3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
to mushrooms and root plants. This polyculture is very productive and resilient, as the plants
are associated to help one another.
Currently, Luxembourg’s forests are economically under-developed assets. Climate disruption is
already happening and expected to greatly amplify negative effects by 2050, threatening
Luxembourg’s rich biodiversity (65% of forests are protected for their biodiversity, 88% are
managed). Multiple impacts are projected, including severe droughts, sudden erratic
temperature shifts, soil erosion, loss of vulnerable tree species, increase of tree illnesses, loss of
pollinators essential for fruit and vegetable production, and declining aesthetics that draw
tourism.
PROPOSALS
1 Business Models and Innovation
1.1 Establish a public-private partnership between industries, research institutions, and key
agencies at the national and local levels to develop the action map for accelerating the
transition to 100% renewables.
1.2 As part of a public-private partnership to further the nation’s wind and solar transition,
establish an open source Geospatial Visual Mapping of all available wind and solar farm
sites (e.g., http://www.awsopenwind.org/): Advanced 4D data visualization tools enable
lifecycle planning that integrates siting, architectural-engineering-construction processes,
virtual monitoring of performance metrics, predictive maintenance, repair and
replacement procedures, and related operating data. Ongoing development and use of a
suite of virtual reality tools and sensor technologies are projected to help continue
reducing costs and improving performance of wind and solar PV farms. Experience gained
in the application of these Internet-based tools help generate ongoing learning curves.
1.3 Set up a quadruple helix innovation network platform focused on creating an open
source GPS-based inventory map of all intra urban land sites capable of growing food as
well as an inventory of land sites that may need detoxification prior to being used for
food production. An inventory of available land in urban and suburban areas and on
rooftops in cities (a call for tenders and close collaboration with local communities is a
must) is a first step in an ongoing process of informing citizens of the opportunities for
engaging in local gardening and organic food production. Students and faculty can help
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