Objectif To combat water scarcity and desertification, intensive desalination activities have been carried out in remote arid regions. However, desalting is resources and energy intensive, which are limited and expensive. Thus, water production must be increased while keeping the consumption of resources affordable. For remote arid areas, de-centralised solutions for energy and water co-production offer advantages over large central production sites. Finally, skilled personnel is normally absent in such areas, what demands dependable systems. To implement all this, a highly qualified consortium complemented by experienced subcontracting companies was established.This project offers a solution to cost optimal co-production of energy and water using renewable energy besides diesel generators. Cost optimisation is achieved through a high level of automation, which is necessary to adapt the working conditions to the strongly varying renewable energy supply, and remote maintenance. The approach is based on thorough modelling of the processes and offers a large degree of flexibility in the design to meet different production requirements. The project's work packages are so organised that high teamwork with less management effort is possible. The later transfer from R& TD to the manufacturers will lead to new products with increased benefits. Companies will reduce cost due to an optimal engineering design.They can also offer better maintenance services based on higher reliability and remote monitoring. European countries will become more familiar with the MPC regional demands. This shall lead to a decisive advantage in the international market with a better access for their products to MPC and MENA countries. The new product shall also improve the quality of life in the affected regions and MPC will obtain a better access to European R&TD; their personnel of water authorities and power suppliers shall obtain an added qualification for engineering services. Champ scientifique engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalinationreverse osmosisengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and powersocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind powerengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Thème(s) INCO-2004-B1.5 - Renewable energies INCO-2004-B.3 - Health:Health information and health management systems; Prevalent genetic disorders Appel à propositions FP6-2004-INCO-MPC-3 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinateur RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Seminarstr. 2 HEIDELBERG Allemagne Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (7) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT Liban Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Bliss Street BEIRUT Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES Algérie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Route de l'Observatoire, Bouzareah ALGIERS Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE L'ENERGIE Tunisie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse PO Box 95 HAMMAM-LIF Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE JORDAN Jordanie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Ahmad Altarawneh Str. ALJBEIHA AMMAN Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Grèce Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Heroon Polytechniou 9, Zografou Campus ATHENS Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Plaza Santa Cruz nº 8 VALLADOLID Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITAET MANNHEIM Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Schloss MANNHEIM Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée
