Project description DEENESFRITPL Foundations for novel water desalination technologies Water has already become a scarcity in many parts of the world due to human over-consumption and climate change, leading to a need for water and water procurement technologies. One promising solution is desalination, which sources water from vast supplies, but unfortunately, it uses large amounts of energy and leaves behind environmentally dangerous brine. The EU-funded Sol2H20 project aims to assist in overcoming this issue. It plans to bring together an experienced team of European researchers and partners that specialise in solar and water-energy technologies to develop strategies for new closed-loop water desalination processes. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective While the largest resource to avail is saline water, desalination faces two main challenges to its sustainability: the energy consumption required for the process and the waste residual brine, that can have a serious environmental impacts. Whereas the combination of Solar PV with Reverse Osmosis or Solar Thermal heat with Distillation processes has been developed along the recent decades into commercially available solar desalination solutions, the innovative integration of brine valorization and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) concepts aims at developing strategies to close the material loop, minimizing the liquid waste. The integration of these technologies results in a ZLD solar-powered desalination system - a circular economy scheme with the production of fresh water and recovery of valuable resources from the waste of the process.Gathering the experience of three non-Widening (TOP) partners presenting some of the most outstanding background and Research Infrastructure (RI), at European level, in the development of Solar-driven water production and wastewater treatment technologies (WP&WT), Sol2H2O aims at supporting the Coordinator (WIDENING) partner in the development of establishment of high-level research in this field. Based on the outstanding WIDENING RI and background in Solar Energy technologies and on its preliminary experiences in the Water-Energy nexus field, Sol2H2O seeks the development and implementation of a common scientific strategy, with a strong focus on an enhanced capacity building of researchers, going beyond purely scientific capacities and strengthening their research management and administration skills. By means of a common research strategy aiming at further developing Solar-driven Water-Energy Nexus solutions, Sol2H20 aims at creating a reference European facility for the development and testing of Circular Solar-driven Water Production & Treatment technologies, enabling the development of renewable gas or agriculture activities. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalinationreverse osmosisengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdistillationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermalsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords Solar Energy Water Treatment Desalination Programme(s) HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence Main Programme HORIZON.4.1.2 - Twinning Topic(s) HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-01 - Twinning Call for proposal HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions Coordinator UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA Net EU contribution € 594 580,00 Address LARGO DOS COLEGIAIS 2 7000 803 Evora Portugal See on map Region Continente Alentejo Alentejo Central Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 594 580,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS Spain Net EU contribution € 345 750,00 Address AVENIDA COMPLUTENSE 40 28040 MADRID See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 345 750,00 INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CANARIAS,S.A. Spain Net EU contribution € 273 326,00 Address CALLE CEBRIAN 3 35003 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria See on map Region Canarias Canarias Gran Canaria Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 273 326,25 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO Italy Net EU contribution € 277 875,00 Address PIAZZA MARINA 61 90133 Palermo See on map Region Isole Sicilia Palermo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 277 875,00
