trends

• Co-design of the new facility

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CIRCULAR URBAN RENOVATIONS – STAGE 1, for a social housing developers consortium (including Vilogia and Lille Métropole Habitat), partnership with Neo-Eco

 

Or how to industrialise circular processes within urban renovation, through a 90+% reusing target.

• Economic and financial assessments

• Operational and strategic recommendations

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory 

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SUPERVISION OF FUNDING PROPOSALS EVALUATIONS, for the European Commission – Research Executive Agency (REA)

 

The REA manages a large number of innovation and cutting-edge research programmes.

• Oversight of 3 selection processes focusing on technology startups in culture and heritage

• Quality check of 41 written summaries, feedback loops until compliant

• Final review panel

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ALLUVIO, for Voies Navigables de France (VNF, state waterways agency) and Hauts-de-France Regional Council, partnership with Neo-Eco

 

Supply of the ‘sediment-sand’ to construction companies, and set-up of a ready-mix concrete venture within VNF.

• Economic and financial assessments, sizing of local markets

• Local acceptability and operational feasibility

• Operational and strategic recommendations

• Economic outcomes measurement, evaluation and advisory

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COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCES, for LEK and 4 US/UK investment funds

 

4 pre-investment due diligences; targets: digital and healthcare European SMEs (EUR 3-40 M turnover).

• Quantitative, qualitative, strategic analysis

• Sizing and assessment of 6 market segments in 5 countries

• Business models, competition, value propositions, distribution chains, financial forecasts

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