Objectif Microalgae has been researched and cultivated commercially for human and animal nutrition, for cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications, for biofuels and biomass production, for wastewater treatment and to some extent for greenhouse gas abatement. The production for the microalgal biomass market today alone generates a turnover of 1.25 billion US$ per year (0.94 billion €/yr) while the total algal world market is about 7-7.5 billion US$ per year (5.2-5.7 billion €/yr) and is growing, with European Union being home to 30% of this world’s algae market activity.The most critical challenge faced by all algae growers is harvesting. Harvesting is expensive and energy intensive. A group of European SMEs (Salsnes, Asio and Inwatec) has decided to work together to capture a part of the global algae harvesting equipment market. The objective is to develop a universal algae harvesting technology by building on their experiences gained from removing particles from wastewater and by modifying wastewater treatment technologies to harvest algae. Salsnes Water to Algae Treatment (SWAT) technology will use a flocculator followed by a Salsnes Filter to harvest algae. Two RTDs (Aquateam and HERI) will carry out research and development to achieve the objective. Two test sites have been chosen (IGV in Germany and Aqualia in Spain) to test the SWAT technology.The SWAT technology will result in 95% algae recovery, 40% lower costs than the best state of the art technologies (Centrifuge and Dissolved Air Flotation) and energy consumption < 0.08 kWh/m3 of algae. The consortium will explore the SWAT technology in the growing biofuel market (which has a projection of 1.6 billion US$ or 1.2 billion Euros by 2015) and then in other algae markets. Champ scientifique engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycologymedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuelsagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Thème(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Appel à propositions FP7-SME-2011 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinateur SALSNES FILTER AS Contribution de l’UE € 657 359,00 Adresse VERFTSGT 11 7801 Namsos Norvège Voir sur la carte Région Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Ivar Solvi (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (6) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire ASIO TECH SPOL SRO Tchéquie Contribution de l’UE € 218 827,00 Adresse KSIROVA 552/45 619 00 Brno Voir sur la carte Région Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Marek Holba (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée INWATEC SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Pologne Contribution de l’UE € 104 106,00 Adresse ULICA PASTEWNA 25 02 954 WARSAWA Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Andrzej Mroz (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée AQUATEAM AS Norvège Contribution de l’UE € 31 489,00 Adresse KARVESVINGEN 2 0579 Oslo Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Bjarne Paulsrud (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée THE UK HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 28 132,00 Adresse PERA BUSINESS PARK NOTTINGHAM ROAD LE13 0PB Melton Mowbray Voir sur la carte Région East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Dean Hallam (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée FCC AQUALIA SA Espagne Contribution de l’UE € 10 200,00 Adresse CALLE FEDERICO SALMON 13 28016 Madrid Voir sur la carte Région Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Frank Rogalla (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée IGV INSTITUT FUR GETREIDEVERARBEITUNG GMBH Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 10 365,00 Adresse ARTHUR SCHEUNERT ALLEE 40-41 14558 Bergholz Rehbrucke Voir sur la carte Région Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam-Mittelmark Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Otto Pulz (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée