Reduced GREENhouse gas emissions and sustainable wastewater treatment by integrated Control and Operational STrategies

Project Information

GREENCOST

Grant agreement ID: 627475

Project closed

Start date 7 November 2014

End date 6 November 2016

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 166 336,20

EU contribution € 166 336,20

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Spain

Objective

In order to ensure the supply of quality water for human consumption, irrigation and industrial operations, the number of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) is expected to increase, simultaneously becoming ever more complex. One of the negative impacts that would involve the proliferation of WWTP is the emission of greenhouse gases, responsible for global warming. The main scientific objective of this project is to produce a generic methodology to design a control structure intended to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from wastewater treatment. To demonstrate the methodology, an advanced control system aimed at low greenhouse gases emission will be instrumented in a novel and complex WWTP pilot plant at the hosting group featuring an anaerobic stage, an aerobic/anoxic stage and a filtration stage. To achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the control of the plant, the use of incomplete knowledge and models will be considered in the control system. The success of the methodology and control system will be evaluated on the operation of the pilot plant.
The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be also tackled with an operational approach as a secondary objective. Guidelines and alternatives to run anaerobic-aerobic systems will be explored, in order to improve their efficiency and reducing GHG emissions.
This project has also been planned with objectives to enhance the applicant’s career integration. It will serve to complete his training on process control with the practical set-up of a control system and to specialise in an important field as the control and modelling of bioreactors/WWTP. Transversal skills will also be cultivated with responsibility on student supervision, project management and cooperation with the industrial sector helping to achieve a position of professional maturity.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › wastewater treatment processes
• engineering and technology › environmental biotechnology › bioremediation › bioreactors
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• engineering and technology › civil engineering › water engineering › irrigation

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Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF
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Funding Scheme

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

• EU contribution: € 166 336,20
• Address: COLEXIO DE SAN XEROME PRAZA DO OBRADOIRO S/N ; 15782 Santiago De Compostela ; Spain
• Region: Noroeste › Galicia › A Coruña
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data