Development of stand-alone, solar thermally driven and Pv-supplied desalination system based on innovative membrane distillation

Project Information

MEMDIS

Grant agreement ID: 13533

Project closed

Start date 19 March 2003

End date 31 March 2006

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 1 964 920,00

EU contribution € 982 459,00

Coordinated by

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Germany

Objective

The overall objective of the MEMDIS project is the development of stand-alone desalination systems which are based on the highly innovative membrane distillation technology. The systems integrate solar thermal and PV energy. The desalination energy is supplied entirely by solar thermal solar collectors and the electrical auxiliary energy is supplied by a PV system. Therefore the systems can work as stand-alone systems. Using the membrane distillation technology enables to achieve low-maintenance and durable desalination systems. This is extremely important for stand-alone systems entirely powered by solar energy.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › desalination
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › distillation
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy › solar thermal
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy › photovoltaic

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

Fifth Energie C
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Funding Scheme

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Coordinator

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Leonrodstr. 54 ; MUENCHEN ; Germany
• Total cost: No data

Participants (3)

EUROPEAN SOLAR ENGINEERING SA

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PARC INDUSTRIEL 39 ; ROCHEFORT
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GEP UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bogestrasse 98 ; EITORF
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INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CANARIAS. S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Playa de Pozo Izquierdo s/n ; POZO IZQUIERDO, SANTA LUCIA
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