Wim Van Opstal

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Wim Van Opstal is a researcher at VITO, where he studies the development of circular business models and enabling policies for a circular transition. Examples of his current research include circular aspects of solar PV, textiles, bio-fertilizers, housing, adhesive bonding, and smart grids, and themes such as labour market policies, the informal circular economy, just transition, and market failures. His research entails business case analysis, survey-research, mapping value chains, backcasting, and policy analysis to support circular business model innovation. Wim is also affiliated with the Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI) at Maastricht University and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Circular Economy. Regarding solar PV, Wim was involved in the CIRCUSOL project, an Innovation Action project funded by the European Commission involving circular business experimentation on circular solar business models. Here, he mainly focused on customer acceptance in BtC, BtB, and BtG market segments for solar PSS models, PV reuse, and alternative end-of-life solutions.

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