25 September
until
26 September
2025
09:00
– 17:00
Clock
House 19, lecture theatre 1
In cooperation with Innovativ Thüringen (LEG Thüringen) and TU Clausthal, the Resource Institute at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences is once again bringing together people who are shaping the future at this year's Resource Forum 2025 in Nordhausen. Experts from science, business, industry and local authorities will discuss current developments in the field:
Recycling, waste treatment and sustainable resource management in the context of digitalisation and the challenges of the circular economy.
Whether biological process engineering, plastics technology, batteries or sustainable construction - the forum thrives on interdisciplinary dialogue. Our aim is to share knowledge, pick up impulses from the field and jointly launch new ideas, innovations and research projects.
You can expect an interesting programme with different sessions and an evening event in the "Alte Nordhäuser Traditionsbrennerei" including a tasting of regional spirits.
| Time | Programme item | Speakers | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| from 09:00 | Coffee | ||
| 10:00 | Welcoming | Prof. Dr rer. nat. Sebastian Schmidt | Resource Institute Nordhausen |
| 10:10 | The development of the Harz recycling region | Prof Dr Daniel Goldmann | TU Clausthal |
| 10:50 | ResIn - The future of recycling | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert-B. Wudtke | Thuringian Innovation Centre for Recyclable Materials (ThIWert) |
| 11:05 | The circular economy in the innovation strategy Thuringia | Dr Michael Bär | LEG Thuringia / Innovative Thuringia |
| 11:20 | More circulation, less waste? What is the EU DOING? | Dominic Kranholdt | Representation of the Free State of Thuringia to the European Union Unit 37 | Environment | Climate | Energy | Nature Conservation Nature Conservation |
| 12:00 | Panel discussion |
The challenge of the circular economy - Moderated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wudtke
| Time | Programme item | Speakers | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Re-utilisation of precast concrete elements | Prof. Dr.- Ing. habil. Angelika Mettke | BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg |
| 13:50 | Quotas - a challenge for the for the circular economy? | Prof Dr Peter Hense | Bochum University of Applied Sciences |
| 14:10 | Accompanying research in the Circular economy - best practice examples | Dr Jörg Peter | AGT - Academy for Design and Technology GmbH |
| 14:30 | Discussion | ||
| 14:45 | Coffee |
Waste as a result of the energy and mobility transition / Batteries - Moderated by Prof Dr Michael Rutz
| Time | Programme item | Speakers | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Development and Prototype production of cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells | Dr Martin Pulst | EAS Batteries GmbH |
| 15:50 | Recycling options for Li-ion batteries vs. their use in stationary storage systems | Dr Mattias Schmidt | Erlos Production and Assembly GmbH |
| 16:10 | Critical raw material silicon: Recovery and processing from end-of-life PV modules | M. Sc. Lars Krüger | Circular Silicon Europe GmbH |
| 16:30 | Discussion |
Digitalisation in waste management - Moderation Andreas Glimm M.A.
| Time | Programme item | Speakers | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| from 8:00 | Coffee | ||
| 08:30 | Keynote speech: NIS2 Directive and effects on waste management companies | Marco Gräf | Q-Soft GmbH |
| 09:10 | Smart Waste Management for the municipal and private waste management | Heiko Paulik | Q-Soft GmbH |
| 09:30 | Digital assistance system for optimisation of the disposal of mineral waste | Carsten Preuß | Mineral Waste Manager GmbH |
| 09:50 | Impurity detection during collection - scanning technologies in practice | Ulrich Helfmeier | SCANTEC GmbH |
| 10:10 | Discussion |
Biowaste management - Moderated by Prof Uta Breuer
| Time | Programme item | Speakers | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Pyrolysis - a new coloured pencil for the world | Andre Gebauer-Ponndorf | Carbo-FORCE |
| 11:20 | Sewage sludge mono-incineration | Matthias Hoger | Veolia sewage sludge utilisation Germany GmbH - Markranstädt site |
| 11:40 | Analysing biogas | Eckard Brandau | Chemec GmbH Bielefeld |
| 12:00 | Discussion | ||
| 12:15 | Noon |
Plastics recycling - Moderation Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Rutz
| Time | Programme item | Speakers | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Plastic content of textile waste waste from households in Thuringia | Melanie Börmel, M.Sc. | Bauhaus University Weimar, b.is |
| 13:20 | Rapturously effective - the new Schulz & Berger Coanda sifter | Marcel Rohmann, B. Eng. | Schulz & Berger Luft- und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH |
| 13:40 | Sustainable food Food packaging - fiction and reality | Dipl.-Kfm. Lars Kossack | Thuringia Recycling GmbH |
| 14:00 | Discussion | ||
| 14:15 | Coffee - Get out |
| Location: | House 19, lecture theatre 1 |
| Date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Organiser: | Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental and Recycling Technology programme, ThIWert |
| Target group: | Graduates, all interested parties, students, companies |
| Speakers: | From industry, research and science |
| Type of event/series: | Archive, Forum |
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