Objective 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. Fields of science 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 Topic(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator SALSNES FILTER AS EU contribution € 657 359,00 Address VERFTSGT 11 7801 Namsos Norway See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ivar Solvi (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASIO TECH SPOL SRO Czechia EU contribution € 218 827,00 Address KSIROVA 552/45 619 00 Brno See on map Region Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marek Holba (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INWATEC SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Poland EU contribution € 104 106,00 Address ULICA PASTEWNA 25 02 954 WARSAWA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andrzej Mroz (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AQUATEAM AS Norway EU contribution € 31 489,00 Address KARVESVINGEN 2 0579 Oslo See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bjarne Paulsrud (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UK HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 28 132,00 Address PERA BUSINESS PARK NOTTINGHAM ROAD LE13 0PB Melton Mowbray See on map Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dean Hallam (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FCC AQUALIA SA Spain EU contribution € 10 200,00 Address CALLE FEDERICO SALMON 13 28016 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frank Rogalla (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IGV INSTITUT FUR GETREIDEVERARBEITUNG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 10 365,00 Address ARTHUR SCHEUNERT ALLEE 40-41 14558 Bergholz Rehbrucke See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam-Mittelmark Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Otto Pulz (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
