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Green technology for fresh water sea-transportation based on a flexible containers system
Start date:2010-11-01
End date:2012-10-31
Project Acronym:REFRESH
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:IGNATIOS SPANOPOULOS NAFTILIAKI EMPORIKI TECHNIKI S.A. | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Theodora |
KATO POUNTA AMPELAKIA SALAMIS ISLAND HELLAS Region: |
| Tel:+30-2104674555 | |
| Fax:+30-2104620864 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.spanopoulos-group.com | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
50 million European citizens, 18% of the European population, live in countries affected by water stress problems; forecast variations in rainfall pattern trends, due to global climate change, add to this already serious situation: according to the EEA, 16 to 44 million additional people will suffer water scarcity in Southern Europe by 2070. The importance of the problem is recognised at the European level, as proven by the strong common European position at the recent Fifth World Water Forum (March 2009) and by the 2007 Communication of the European Commission, urging the Parliament and national governments to do more regarding water scarcity issues. Current water supply systems (water pipelines, desalination plants, tank vessels) require permanent infrastructures, high investment costs, high energy consumption, with maintenance issues that could not be easily addressed by small-medium communities and for temporary water supply.
REFRESH aims at realising an innovative green product/service for the transportation of fresh water by sea, by developing a cost effective and energy-efficient solution based on the use of a modular concept of recyclable flexible plastic barge towed by tugboats. The primary application will be in supplying fresh-water to Mediterranean coastal small cities and islands with less than 300.000 inhabitants (a situation which interests about 45 million of European citizens). 65% of these communities that double in size during summer with tourist presences are affected by increasing water scarcity due to several factors as climate change, growing urbanisation of coasts, tourism, sea water intrusion in aquifers. For these communities REFRESH will represent the most effective solution for fresh-water supply since traditional technologies as water pipelines, desalinisation plants and large water vessels are unpractical solutions under technical and economical points of view.
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Project Details
Start date:2010-11-01
End date:2012-10-31
Duration:24 months
Project Reference:262494
Project cost:1300920 EURO
Project Funding:945161 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SME
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Research for SMEs
Contract type:Research for SMEs
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Subject index:Scientific Research, Economic Aspects
Other participants
| Organization name:ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS - AIMPLAS | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Valentin |
CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL, VALENCIA PARQUE TECNOLOGICO PATERNA VALENCIA ESPAÑA Region: |
| Tel:+34-961366040 | |
| Fax:+34-961366041 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.aimplas.es | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:D'APPOLONIA SPA | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Laura |
Via San Nazaro GENOVA ITALIA Region:NORD OVEST LIGURIA Genova |
| Tel:+39-0103628148 | |
| Fax:+39-0103621078 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL: | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:SAFIBRA SRO | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Ladislav |
CERNOKOSTELECKA RICANY CESKA REPUBLIKA Region:CESKA REPUBLIKA STREDNI CECHY Stredocesky |
| Tel:+420-323601615 | |
| Fax:+420-323601615 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.safibra.cz | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:ZIPLAST SRL | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Maria Luisa |
VIA PELIZZA DA VOLPEDO 52 LOCATE DI TRIULZI ITALIA Region:NORD-OVEST Lombardia Milano |
| Tel:+39-25454437 | |
| Fax:+39-290470649 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www. ziplast.it | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:INDUSTRIAL SEDO SL | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Lluis |
CALLE CALAF 24 1 BARCELONA ESPAÑA Region:ESTE CATALUÑA Barcelona |
| Tel:+34-977655007 | |
| Fax:+34-977655008 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.industrialsedo.com | Organization Type: |
Record control number:96381
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