DIONA is a research project promoting the circular economy in the automotive industry. The goal is to build a digital ecosystem that supports companies with knowledge, tools, and practical examples to implement sustainable and resource-efficient processes. At its core is the MobilKreis Digital Hub, a platform for networking industry, research, and policy. DIONA pools insights from previous projects, develops practical solutions, and tests new approaches in digital and physical laboratories – with the goal of actively shaping the automotive industry's transformation toward greater sustainability.

Further information can be found on the project website:  https://diona-hub.de/ 

• Joint development of sustainability measures for a holistic understanding of the opportunities and challenges of the circular economy

• Objectives and priorities:

• Establishment of a MobilKreis Digital Hub (innovation center) that serves as a contact point for stakeholders from science, business, associations and social partners.

• Development of methods and tools and provision of application-oriented instruments for the implementation of the circular economy in companies.

• Integration of circular economy design fields, transfer and networking, toolboxes and cyber-physical laboratories.

TU Dortmund: Hendrik von der Valk  hendrik.van-der-valk@tu-dortmund.de 

Chemnitz University of Technology: Robert Schmelzer  robert.schmelzer@wirtschaft.tu-chemnitz.de 

Fraunhofer ISST: Christoph Hoppe  christoph.hoppe@isst.fraunhofer.de 

• TU Dortmund • TU Chemnitz • Fraunhofer ISST

01.10.2022 - 30.09.2025